George Allen - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/george_allen/?source=rss&aim=george_allen en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST How Republicans created the myth of Ronald Reagan By Will Bunch Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/02/02/ronald_reagan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/02/02/ronald_reagan/index.html?source=rss With the Gipper's reputation flagging after Clinton, neoconservatives launched a stealthy campaign to remake him as a "great" president. George Allen writing book: "The Triumph of Character" By Alex Koppelman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/07/allen_book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/07/allen_book/index.html?source=rss The former senator comes back on the scene with an ironically titled book Salon Person of the Year: S.R. Sidarth By Michael Scherer Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/16/sidarth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/16/sidarth/index.html?source=rss The Virginia native and son of Indian immigrants changed history with a camcorder and introduced Sen. George Allen -- and the rest of us -- to the real America. It's McCain by a head By Michael Scherer Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/01/08_handicapping/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/01/08_handicapping/index.html?source=rss A bevy of political touts line the rails at a Washington conference to handicap the 2008 presidential race. 40 states is plenty By Garrison Keillor Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/15/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/15/keillor/index.html?source=rss Who needs Wyoming, Utah, Texas or Vermont? Senate seats should go to states that matter. Macaca-versary By Thomas Schaller Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/18/macaca_plus_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/18/macaca_plus_two/index.html?source=rss A pioneering political videographer reminds us that two years ago the Internet politics era changed forever. Tossing (in) the old pigskin By Alex Koppelman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/29/giuliani_football/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/29/giuliani_football/index.html?source=rss On the day of their boss's most important primary contest, Rudy Giuliani's advisors find time for some football. Karl Rove, George Allen and Larry Craig By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/08/rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/08/rove/index.html?source=rss The legacy, the comeback and the coronation. George Allen, pundit By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/22/allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/22/allen/index.html?source=rss Sen. Macaca weighs in on the contenders in the race he could have run. George Allen, past and future By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/08/allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/08/allen/index.html?source=rss On his way out of the Senate, Sen. Macaca says he could have run a better race. Bye-bye, bullies! By Joan Walsh Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/13/bullies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/13/bullies/index.html?source=rss From Allen to Santorum, Rummy to Rush, last week's big losers personified a GOP culture of scorn and intimidation rejected by voters. A new bellwether for America By Garrett Epps Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/10/virginia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/10/virginia/index.html?source=rss Jim Webb's victory, handing the Senate to the Dems, completes Virginia's transformation from reliably red into something more muted -- and more reflective of a changing national politics. Reports: Allen to concede Virginia Senate race By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/09/allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/09/allen/index.html?source=rss The Democrats will take control. One more word from Allen, and the Democrats take the Senate By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/09/virginia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/09/virginia/index.html?source=rss The Associated Press says Jim Webb has won Virginia and Democrats have won the Senate. George Allen could concede today. Fall of the house of kitsch By Sidney Blumenthal Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/11/08/election/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/11/08/election/index.html?source=rss Like Haggard and other GOP cultural warriors, Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld were empty historical characters -- faux "war heroes" who trafficked in style over substance. Allen's last gasps By Scott Bass Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/08/allen_race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/08/allen_race/index.html?source=rss George Allen's defeat in Virginia won't be official until the last votes are recounted -- but win or lose, he has been beaten to a shell of his good ol' boy self. Webb: "The votes are in, and we won" By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/webb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/webb/index.html?source=rss The Democratic challenger leads Virginia Sen. George Allen by 1,800 votes. In a nail-biter, Allen leads Webb, barely By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/virginia3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/virginia3/index.html?source=rss With more than 90 percent of the precincts counted, the Republican leads by less than one percentage point. Police probe Allen incident; questions linger over '70s court file By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/02/allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/02/allen/index.html?source=rss A local police chief says his officers want to talk with Allen. A retired local sheriff says he doesn't remember any serious trouble. When "macaca" just isn't enough By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/31/allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/31/allen/index.html?source=rss Team Allen body-slams a man who challenges the senator at a campaign event. One week out from Election Day, the GOP is in for a scare By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/31/polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/31/polls/index.html?source=rss Jim Webb appears to have a lead in Virginia as Democrats make gains in House races. A criminal case? Democrats push for Allen records By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/30/webb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/30/webb/index.html?source=rss The DSCC asks the Virginia Bar to release materials that could explain why George Allen's name appears in a 1974 court file. Allen, Webb, truth, fiction By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/27/webb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/27/webb/index.html?source=rss A right-wing group calls on the Democratic challenger to leave the U.S. Senate race over "XXX" fiction. For Allen, a new round of racial questions By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/26/allen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/26/allen/index.html?source=rss Will the senator actually answer them? Jim Webb on "towel-heads and rednecks" By Tim Grieve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/18/webballen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/18/webballen/index.html?source=rss In an interview with the Washington Post, George Allen's challenger has a not exactly "macaca" moment.