Alito never squarely said what he thinks of "signing statements," or the torture issue, or NSA spying, or the limits of executive power.read more

Alito's nomination is part of the Bush Administration's assault on the balance of powers.read more

The question about impeaching Bush has nothing to do with legal grounds, and everything to do with politics.read more

Ruth Conniff smells political change in the air. read more

With so much evidence of Administration bumbling and wrongdoing, there is no reason a movement to throw out Bush, ala Richard Nixon, couldn't gain traction.read more

Since 1990 we have had the ten warmest years on record. It looks like 2005 will be the warmest ever. Yet the Bush Administration is determined to sabotage efforts to do something about global warming. read more

"We have to take on these corporate leaders who are selling out the American people. . . . Then we can overwhelm Bush and his friends."read more

GM's decline is a sign of the destruction of the American social contract.read more

As the Republicans go home for Thanksgiving this week, House leaders are congratulating themselves on having squeaked through a divisive budget bill that takes canned goods from the poor in order to fund more luxuries for the rich.read more

Sanders can't be surprised by the recent attack by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth slimeball John O'Neill, who calls Sanders "the most dangerous liberal in America."read more

It was cringe-inducing to see Maureen Dowd's picture in The New York Times Sunday magazine last week, posing in fishnets and red shoes, vamping for the camera.read more

The damage control cycle has started, and the frantic spinning shows how low the Republicans have sunk.read more

Special council Patrick Fitzgerald is expected to announce indictments in the Valerie Plame case this week, and the Republicans are having a very jittery time, as they wait to see if Scooter Libby or Karl Rove will go down.read more

Recently the Reverend Donald Wildmon called for a boycott of American Girl dolls, telling conservatives who buy the historical dolls (widely admired as an educational and wholesome alternative to Barbie) that they are inadvertently supporting abortion and lesbianism. Katie bar the door!read more

I don't know about you but I found news coverage of last week's "attack" on the New York subway annoying. It must be a sign of how jaded we are that the threat of mortal peril provokes irritation.read more