Rove Leaves Behind a Grateful Party

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Independent Surge Troubles Politicians

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2006 The number of independent voters has grown steadily in recent years, particularly in the Southwest. Politicians have had a difficult time appealing to the less predictable group, which includes everyone from ex-libertarians to young people who think of political parties as irrelevant. Update: A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows independents favor Democrats by 2 to 1. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Ribs ‘Party of Death’ Author

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Stephen Colbert trains his mock-Bill O'Reilly act on Ramesh Ponnuru, the conservative author of "Party of Death." Colbert: "You've got a blurb on your cover from Ann Coulter. That's some credibility right there." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Breaks Bread With NAACP

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 Bush spoke to the NAACP?s annual convention for the first time during his presidency. His speech drew both applause and silence as he addressed the group he has avoided for five years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lieberman to Conn. Voters: Drop Dead!

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 Well, we knew this was coming, but now it's official: Sen. Joe Lieberman has created a new political party that he will use to appear on the November ballot if he loses the Democratic primary in August. As such a move would amount to sticking his thumb in the eye of Conn. voters, the name of his new political party is deliciously ironic: Connecticut for Lieberman. Maybe he should have picked something more representative of his backing: Lieberman for Lieberman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats Are Urged to Become Republicans

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2006 That's the call from Michael Tomasky in a cover story for the American Prospect. He means republicans with a small 'r'--defenders of the idea of a republic that serves the common good. Tomasky writes: "What the Democrats still don?t have is a philosophy, a big idea that unites their proposals and converts them from a hodgepodge of narrow and specific fixes into a vision for society." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stewart Eviscerates Anti-Abortion Author

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 "The Daily Show" host drops rhetorical bomb after bomb on Ramesh Ponnuru, whose book "The Party of Death" argues against abortion rights. Our favorite: Stewarts' comparison of collateral damage in Iraq and in abortions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )