Thompson Needs More Rehearsal

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 In his first presidential campaign debate, the former senator didn't fall on his face but his performance was of less than Emmy caliber. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gay Republicans vs. Romney

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 The Log Cabin Republicans have launched a national ad campaign to draw attention to Romney's less-than-conservative past. The Romney campaign, as one might imagine, isn't too pleased and has fired back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justice Is Blinded by Rage

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 4, 2007 If American politics is "an arena for angry minds," then Clarence Thomas is in the right business. His new autobiography is filled with the predictable narcissism, but also a rage that raises questions about the merit of the lifetime appointment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Taps Former Judge to Head Justice Department

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 President Bush has selected former federal judge Michael Mukasey as his new attorney general. Mukasey has a reputation for being tough and impatient, which is fortunate, considering that he'll have only 15 months to turn around an ailing Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Making Reagan Look Good

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Cheney’s Memory Issues

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2007 Taking a page from the Ronald Reagan Guide to Dodging Sticky Political Issues, Vice President Dick Cheney told Larry King that he didn't recall if he was the one who asked Alberto Gonzales to pressure John Ashcroft to sign off on a wiretapping program as Ashcroft lay in a hospital bed in 2004. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Intelligence Chief to Revise Spy Rules

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2007 National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell, with the blessing of the White House, will rewrite the Reagan-era executive order that defines the function of the United States' many spy agencies and prohibits espionage against Americans. While critics concede that the order is out of date, they worry that an administration with a fondness for spying on its own might seize the opportunity to trample on a few civil liberties. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

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 )

Republicans in Disneyland

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 9, 2007 Truthdig's seasoned political reporter sizes up the Republican candidates in the 2008 presidential race, noting how their tributes to Ronald Reagan remind him of Walt Disney's animatronic reconstruction of Abraham Lincoln. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

They Wanna Be Like Ron

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2007 With President Bush slumping in the polls, it's no wonder the Republican candidates chose to model Ronald Reagan at their first debate. The front-runners, especially, avoided mentioning Bush almost as urgently as the topic of abortion. Iran-Contra just pales in comparison to Niger-WMD-Katrina-U.S. Attorney-Missing E-mail-Secret Prison-Jeff Gannon-Domestic Spying-Halliburton-Abu Ghraib-Plame-Gate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Bush, Tear Down These Walls!

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Apr 26, 2007 With his security barrier in Baghdad, a wall along the Mexican border and the provocative missile defense shield plan in Europe, President Bush's interest in barrier-building is a betrayal of his conservative forebears that does not bode well for the spread of freedom and democracy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )