Showing results for: Nancy Pelosi (page 113)
Obama pushes back on torture, terror
Mike Madden
The president tries to answer critics of his approach to interrogations policy on both the left and right
Playing the Pelosi card
Gene Lyons
What? CIA operatives concealed the truth about torture from a San Francisco liberal? No!
The great Limbaugh battle
Alex Koppelman
The radio host comes under fire from two big names in American politics: Powell and Reagan.
In your face, Nancy Pelosi
Rebecca Traister
Conservatives had a chance to attack the Speaker of the House on substantive grounds. Instead, they made sexist jabs about her use of Botox.
Mike Huckabee for poet laureate!
Alex Koppelman
The former Arkansas governor pens a critique of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- in verse.
Distorting public opinion on torture investigations
Glenn Greenwald
A representative of a leading Democratic group falsely claims that "nobody is interested" in torture.
Rush Limbaugh’s advice for women
Joan Walsh
You'll have no equality, ladies, until Nancy Pelosi resigns. Plus: Why is Rush obsessed with anal poisoning?
Cheney’s torture trap for Democrats
Mike Madden
The debate in Washington has shifted from whether torture is wrong to what Nancy Pelosi knew about it. Did the former vice president win yet another bureaucratic war?
Democrats closing ranks around Murtha
Gabriel Winant
The House Democratic leadership is working to protect one of its own, but at what cost?
GOP hits back over torture probe
Ben Travers
Boehner, Graham try to deflect investigations into Bush-era interrogation techniques by criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Radio rage
Camille Paglia
The assassination jokes and "liberal" conspiracy theories on talk radio could be an ominous sign of things to come. Plus: Madonna vs. Daniela, gay men's favorite divas, a charming TV show for kids and more.
The massive expansion of America’s “Hard Left”
Glenn Greenwald
Establishment pundits depict every idea they dislike as "partisan" because that's the only way they can understand the world.
The NYT’s definition of blinding American exceptionalism
Glenn Greenwald
How we talk about the actions of other countries reveals the extent to which we exempt ourselves from our ostensible standards.
Passing energy legislation is a lot like cat herding
Vincent Rossmeier
Democrats are split over whether to support a climate change bill.
The Wingnut explains how the GOP can win back moderates
Glenallen Walken
Our undercover conservative columnist answers a question from a voter who wants to know when it will be OK to pull the lever for Republicans again.
One last 100-days thought
Joan Walsh
Watching Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton honor Sojourner Truth, you could see the real strength of the Democratic Party -- with or without Arlen Specter.
Obama’s 100-day report card
Mark Schone, Vincent Rossmeier, Gabriel Winant
Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others.
Time to put “wealth on trial” again?
Michael Winship
Congress needs to investigate the reasons behind the economic collapse -- the way Ferdinand Pecora probed the '29 market crash, and made tycoons confess their financial sins.
Obama pushing against truth commission
Alex Koppelman
The president has reportedly told Congressional leaders that focusing on torture would take the air out of his agenda.
Democratic complicity and what “politicizing justice” really means
Glenn Greenwald
Trying to block criminal investigations for political reasons is itself a form of corruption.
Major scandal erupts involving Rep. Jane Harman, Alberto Gonzales and AIPAC
Glenn Greenwald
CQ reports that a key member of Congress was caught on wiretaps agreeing to intervene in a criminal prosecution of AIPAC officials, but Bush's AG protected her
The NYT’s predictable revelation: new FISA law enabled massive abuses
Glenn Greenwald
The 2008 Democratic Congress gutted eavesdropping safeguards and thus made spying abuses inevitable.
Searching for surprises at my local tea party
Joan Walsh
I found a middle-class guy who insists Obama raised his taxes, and an ex-banker telling people the problem isn't Obama, it's the banks. Plus: Used tea bags are ugly.
“Hey! Ho! BHO! Keep your hands off my kids’ dough!”
Joan Walsh
At the San Francisco tea party, there's a lot of support for Ron Paul and Ayn Rand, but not much for President Obama or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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