Murdoch’s Minions Smear Bloggers

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 26, 2007 Right-wing ideologues Bill O'Reilly and William Kristol are on a campaign to marginalize the "netroots," but on issues such as the war, Rupert Murdoch's pet pundits are the ones barking from the fringe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Centrists Finally Face Reality on Iraq

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 28, 2007 Sen. Richard Lugar, the Indiana Republican who has long served as his party's voice of moderation on foreign affairs, is better known for judiciousness than courage. As the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he has certainly taken his time assessing the catastrophic war in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reaganite Rudy’s Faulty Memory

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 8, 2007 The only way for Rudolph Giuliani to protect his status as the Republican Party's leading presidential aspirant is to distract his party's primary voters from the long list of issues that divide them from him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Breaks Neocon Taboo

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 31, 2007 For a brief moment on Memorial Day, the U.S. and Iran set aside decades of hostility to meet and talk. That short rendezvous, although upsetting to neoconservative warmongers and their nefarious plans, holds real promise for American security and prosperity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Apocalyptic Times for the GOP Faithful

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 24, 2007 The party Jerry Falwell worked so hard to promote to white evangelical America may soon tear itself apart over one candidate who dares to be Mormon and another who is dangerously sane on gays, guns and abortion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beware Murdoch’s ‘Necessary Promises’

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 17, 2007 While Rupert Murdoch is as conscious of his image as any other legendary villain, he also seems to possess a sense of humor -- or at least somebody around him does. Early in his ongoing bid to take over Dow Jones Publishing and The Wall Street Journal, a Murdoch spokesman said that the media mogul would reassure those who may fear for the paper's independence and integrity with all of the "necessary promises." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Reaganesque Tall Tales

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 10, 2007 Sensing their own smallness, contemporary politicians often seek to puff themselves up by appealing to myth and legend. For Republicans, there is no mythology more appealing than that of Ronald Wilson Reagan, as the party's presidential candidates eagerly demonstrated during their May 3 debate in the library that bears his name. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tenet’s Share of the Shame

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 3, 2007 While the natural human fascination with gossip and backbiting among our rulers guarantees media coverage and best-seller status for George Tenet's new memoir, the former CIA director cannot achieve absolution in print or on television. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Putting Our Worst Foot Forward

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 26, 2007 By appointing corrupt and incompetent cronies to represent the United States, the Bush administration has damaged more than America's reputation, weakening the international organizations the world depends on now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Selective Definition of Voter Fraud

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 19, 2007 Even as Alberto Gonzales rehearsed his excuses for the strange dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys, which he performed in public at a Senate hearing this week, he was looking like a marginal player in this scandal. In keeping with his presidential nickname "Fredo," the attorney general probably never understood the broader plan originating in the Bush White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rudy Giuliani’s Dubious Leadership

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 12, 2007 The Republican front-runner prides himself on his leadership but has an unfortunate history of valuing loyalty over wisdom and stubbornly pursuing ill-conceived policies against the better judgment of experts. Sound familiar? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain’s Magic Carpet Ride

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 5, 2007 Sen. John McCain invaded a Baghdad market with a small army this week, determined to sell the surge. But Americans and Iraqis know better: No matter how many soldiers are sacrificed to delay the fact, the war is lost. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )