Sidney Blumenthal

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Mugged by reality Mugged by reality
Once the warrior queen of neoconservatism, Jeane Kirkpatrick died a critic of Bush's unilateralism. Her death illuminates the conflicting legacies of the movement she helped found.
Beating off the rescue party Beating off the rescue party
Just as he ignored accurate intelligence on Iraq, Bush will dismiss the Baker Commission's tough-minded proposals for salvaging his botched war.
Generation Dem Generation Dem
Beyond the failure of Karl Rove, the momentous 2006 elections signaled the emergence of a younger, bluer America that could reshape politics for years to come.
Base instincts Base instincts
Yes, Rupert Murdoch spiked the O.J. Simpson book. But the Fox mogul's obsession with degradation will continue unabated.
All the father's men All the father's men
Bush family guardians James Baker and others are trying to rescue "Sonny" from his failed Middle East policies. Will he listen this time?
Fall of the house of kitsch Fall of the house of kitsch
Like Haggard and other GOP cultural warriors, Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld were empty historical characters -- faux "war heroes" who trafficked in style over substance.
It's Rove's midterm to lose It's Rove's midterm to lose
His tactical successes have laid the groundwork for the GOP's strategic failure and could cost his party control of Congress.
Bush's policy quagmire Bush's policy quagmire
The president is already signaling he'll disregard James A. Baker III's recommendations for reshaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. But will Baker sit still?
Queer and loathing on Capitol Hill Queer and loathing on Capitol Hill
The succession of scandals among GOP lawmakers is shattering the remaining shards of the Republican "revolution."
Whose state of denial? Whose state of denial?
Bob Woodward's critical new book left the Bush White House feeling betrayed. But his earlier "Bush at War" hagiography betrayed all Americans
It's the coverup, stupid It's the coverup, stupid
As Foleygate festers, the finger-pointing GOP leadership is proving once again that it's not the crime that kills you.
At war, in denial At war, in denial
Sixteen U.S. intelligence agencies contributed to the NIE report that concludes Iraq "has become the cause célèbre for jihadists." Bush ignores them all.
Where torture got him Where torture got him
Bush's effort to gut the Geneva Conventions has antagonized the military, split Republicans, and undercut his war on terror.
Emerald City exposed Emerald City exposed
Journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran pulls back the curtain on the Green Zone in Baghdad to reveal the flops and failures of the Bush war team.
How bad is he? How bad is he?
Bush ran as a moderate, tacked right and governed ineffectually -- before 9/11. Since then he's become the most radical American president in history -- and arguably the worst.
Bush's top female enabler Bush's top female enabler
Like Karen Hughes and Harriet Miers, Condi Rice dotes on her boss and shields him from critics. Meanwhile, the State Department suffers neglect.
Remembrance of Bush's fiascoes Remembrance of Bush's fiascoes
As he travels the nation to commemorate Katrina and 9/11, the president is only highlighting the tragedy of his own incompetence.
Like father, like son Like father, like son
Bush's cranky, feeble defense of the Iraq war at Monday's press conference echoed his father's political meltdown.
Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush
With U.S. support, Israeli unilateralism was unfurled. The nation's security has never been so endangered, or its moral authority so tarnished.
Joe's fall from grace Joe's fall from grace
Lieberman, the Democrats' man of faith, is now running on bad faith.
The neocons' next war The neocons' next war
By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it.
Domino diplomacy Domino diplomacy
Condi Rice and Co. are using the conflict in Lebanon as a proxy war with Iran that will somehow rescue the U.S. from failure in Iraq.
The emperor's new veto The emperor's new veto
Bush's first veto of Congress marks the collapse of his imperial presidency -- and a crisis for the paranoid style he and his party have mastered.
Swaggering to nowhere Swaggering to nowhere
As the Mideast burns and North Korea threatens, the once-boastful president has no policy and is reduced to pathetic bleats.
The imperial presidency crushed The imperial presidency crushed
The Supreme Court's rejection of kangaroo military tribunals shackles Bush's legacy to Nixon's -- and could even land him in the dock for war crimes.
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