online archive
12:00PM
AUG 28 2007
American politics
America isn’t Conservative: As Karl Rove exits stage right with his ruined dreams of rightist hegemony, all the political signs and portents tell us that America is turning the other way. Santorum Against the World: The former senator abandons the Culture War for global revolution. Jonathan Chait on the thuggery of William Kristol. Where did it all go wrong with Joe Lieberman? His drift to the right seems to accelerate with every passing week and his public pronouncements become ever more bizarre.
The Perils of Rudy's 9/11 Strategy: Despite the contrast between Mr. Giuliani's swift moves to decontaminate and rebuild the site and the inaction since he left office, his 9/11 record may prove his undoing; and is Rudy's teflon gone? Immigration backlash hits Giuliani right in the solar plexus; a Romney spokesman calls his record "abysmal". Fred Thompson's revealing back story: In his Watergate memoir, the would-be president is remarkably honest about his conflict as a loyal Republican confronted with his president's perfidy. Imagine such a Republican today.
A review of The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics by Matt Bai (and more and more). How mighty is the Penn? Is there another Karl Rove waiting in the wings? Here's why the Dems can't get anything done. Barack in a Box: His advisers are at pains not to let Obama peak too soon. But if he doesn’t let loose, he loses. Peter Beinart on the netroots' missed opportunity.
