January 2007

A Healthy New Year – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Not Wanted Signs – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Doubling Down on the Imperial Mission in 2007 – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

A Hanging and a Funeral – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Stained Glass and Strained Egos – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush to Congress: Be My Bipartisan Bitch – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The President’s Preemptive Strike – by Tim Grieve, Salon

Special Comment About ‘Sacrifice’ – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

Another Thousand Lives – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

W Pushes Envelope On U.S. Spying – by James Gordon Meeks, The New York Daily News

The First Energy President – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

First, Do Less Harm – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Next Stage of Capitalism – by David Morris, AlterNet

This Is What A Feminist Speaker Looks Like – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Party’s Over – by Joan Walsh, Salon

If Senators Could Rewrite History, The War Wouldn’t Have Happened – by Tim Grieve, Salon

White House Postponing Loss of Iraq, Biden Says – by Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post

The Government Is Reading Your Mail – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

The Battle Of Iraq’s Wounded – by Linda Bilmes, The Los Angeles Times

Monkey on a Tiger – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Has Osama Been Visiting the White House? – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Curbing Bush’s Power – by Molly Ivins, The Sacramento Bee

The Real Iraq Study Group – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

For America’s Sake – by Bill Moyers, The Nation

The Timely Death of Gerald Ford – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Report: Israel Plans to Bring Democracy to Iran – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Our Long National Nightmare — Still Going Strong – by Matt Welch, The Los Angeles Times

From the Iraqi People to BP, Shell and Exxon – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Working Harder for the Man – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Quagmire of the Vanities – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Pentagon to Global Cities – Drop Dead – by Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com

Pelosi to Bush: Justify an Escalation or Else – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Bush’s Rush to Armageddon – by Robert Parry, Consortium News

Bush Set To Blame U.S. Public for Iraq – by Jeffrey Feldman, Frameshopisopen.com

An Escalation of American Blood – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

From The Democrats, A Surge Against The “Surge” – by Tim Grieve, Salon

Photo of Bush and Abramoff Surfaces – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

America Opposes Surge: Bush Proceeds – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Deadly Embrace – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

President Bush’s Address to the Nation [January 10, 2007] – Prepared text, The New York Times

100,000 Mercenaries, The Forgotten “Surge” – by Barry Lando, AlterNet

Democrats: This Is Not What Americans Voted For – by Ted Barrett, Dana Bash, Lisa Goddard and Suzanne Malveaux, CNN

Good Evening & F**k You My Fellow Americans – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

A Voice From Gitmo’s Darkness – by Jumah al-Dossari, The Los Angeles Times

The Decider Strikes Again — A Preemptive Surge – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

From the Iraqi People to BP, Shell and Exxon – by Juan Cole, Informed Comment

Rice: It’s Not An Escalation – by BarbinMD, Daily Kos

Make Them Fight All of Us – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Surge Of Anger – by Michael Scherer, Salon

Bush’s Legacy: The President Who Cried Wolf – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

Molly Ivins: Stand up Against the Surge – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Did The U.S. Just Provoke Iran? – by Juan Cole, Salon

Surging Toward The Holy Oil Grail – by Pepe Escobar, Asia Times Online

A Risky Game of Risk – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

New Mexico Legislature To Get Impeachment Bill – by Kargo X, Daily Kos

Stumbling Around the World – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

He’s in the Bunker Now – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Bush On 60 Minutes: ‘Iraqis Owe the American People’ – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Descending to New Depths – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

The Texas Strategy – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Banking On Increased Spying At Home – by Mark Follman, Salon

Aux Barricades! – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

“Staying The Course” or “Slow Failure”? – by Tim Grieve, Salon

An Impartial Interrogation of George W. Bush – by George McGovern, The Nation

Scooter Libby’s Time-Travel Trial – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

The Lost Voice of Protest – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Washington ‘Snubbed Iran Offer’ – BBC News

Failure is Not an Option! It Comes Standard with Every Bush Model! – by Larry Beinhart, The Huffington Post

Surging and Purging – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

A Warning From the Garden – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Gonzales Questions Habeas Corpus – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Why Did Anyone Support The Invasion Of Iraq? – by Avedon Carol, The Sideshow

The Alberto Gonzales School of Constitutional Interpretation – by Tim Grieve, Salon

The Ballad of Bushie and Flashy – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Pelosi’s Truth is Bush’s Poison – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Leading Senator Assails Bush Over Iran Stance – by Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times

Lying Like It’s 2003 – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Hang Up! Tehran Is Calling – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Your MasterCard or Your Life – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Gold-Plated Indifference – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

State of the Union: Unhappy with Miserable Failure – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Escalation Forces Bush to Resort to Recruiting Convicts – by Robin Morgan, Alternet

Et Tu, George? – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

A Trial to Remember – By Stacy Schiff, The New York Times

The Plame-gate Plot Thickens – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Martin Luther Al-King? – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

A Case of Hearing Without Listening – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush Is the Titanic, We Are the Icebergs – by Tom Hayden, The Huffington Post

All the Stars Are Dems: Rave Reviews for Webb! – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Senate Panel Denounces Troop Increase in Iraq, 12-9 – by John Holusha, The New York Times

Long on Rhetoric, Short on Sorrow – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Our Mercenaries In Iraq – by Jeremy Scahill, The Los Angeles Times

Running on Empty – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

On Being Partisan – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Government’s $8 Billion a Month Con Job – by Ted Rall, uExpress.com

Who’s Helping the Terrorists? – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Impeachment: The Case in Favor – by Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation

Miserable Failure: ‘I’m the Decision-Maker’ – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Warrantless Wiretaps Sought – by Dan Eggen, The Washington Post

At Ease, Mr. President – by Garry Wills, The New York Times

Daffy Does Doom – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Fear in the White House: Karl Rove Subpoenaed – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Libby Trial Offers Insight Into Media ‘Manipulation’ – Associated Press, Editor & Publisher

Nobel Winner Assails Religious Intolerance In L.A. Visit – by K. Connie Kang, The Los Angeles Times

Bush Bamboozles Democrats Again – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

The Controversy over Curtailing Habeas Corpus Rights: Why It Is a Bad Day For The Constitution Whenever Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Testifies – by John W. Dean, FindLaw.com

Hillary Clinton’s Mission Unaccomplished – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Protest Focuses on Iraq Troop Increase – by Ian Urbina, The New York Times

Imperial Presidency – by Eric Margolis, Toronto Sun

Huge Anti-war Demonstration Draws Fed-Up Protesters – by Brenden Coyne, The New Standard

Hawks Knock Surge Plan’s Command Structure – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

More Than Antiwar – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

The Sum of All Ears – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Iranian Reveals Plan to Expand Role in Iraq – by James Glanz, The New York Times

The Danger of Bush’s Anti-Iran Fatwa – by Juan Cole, Salon

If “by their fruits… ” – by John R. Bomar, Donkey O.D.

First Control Freak Gives Self More Power – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Senators Assert Right to Block Bush on Iraq – by John O’Neil, The New York Times

Senators Warn Against War With Iran – by Anne Gearan AP Diplomatic Writer, Salon

A Case for Impeachment – by Robert Scheer, truthdig.com

Still Grave and Deteriorating – by Walter Shapiro, Salon

Journalist Sy Hersh Has Harsh Words for Bush – by Kat Schmidt, Tufts Daily

Iran Clock Is Ticking – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Mama Hugs Iowa – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Adventures of Georgie – Shakespeare’s Sister

February 2007

How Libby Became Cheney’s Pawn – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

The Oil-Addicted Ayatollahs – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Holding Bush Back from Attacking Iran – By Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet

Missing Molly Ivins – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Molly Lives – Donkey O.D.

