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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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Dec 14, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Dec 7, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 30, 2006
Base instincts Base instincts
Yes, Rupert Murdoch spiked the O.J. Simpson book. But the Fox mogul's obsession with degradation will continue unabated.
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 23, 2006
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?
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 16, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 8, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 1, 2006
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?
By Sidney Blumenthal Oct 26, 2006
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."
By Sidney Blumenthal Oct 19, 2006
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
By Sidney Blumenthal Oct 11, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Oct 5, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 28, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 21, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 14, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 12, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 7, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 31, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 24, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 17, 2006
Joe's fall from grace Joe's fall from grace
Lieberman, the Democrats' man of faith, is now running on bad faith.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 9, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 3, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 27, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 20, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 13, 2006
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.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 6, 2006
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