AltWeeklies Wire
General Hayden in Bush's Pocketnew
The nimble former head of the National Security Agency soft-shoes his way to the CIA.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
05-31-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying, Bush appointees
Catholics on the Court
Could Samuel Alito’s legal perspectives be explained by his culture of Catholicism?
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
01-18-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Alito, Bush appointees
Let's Not Kid Ourselvesnew
If Samuel Alito is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, the rights of American citizens to control the destiny of a democracy that is fast becoming an empire will retreat even faster.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Robin Meyers |
01-18-2006 |
Commentary
Go, Sam, Go!new
As his hearings start, can Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito perform well enough to give the Bush administration a breather from the daily attacks over the Iraq war and the spying on the general citizenry?
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-09-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying, Bush appointees
Law Unto Themselvesnew
Supreme Court decisions are the highest form of "because I said so" in jurisprudence.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-16-2005 |
Commentary
Supreme Court Pick Donated to Bush's Campaignnew
The most interesting thing about the president's Supreme Court nominee John Roberts is the list of his campaign contributions while he was in private practice.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
07-20-2005 |
Politics
Democrats Lack the Grit to Stop Alberto Gonzalesnew
An inside source says the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will cave in -- after harrumphing for some hours -- and vote to confirm Alberto Gonzales as attorney general.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-15-2004 |
Politics
Not So Fast on Canonizing Bush's Homeland Security Picknew
Bush's appointee as secretary of homeland security, Bernard Kerik, was hailed as a hero after the 9-11 attack. A good deal of his hero image is promoted, if not created, by Rupert Murdoch's New York publishing genius Judith Regan.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
12-08-2004 |
Politics
