‘Daily Show’ On 109’s Last Session

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2006 Jon Stewart says farewell to the 109th Congress, which used its final session to "pass last-minute tax cuts, expand oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, clear GOP leadership of wrongdoing in the Mark Foley scandal, and pardon Hitler ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frist Won’t Run for President

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2006 Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist upset expectations Thursday by announcing he wouldn't run for president in 2008. The field is thinning, but only slightly, with names like McCain, Giuliani, Romney, Brownback, Huckabee and even Gingrich still in the mix on the GOP side. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frist Asks the Impossible

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2006 Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said if Republican candidates want to win in November, they should get voters to focus on issues other than the Iraq war. (h/t: AMERICAblog) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Frist: Bring Taliban Into Gov’t

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2006 The Senate majority leader, having concluded that we can't win a guerrilla war in Afghanistan, wants to invite the Taliban and its supporters back into the government So, all that talk about bringing democracy and freedom to Afghanistan screw it, huh? Let's just give the place back to the harborers of the 9/11 attackers?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FEC: Frist Violated Election Law in 2000

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 The Federal Election Commission, acting on a report by a watchdog group, found that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist failed to disclose a $1.44 million loan that made it appear as though he had significantly more money than he did. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frist on America’s Top Priorities: Gay Marriage and Flag Burning

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 After Frist put these issues on Congress' fall agenda, even a Fox News host questioned whether there weren't things of more pressing importance to the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Big Gay GOP Fear Factor Fever’

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 Singer/songwriter Paul Hipp releases a satirical ode to the GOP's attempts to drive a wedge between voters on the issue of gay rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Leaders Let Vaccine Makers Write Their Own Law

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 Republican heavyweights Bill Frist and Dennis Hastert inserted a provision into a bill in the dead of night that was worth billions to vaccine makers. Roll Call said the move was unprecedented. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Gas Rebate Plan Draws Bipartisan Scorn

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Republican senators received a flood of angry e-mails and phone calls in response to their plan to mail $100 checks to voters to ease the pinch of ever-rising gasoline prices. Even Rush Limbaugh said the GOP was treating Americans like "whores." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frist Throws Immigration Debate Into Disarray

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2006 The Republican senator stunned both Democrats and the GOP alike by introducing an immigration bill that bypasses others now being debated Bighearted guy that he is, Frist left out a guest-worker provision--which many conservatives view as amnesty for undocumented workers (But which even Bush supported) Check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper to strip away the myths surrounding this hotly debated issue . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP Shell Game

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 With the Bush administration, it's important to have in mind the old carnival con game: Keep your eye on the shell with the pea under it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rumsfeld’s ‘Golly Gee’ Stance on Port Sale Draws Skepticism

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 The secretary of defense claims he didn't know about the pending sale of six major U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates company, even though, as ThinkProgress points out, he sat on a board that approved the sale. Meanwhile, the president vows to veto any blockage of the sale, setting up a showdown with Republicans and Democrats. Confused about the issue? The Moderate Voice has a good primer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )