Rumsfeld Whopper: I Was Never Overly Optimistic About Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 Testifying before Congress today, Donald Rumsfeld said he has ?never painted a rosy picture? about Iraq, and that ?you would have a dickens of a time trying to find instances where I have been overly optimistic?(h/t: ThinkProgress) That's just nonsense And we've got the proof -- in the form of Rumsfeld's own words (after the jump). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Most 2008 Contenders Noncommittal on Iraq Pullout

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 Potential White House suitors Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Evan Bayh all refused to join Sens. Kerry and Feingold in demanding a timetable for pullout of allied troops from Iraq. Sens. McCain and Brownback, however, want the troops to stay as long as necessary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Hillary’s Shameful Straddling on Iraq

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 If Sen. Clinton can't demonstrate clear leadership on Iraq now, why should we believe she would grow a backbone as president? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Monkey on Your Back

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Clinton Made Almost $7.5 Million in Speaking Fees in 2005

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2006 The former president earned a staggering $650,000 for just two appearances before major gatherings in Canada by motivational speaker Tony Robbins, according to financial document filed by Hillary Clinton. It's good to be the former president Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Booed by Liberal Crowd

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 The senator from New York starts to see the downside of never finding an issue she couldn't straddle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll: Bush Worst President Since WWII

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 In the Quinnipiac Poll, Bush garnered twice as many "worst of" votes as Richard Nixon. Ronald Reagan was picked as the best. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: The Private Lives of Bill and Hillary

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 "Of all possible explanations for the mainstream media's preoccupation with the Clinton marriage, the most innocuous is nostalgia for a better time, when we were able to worry less about war, corruption, catastrophe and incompetence, and more about sex." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Gore Could Cause ‘Global Boring’

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 27, 2006 The political satirist reports: "The election of former Vice President Al Gore to the White House could result in a disastrous phenomenon called 'global boring,' in which millions of people around the world would fall asleep in an unprecedented narcoleptic pandemic." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Clintons Balance Married and Private Lives

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 As Hillary Clinton gears up for a presumed White House run, Bill Clinton has told friends that his number one priority is not to cause her any trouble The N Times explores how the former president is attempting to position a future one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary, ‘Who the Hell Are You?’

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Just who is this woman who is accepting a fundraiser thrown by Rupert Murdoch, asks columnist Richard Cohen in this incisive piece. Meanwhile, Hillary defends cozying up with the rabidly right-wing Murdoch: "He's my constituent." Oh, puh-leeze! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore for 2008?

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2006 Favorable publicity surrounding Al Gore's new global warming movie has contributed to the buzz that the former VP has his sights set on the White House in 2008. A former aide tells the WSJ that he's been talking about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )