Things seem to be going well for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). The presidential candidate has returned to the campaign trail after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. He’s weathered his first crisis by straightforwardly addressing questions about his health scare and whether he lied to a reporter about it. And he’s been making fundraising forays in […]
Mary Lynn Jones
Mary Lynn F. Jones is a Washington-based writer. Her work has also appeared in The Chicago Tribune, National Journal, the Washington Business Journal, and Barron’s Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. A native Washingtonian, Jones has been a regular political commentator for WMAL-AM and has made numerous radio and television appearances, including on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” and Fox News Channel. Mary Lynn received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.
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Color Blind
UPDATE [3:30 p.m.]: It looks like Attorney General John Ashcroft misled us again. Although he said Monday that the terrorism-alert system would stay at “orange” for the foreseeable future, the government today downgraded the alert level to “yellow.” You might think this calls into question the thesis of the following article, which predicts that a […]
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Shortsighted Longshots
Every election cycle has them: those pesky people who are determined to run for president no matter what the polls or more rational people say. Even though it’s only February, some of these Steve Forbes-esque candidates have already made their way into the race. This week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun […]
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Hard Money, Harder Races
Like retired Gen. Wesley Clark and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), two-time presidential candidate and former Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.) is expected to make national security a centerpiece of any possible White House campaign. The 66-year-old Hart — who predicted terrorist strikes against the United States before September 11 and has argued that waging war against […]
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Health Class
It may have made big news on Tuesday, but Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) disclosure that he has prostate cancer isn’t likely to be a major story throughout the 2004 presidential campaign. Of course, his press conference drew live coverage on CNN, and anytime a candidate for the White House makes a big announcement, the media […]
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Gary Hart’s Comeback
Like retired Gen. Wesley Clark and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), two-time presidential candidate and former Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.) is expected to make national security a centerpiece of any possible White House campaign. The 66-year-old Hart — who predicted terrorist strikes against the United States before September 11 and has argued that waging war against […]
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Name Game
Teresa Heinz did a curious thing last week. The wife of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a White House hopeful, changed her name to Teresa Heinz Kerry. Her husband’s campaign did not deny that the move was motivated not by love but by political necessity. “There were political people who were advising the senator who were […]
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Gone Fishing
It’s only January 2003, but by this point, Democrats can safely guess that their next presidential nominee will come from the pool of candidates who have already announced interest in seeking the White House: Sens. John Edwards (D-N.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), former Gov. Howard Dean […]
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New Year, New Fear
Shortly after the Republican sweep of Congress in November, President Bush said he looked forward to working with lawmakers to “make our country a better and more compassionate place.” And when Sen. Bill Frist was elected majority leader in December, the Republican from Tennessee promised to “listen, to diagnose, to treat … to heal,” and […]
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Vote Oprah
Oprah Winfrey should run for the U.S. Senate next year. I know it sounds like a crazy idea, but it actually makes a lot of sense. She could fund her own campaign. She has a good personal story, having gone from “humble beginnings in rural Mississippi” to being “one of the most important figures in […]