Jonathan Alter

The Times will not comment on the meeting, but one can only imagine the president?s desperation. The problem was not read more

The Times will not comment on the meeting, but one can only imagine the president?s desperation. The problem was not that the disclosures would compromise national security, as Bush claimed at his press conference. ...No, Bush was desperate to keep the Times from running this important story?which the paper had already inexplicably held for a year?because he knew that it would reveal him as a law-breaker.

When the word gets out that Dean isn't liberal - and in fact is quite conservative - on fiscal issues, read more

When the word gets out that Dean isn't liberal - and in fact is quite conservative - on fiscal issues, he'll pick up more McCain support. On fiscal issues, he's far to the right of Ted Kennedy.