Intelligence Report Describes Unraveling Of Iraq – by Greg Miller, The Los Angeles Times

Iran: A War Is Coming – by John Pilger, AntiWar.com

Iraq’s Future: “Gradual Decline” Or “Rapid Deterioration”? – by Tim Grieve, Salon

No Way Out – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Still No Habeas Rights for You – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Impeachment by the People – by Howard Zinn, The Progressive

Why Dick Cheney Cracked Up – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Vice President’s Shadow Hangs Over Trial – by R. Jeffrey Smith and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post

In Washington, Contractors Take On Biggest Role Ever – by Scott Shane and Ron Nixon, The New York Times

The Green-Zoning of America – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Mr. Cheney, Tear Down This Wall – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Survey Sez: Bush is as Unpopular as a Reptile – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Republican Senators Block Debate on Iraq – by Juan Cole, Informed Comment

Hidden Costs of War: Long-Term Price of Providing Veterans Medical Care Could Reach $660 Billion – Democracy Now!

This One’s for You, Joe – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Webb: “This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.” – by mkfox, Raising Kaine

Military Wants More Civilians to Help in Iraq – by Thom Shanker and David S. Cloud, The New York Times

Congress Must Stop An Attack On Iran – by Leonard Weiss and Larry Diamond, The Los Angeles Times

How The US Sent $12bn In Cash To Iraq. And Watched It Vanish – by David Pallister, The Guardian

Edwards Gets It Right – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Cheney Tangles With Agency on Secrecy – by Chitra Ragavan, US News & World Report

The 21st Century Sucks – by William Rivers Pitt, truthout

The Pentagon’s Not-So-Little Secret – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

THE LOW POST: 101 Ways to Lie About Iraq – by Matt Taibbi, The Rolling Stone

David Simon: “We’re Headed Towards Separate Americas!” – by William Hughes, Media Monitors Network

Bad Feith – by Amitabh Pal, The Progressive

Pentagon unit defied CIA advice to justify Iraq war – by Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian Unlimited

Heels Over Hemingway – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Media Nuts and the Pelosi Plane – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Cheney Keeps Secrets From The Secret Keepers – by Kargo X, Daily Kos

Stop Him Before He Gets More Experience – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Evidence Grows That White House Planned To Release Cooked Intel On Iran – by Nico, Think Progress

Until the War Ends… – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Scary Movie 2 – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Iraqis Show Us the Door – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

For Neocons, an Attack on Iran Has Been a Six-Year Project – By Larisa Alexandrovna, Raw Story, AlterNet

Robert Parry Investigates, Like a Real Reporter Should – A BuzzFlash Interview

Leaked Letter Reveals Conservative Strategy For Iraq Debate: Don’t Talk About Iraq – ThinkProgress.org

On the Lip of the Vortex: Surging to Disaster – by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers

Donald Rumsfeld’s Long March – by Roger Morris, TomDispatch.com

Obama, Legally Blonde? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Unilateral Force Has Nothing To Do With Global Democracy – by Vladimir Putin, The Guardian Unlimited

Bush Can Run, But He Can’t Hide – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

President Bush and the Continuation of the Lies – by Ray Hanania, SW Newsherald online

The Health Care Racket – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Dick Cheney’s Dangerous Son-in-Law – by Art Levine, Washington Monthly

Real Talk With Bill Maher – by Joan Walsh, Salon

Pot Prisoners Cost Americans $1 Billion a Year – by Paul Armentano, AlterNet

Democratic Senator Looks To Revoke Bush’s 2002 Iraq Authority – by Ron Brynaert, The Raw Story

Democrats Push New Strategy to Block Troop Increase – by John Bresnahan, Politico.com

A Giant Doom Magnet – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Let’s Respect the Constitution – by Joel S. Hirschhorn, The Progress Report

Our Better Adult – by Tim Robbins, The Huffington Post

Mowing Iraq’s Lawn – By frank cornbread, Daily Kos

Torture by Worms – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Oh What a Malleable War – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

THE LOW POST: Between Barack and a Hard Place – by Matt Taibbi, The Rolling Stone

It Could Happen Here – by Joe Conason, Salon

Wrong Is Right – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Real Patriots – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Making Martial Law Easier – Editorial, The New York Times

Trial Spotlights Cheney’s Power as an Infighter – by Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times

Maybe We Deserve to Be Ripped Off By Bush’s Billionaires – by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, via AlterNet

Obama’s Big Screen Test – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Terry Gilliam – What Brazil Tells Us About Torture Today – by Clive James, Slate

Mountain Views: Eisenhower’s Worst Nightmare Now Harsh Reality For Americans – by John Hanchette, Niagara Falls Reporter

Iraq 101: The Iraq Effect — The War in Iraq and Its Impact on the War on Terrorism – by Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank, Mother Jones

Former Bush Officials Accuse White House of Trying to Provoke Iran – by Deniz Yeter, TruthOut

A War Conspiracy Documented – by John Prados, TomPaine.com

From Anna to Britney to Zawahri – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Western Companies Will Officially Control Iraq’s Oil Soon – By Ahmed Abdullah, Aljazeera.com

American Liberty at the Precipice – Editorial, The New York Times

Colorless Green Ideas – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

What Would George W. Bush Do? — Flowchart – by Wellington Grey

The British Retreat From Iraq Brings Peril For U.S. Troops – by Juan Cole, Salon

Democrats Seek to Repeal 2002 War Authorization – by Shailagh Murray and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post

A Cat Without Whiskers – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Real ID Scorecard – realnightmare.org via Donkey O.D.

‘They Think They’ve Been Cursed by God’ – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Where Were You That Summer of 2001? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Redirection – by Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker

Substance Over Image – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Mud, Dust, Whatever – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Purge Scandal Before Congress Today – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Ozone Man Sequel – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

US’s Iraq Oil Grab Is A Done Deal – by Pepe Escobar, Asian Times

March 2007

How Cheney Bombed In Afghanistan – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

The World According to Cheney – by mcjoan, Daily Kos

Bush To Veto 9/11 Legislation – by kos, Daily Kos

Slavery Is Not Dead. It’s Not Even Past – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Last Throes of Cheney’s Credibility – by Joe Conason, Truthdig

Does Cheney ‘Validate’ al-Qaeda? – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

A Call to Investigate All of the President’s Men – by Elizabeth de la Vega, TomDispatch

The Big Meltdown – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Where’s His Right Hook? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Pentagon’s Power to Arrest, Torture, and Execute Americans – by Jacob G. Hornberger, The Future Of Freedom Foundation

The Progressive Convulsions Start – by Matt Stoller, Direct Democracy

Libby Trial Exposes Neocon Shadow Government – by Sydney Schanberg, New York Observer

Of Mice (and Mold and Cockroaches) and Men – by jurassicpork, Welcome to Pottersville

Bring Back the Politics of Personal Destruction – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Must-Do List – Editorial, The New York Times

Valor and Squalor – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

How Iraq Trillion Could Have Been Spent – ABC News

Obama: Man of the World – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Jury Convicts Libby On Obstruction, Perjury, False Statement – by Tim Grieve, Salon

My Very Own Juror – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Lift the Curtain – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Purging for Politics: The Gonzales Eight – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Department of Injustice – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Dick Cheney in Twilight – by Michael Duffy, Time

George McGovern to Cheney: Resign – by John Nichols, The Nation

Privatized Walter Reed Workforce Gets Scrutiny – by Steve Vogel and Renae Merle, The Washington Post

Why Libby’s Pardon Is a Slam Dunk – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

FBI Abuses May Lead To Patriot Act Limits – by Richard B. Schmitt, The Los Angeles Times

The Failed Attorney General – Editorial, The New York Times

Don’t Ask, Don’t Know, Don’t Help – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Overblown Personnel Matters – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Army Is Ordering Injured Troops To Go To Iraq – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

‘Mistakes’ Made on Prosecutors, Gonzales Says – by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times

‘Loyalty’ to Bush and Gonzales Was Factor in Prosecutors’ Firings, E-Mail Shows – by David Johnston and Eric Lipton, The New York Times

The Danger Zone – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

A Journalist Writing Bloody Murder… And No One Notices – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com

Bush’s First ‘War on Terror’ Blunder – by Peter Dyer, Consortiumnews.com

All Roads Lead To Rove – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Attorneygate: Emails Put Blame on Rove, Not Miers – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Gonzales Pulls a Libby – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Phony Fraud Charges – Editorial, The New York Times

Talking About Israel – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

The Ides of March 2003 – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Don’t Cry for Reagan – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

What A Difference Four Years Makes – by Joan Walsh, Salon

Four Years Later – by Jonathan Schwarz, This Modern World

The Troika and the Surge – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Prosecutor-Gate: 18 Day Gap in Emails – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

What People Really Need – Editorial, The New York Times

What Bush Is Hiding – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Republican RICO-Style Abuse of Power – by Stephen Crockett, Consortiumnews.com

Stepping on the Dream – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

‘Normalizing’ An Attack On The Rule Of Law – by Josh Marshall, Talking Ponits Memo

Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case – by Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post

The Purge, E-mail, and Presidential Secrets – By zashvil, Daily Kos

An Open Letter to the President… Four and a Half Years Later – by Sean Penn, The Huffington Post

Liar Liar Pants on Fire Gonzales – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

When Will Fredo Get Whacked? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The President’s Prison – Editorial, The New York Times

Executive Branch Secedes from the Union – By Devilstower, Daily Kos

Fatal Flaws of Bush’s ‘Tough-Guy-ism’ – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Emerging Republican Minority – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Army Deployed Seriously Injured Troops – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

PurgeGate: Gonzales Aide Refuses to Testify – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Time for Answers – Editorial, The New York Times

Bush’s Monica Problem – by Dan Froomkin, The Washington Post

How Many Scientists? – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Rise of a Very ‘Loyal Bushie’ – by Richard L. Fricker, Consortium News

Poll: Congress Should Force Rove to Testify – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Current Occupant Goes For A Walk… – By Garrison Keillor, Salon

Iraq Deadline: An Extraordinary Political Moment – by William Greider, The Nation

The D.C. Tea Party – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Follow The E-Mails – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Income Gap Is Widening, Data Shows – by David Cay Johnston, The New York Times

What to Do About Iran? – by Ivan Eland, Consortium News

Beware of Loyal Bushies In Our Midst – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Bush’s Long History Of Politicizing Justice – By Alia Malek, Salon

American Kangaroo Court Claims Its First Victim – by Amy Goodman, Truthdig.com

Religion Without Truth – by Stanley Fish, The New York Times

President Pissypants Disapproves of Pelosi’s Trip to Syria – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

How Bush’s Justice Department Has “Blown It” – By Bud Cummins, Salon

April 2007

The Hand Behind the Taliban – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Elizabeth Edwards for President – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Your Modern-Day Republican Party – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Distract and Disenfranchise – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Our National Debt – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

The Great Wealth Transfer – by Paul Krugman, The Rolling Stone [thanks to Donkey O.D.]

McCain’s Walk May Provoke Insurgents – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Pentagon Is Asked For Report On Iraqi Readiness – by Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe

The Worse Things Get in Iraq, the More Privatized This War Becomes, The More Profitable This War Becomes – by Naomi Klein, Democracy Now

More Than a Feeling – Editorial, The New York Times

Bushies Remember They Can’t Recall – by Marianne Means, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Judges for Sale – by Dorothy Samuels, The New York Times [thanks to Donkey O.D.]

Our Crumbling Foundation – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

President and Press Poke Fun at Each Other – by Helen Thomas, The Falls Church News-Press

King George Defies Congress -- Appoints Swiftboater From Hell To Belgium – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

An Administration’s Epic Collapse – by Joe Klein, Time

Questions Linger About Bushes and BCCI – by Lucy Komisar, Inter Press Service News Agency

Tomgram: Elizabeth de la Vega, Karl Rove’s Danse Macabre – TomDispatch

Cheney’s Nemesis – by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone

Bush/Cheney Still Lie with Abandon by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Children Versus Insurers – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Tomgram: Noam Chomsky On “The Iran Effect” – TomDispatch

To Damascus with Nancy Pelosi – by Joe Conason, Salon

Sunday In The Market With McCain – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Sweet Little Lies – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Injured Troops Shipped Back Into Battle – by Mark Benjamin, Salon

Iraq: Why The Media Failed – by Gary Kamiya, Salon

‘Surging’ Toward Failure in Iraq – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Upsetting the Balance – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Daddies in a Panic, and Mommy, Too – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Tell Us Another One, Mr. Vice President – by Carl Levin, The Los Angeles Times

Tricky White House Loses Rove’s Emails – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

For God’s Sake – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Fierstein on Imus and Hate Speech Against Gays – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Say It Loud: I’m Elite And Proud! – by Bill Maher, Salon

Troops React To Forced Extensions With ‘Anger,’ ‘Frustration,’ ‘Collective Groan’ – by Nico, Think Progress

Lies Under Oath from DOJ – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Shock Talk Without Apologies – by Robert Wright, The New York Times

More Con Than Neo – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Way Off Base – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Bush/Cheney Dig in to Win – by Robert Parry, Consortiumnews.com

Cupid and Cupidity – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Senate Blocks Medicare Drug Price Bill – by Kevin Freking, Salon

The Plot Against Medicare – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Will We Ever See the Last of Gonzales? – by David Swanson, via TomDispatch

Impeachment Fever Escalates – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Running With Scissors – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Iraq Is the Ultimate Aphrodisiac – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

A Hostage Situation – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Karl Rove Under Investigation – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Cheney Is Wrong About Me, Wrong About War – by George S. McGovern, The Los Angeles Times

Turning the Election Green – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

She’s Not Buttering Him Up – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Persecuted Prosecutors = Criminal Conspiracy – by Lobo, Donkey O.D.

Big Business Dodging Toxic Cleanup Costs, Group Charges – by Justin Rood, ABC News

The Bill Moyers Documentary On Our Failed And Barren Press – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

U.S. Media Have Lost The Will To Dig Deep – by Greg Palast, The Los Angeles Times

Earth to Bubble Boy: Americans Agree with Democrats – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Gilded Once More – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

More Like An Air Ball – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bushie Sex Scandal — Condi’s Deputy Linked to Call Girl Service – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

A Post-Bush Mentality – By Hunter, Daily Kos

For $82 A Day, Booking A Cell In A 5-Star Jail – by Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times

A Genuine Political Sea Change? – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Rebuilt Iraq Projects Found Crumbling – by James Glanz, The New York Times

All the President’s Press – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Another Economic Disconnect – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

May 2007

The Hail Mary Pass – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

More Like An Air Ball – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Hoon Admits Fatal Errors In Planning For Postwar Iraq – by Patrick Wintour, The Guardian Unlimited

Bush’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

Democrats Should Take Republicans’ Advice – by Lobo, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Right’s Explicit And Candid Rejection Of “The Rule Of Law” – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Radical Presidency Of George W. Bush; Reagan’s Son – by Bill Keller, The New York Times

An Invisible War – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Commander Guy In the Bubble – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Green Scare – by Dean Kuipers, Los Angeles CityBeat

Bush Threatens to Veto Hate Crimes Bill – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Ongoing Iraq Intel Fraud – by Robert Parry, ConsortiumNews

La Campagne, C’est moi – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Is Condi Hiding the Smoking Gun? – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

All in the Families – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Review of Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency by Authors Lou Dubose and Jake Bernstein – Review by Robert D, Steele

Get Off the Chaise Lounge – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Democrats Bear Responsibility For Restoring Habeas Corpus – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Curing the System – by Atul Gawande, The New York Times

Save the Darfur Puppy – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Bad News for Bush Wrap Up – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Benchmarks and Consequences – by Tim Grieve, Salon

Bad Medicine, Sneaking In – by Atul Gawande, The New York Times

The Millions Left Out – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Rightwing Desperation, Howard Dean and the Vast Leftwing Conspiracy – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq, U.S. Study Says – by James Glanz, The New York Times

Bushies Behaving Badly – by Holly Allen, Christopher Beam, and Torie Bosch, Slate

Only Halfway There – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Labor’s Love Lost – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Earth to G.O.P.: The Gipper Is Dead – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

The Flight From Iraq – by Nir Rosen, The New York Times

Domestic Terror ‘Plots’ As Disinformation – By devtob, Daily Kos

Divided Over Trade – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Paul Wolfowitz’s Fatal Weakness – by Juan Cole, Salon

Failing by Example – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Loving, Fighting, Sulking, Dancing, Betraying – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Teletubbies Remember Jerry Falwell – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Panel Told Of A Sickbed Face-Off – by Richard B. Schmitt, The Los Angeles Times

Comey’s Testimony Raises New and Vital Questions About the NSA Scandal – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Jerry Falwell’s Deal With The Devil – by Robert Parry, ConsortiumNews

The President and Wolfowitz – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Doctors, Drugs and the Poor – by Atul Gawande, The New York Times

All Hail the King – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank – by Steven R. Weisman, The New York Times

Democrats Call for No Confidence Vote on Gonzales – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Don’t Blame Bush – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

More Fallout From the Comey Revelations – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

The Graduation Speech I’ll Never Give – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

Bill Frist, Tony Blair Possible Wolfowitz Replacements – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Young, Ill and Uninsured – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

U.S. Embassy in Iraq to Be Biggest Ever – by Anne Gearan, The Huffington Post

Carter: Bush’s Impact ‘Worst in History’ – Associated Press via The Huffington Post

Gonzales’s Signature Moment – by Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post

Rudy Giuliani v. Ron Paul, and Reality – by John Nichols, The Nation

Playing the Hand We’ve Dealt – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

The Reverend Falwell’s Heavenly Timing – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Résumé of Doom – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bring Troops Home Now – by Monroe Anderson, The Chicago Sun Times

A Short American Life – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Fear of Eating – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

And The Truth Is, There Is Something Terribly Wrong With This Country, Isn’t There? – by Nanovirus, Donkey O.D.

American Cities and the Great Divide – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Why Bush Hasn’t Been Impeached – By Gary Kamiya, Salon

A Subversion of American Democracy? White House & Democratic Leadership Agree on Secret Trade Deal – By Rick MacArthur, Democracy Now

Pass the Clam Dip – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Laughing and Crying – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

GonzoGate: Monica Goodling Testifies – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Pirates and Sanctions – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Rethinking Old Age – by Atul Gawande, The New York Times

On War Funds, Democrats Saw No Option but to Cede Ground to Bush – by Carl Hulse, The New York Times

The Entire Government Has Failed Us On Iraq – by Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

The Forgotten Reality in Reality-Based Politics – By Kagro X, Daily Kos

Congress Passes War Funds Bill, Ending Impasse – by Carl Hulse, The New York Times

Do Dems Now Share Equal Blame With Bush for Iraq? No – By Joan Walsh, Salon

Immigrants and Politics – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

CIA Warned Of Risks Of War In The Mideast – by Lisa Myers and Robert Windrem, MSNBC

Arrested While Grieving – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

The Complete Myth Driving Our Iraq “Debate” – By Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Dick’s Commencement Address – By BarbinMD, Daily Kos

Ron Paul: ‘Peace Is Powerful Message’ – via Raw Story

Head of CIA’s WMD division believed Iraq had nothing, told underlings to give Bush “the intelligence to allow him to go war” – by Jonathan Schwarz, This Modern World

Bush’s Fleurs du Mal – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Quiet Americans – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Operation Freedom From Iraqis – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive – By phreephallin, Daily Kos

The Educated Giant – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Trust and Betrayal – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

“Not to See the Fallen…” – By mcjoan, Daily Kos

“Good Riddance Attention Whore” – By Cindy Sheehan, Daily Kos

Tomgram: The Mother Ship Lands in Iraq – by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

How We’re Animalistic — in Good Ways and Bad – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Iran Arrests Grandma – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Liberal Links – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Bush Sees South Korea Model for Iraq – by Terrance Hunt AP via Salon

The Obama Health Plan – by Atul Gawande, The New York Times

Chain Reactions – by Mark Buchanan, via Donkey O.D.

Bush Fights to Stop Testing for Mad Cow Disease – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Bush Pens Dictatorship Directive, Few Notice – by Kurt Nimmo, GlobalResearch.ca

America Is Not Bush – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

I Know War Is Not The Place For Conservation, But… – By cosoldier, Daily Kos

Repudiation, Not Impeachment – by Scott Ritter, Truthdig

June 2007

Bush Finishes Off the Republican Party – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Corporate Takeover of U.S. Intelligence – by Tim Shorrock, Salon

Poisonous Police Behavior – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Ron Paul Is Blowing Up Real Good – by Michael Scherer, Salon

Marines Investigates Iraq Vet For Wearing Cammos At Protest – By kos, Daily Kos

Men Will Be Boys – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Dick Cheney Rules – Editorial, The New York Times

Our Green Bubble – by Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

After Sanctions, Doctors Get Drug Company Pay – by Gardiner Harris and Janet Roberts, The New York Times

Failed Presidents Ain’t What They Used to Be – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Obama in Second Place – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The Passion of Al Gore – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Can He Unleash the Force? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Repression by China, and by Us – By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

Bush Mantra: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid – By Joseph L. Galloway, McClatchy Newspapers

Where’s EuroArnold? – By Timothy Egan, The New York Times

The Libby Lobby’s Pardon Campaign – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

They Hate Us For Our Freedom. Our Freedom To Collude In Multi-Billion Dollar Theft. – by Jonathan Schwarz, This Modern World

Lies, Sighs and Politics – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

School to Prison Pipeline – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Outing the Out of Touch – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Warrantless Searches, Not Just for Bush Anymore – By Devilstower, Daily Kos

Tomgram: The Bush Administration’s Fighting Words – by Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse, TomDispatch

Authentic? Never Mind – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Post-traumatic Iraq Syndrome – by Christopher J. Fettweis, The Los Angeles Times

A Tale of Two Tonys, Exiting Tormented – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush’s European Disaster – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Begging His Pardon – by Bill Moyers, The Huffington Post

Flip Side of the Dream – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

Official Close to Attorney Firings Quits – by Lara Jakes Jordan, The Huffington Post

Bush’s Blank Check – by Robert Dreyfuss, Salon

Can He Crush Hillary? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Scooter’s Sopranos Go to the Mattresses – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Presidential Stone Walls – Editorial, The New York Times

More Troops, More Troubles – by Andrew J. Bacevich, The Los Angeles Times

What Every American Should Know About Iraq – by David Michael Green, The Smirking Chimp

When Dollars Trump Compassion – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

The Bushites Have Outsourced Our Government to Their Pals – by Jim Hightower, AlterNet

Richard Cohen’s Brilliant (and Unintentional) Exposé Of Our Media – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Carmela Got Gold Jewelry. Hillary Wants a White House. – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush’s Mafia Whacks the Republic – by Robert Parry, ConsortiumNews

A Tragic Legacy – by Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Is Cheney Like Dali? – by mtspace, Daily Kos

Imperial Presidency Declared Null And Void – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

U.S. Is Fighting A Contractor War – by Elizabeth Sullivan, The Plain Dealer

Dick Cheney -- Your New Founding Father – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

Agency Is Target in Cheney Fight on Secrecy Data – by Scott Shane, The New York Times

Cheney DID NOT say he is No Longer a Member of the Executive Branch: The Real Story is Much Worse – By Progressive American Patriot, Daily Kos

Mr. Mayor, the Nader of ’08? – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

This Land Was My Land – by Timothy Egan, The New York Times

LA Times: Bush Exempts Himself From Record Oversight – By cosette, Daily Kos

Democrats Get Snarky with Lord Cheney – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

A Vice President Without Borders, Bordering on Lunacy – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

They’ll Break the Bad News on 9/11 – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

W. Learns From Students – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency – by Barton Gellman and Jo Becker, The Washington Post

The Imperial Vice Presidency – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Subpoena power: Now what? – By Kagro X, Daily Kos

The Tortured World of US Intelligence – by Roger Morris, Asia Times

Free Speech for the Rich and Powerful – by Garrett Epps, Salon

The Kennedy-Roberts Court – By Adam B, Daily Kos

Bush is Blue -- Abandoned by Senate Republicans – by egalia, Tennessee Guerilla Women

The Murdoch Factor – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Courage Without the Uniform – by Timothy Egan, The New York Times

The Break-In That History Forgot – by Egil Krogh, The New York Times

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