Molly Ivins: Post-Election Etiquette

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2006 The sheer pleasure of getting lessons in etiquette from Karl Rove and the right-wing media passeth all understanding. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Equivocates on Torture

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2006 Despite public statements to the contrary, Hillary Clinton now says she is amenable to the idea of the government using torture in some circumstances. The N.Y. Daily News' Ben Smith has the details. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Campaign Ad the GOP Won’t Run

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2006 "Airplane" director David Zucker has produced a satirical ad criticizing the Clinton administration's dealings with North Korea that is so inflammatory that GOP strategists have refused to use it in campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Blames Clinton Again

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2006 George W. Bush, retreating to familiar ground, has blamed the Clinton administration for North Korea's nuclear arsenal. But the official who brokered the Clinton-era deal with North Korea called the idea "ludicrous," and defended his efforts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Dear Leader Brings It On

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 Right-wingers want to blame Bill Clinton for North Korea's nuclear provocation, but it was the wannabe cowboy in the Oval Office who goaded the Hermit Kingdom's leader into a Cold War-style bout of nuclear brinkmanship. UPDATE: Jimmy Carter, former emissary to N. Korea, calls for resumption of negotiations with Pyongyang McCain rips Clinton's N. Korea policy (read or watch) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Top Former Counter-Terror Official Blasts ABC 9/11 Docudrama

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 Roger Cressey, a top counter-terrorism official to Bush II and Clinton, called ABC's upcoming miniseries "The Path to 9/11" something "straight out of Disney and fantasyland. It?s factually wrong. And that?s shameful.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloggers Rage Over ABC/Disney 9/11 Miniseries

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 ABC is planning to air a six-hour ?docudrama? on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 that lays the lion?s share of the blame for the Sept. 11 attacks on President Clinton. The progressive blogosphere is in a rage -- as evidenced by the satirical photo above -- over perceived bias on the part of the filmmakers and ABC/Disney. (Check out the controversy.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: The Pretense About Jobs

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 When it pays better to be old and retired than young and working, we can no longer indulge Bush's fantasy that the economy is on the right track. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Next Lamont?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2006 Maybe not. Although Jonathan Tasini would like to be the next maverick primary candidate to beat an entrenched pro-war Democrat?Hillary Clinton, in this case?he's failed to garner anything near the support Ned Lamont managed against Joe Lieberman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hagel Warns of ‘Hopeless, Winless Situation’ in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2006 Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel chastised the Bush administration on "Face the Nation," saying Iraq was headed toward civil war and neither the American people nor Congress would tolerate the continued presence of U.S. troops there. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hillary Brutally Spanks Rumsfeld Over Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2006 Hillary Clinton raked Donald Rumsfeld over the coals on Thursday over his "failed" prosecution of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She closed with a knockout punch: "Given your track record, Secretary Rumsfeld, why should we believe your assurances now?" (video and transcript) Rumsfeld was left sputtering. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton: Rumsfeld Should Resign

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2006 Hours after upbraiding him at a congressional hearing over what she called "failed policy" in Iraq, the junior senator from New York told an AP reporter that Rumsfeld should step down. "The secretary has lost credibility with the Congress and with the people," she said. Rumsfeld's latest loss of credibility came during that very hearing. Check it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )