Perhaps the most surreal part, however, is the band of goats encircling and taunting an anti-abortion protester who has a huge and particularly grisly poster. (The past two days have confirmed that the anti-abortion crowd is dogged, obsessed, and like Visa: Everywhere you want to be.) One of the goats, carrying a sign that says […]
Lindsay Sobel
Lindsay Sobel came to the American Prospect in January of 2000 as the first editor of the newly launched American Prospect Online. Before joining the Prospect, she worked for Slate magazine and covered Congress for The Hill newspaper. Sobel earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Sobel grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in Cambridge, MA, with her husband Terry Klein.
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Do Unto Ashcroft:
Missouri Senator John Ashcroft — recently defeated by the late Governor Mel Carnahan — is one of those observers held responsible for increasing the number of battles over judicial and other nominees. The arch-conservative senator furiously opposed President Clinton’s appointments; often, he was one of the only senators fighting. Now George W. Bush has chosen […]
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Tough D:
With Republicans controlling Congress, the White House, and — apparently — the Supreme Court, things might look bleak for progressives. But for those concerned about a crush of conservatism, hush — the sky is not quite falling. A discombobulated team of Democratic senators will strain valiantly to hold it up. And they may just succeed. […]
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The Accidental Feminist:
Sure, George W. Bush did away with the White House Women’s Office of Initiatives and Outreach. He’s given us a first lady who prefers to be seen and not heard. He hired women with much fanfare, then promptly dismissed their input and humiliated them in public. (Think Dick Cheney usurping Condoleezza Rice’s authority and the […]
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Comparison Shopping:
Today, George W. Bush is traveling around the country touting his top priority — a giant tax cut. But he exaggerates the benefit to the middle class, while neglecting to mention that he would give the top 1 percent of families 43 percent of the tax cuts. The tax cut for the wealthiest 1 percent […]
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Fuzzy Logic:
It’s been a long, exhausting week. If you’re like us, you may be having feverish nightmares about counting ballots and flashing electoral maps. And you wake up confused about the intricacies of Florida election law and the ramifications of “pregnant chads.” You keep listening to press conferences with Governor Bush’s many lackeys, and it seems […]
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I’ll Be the Judge:
As the trial opens today in a case in which plaintiffs charge Republican voting officials with illegally permitting GOP operatives to tamper with absentee voter applications in Seminole County, many observers are calling the case a dark horse that may crush George W. Bush’s momentum. Presiding over the case is Judge Nikki Ann Clark, a […]