Mary Lynn F. Jones

Just last year, congressional Republicans had a powerful scapegoat in Congress. Anything they couldn’t accomplish, they blamed on Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. Unable to confirm President George W. Bush’s controversial judicial nominees? It was the “obstructionist” Daschle’s fault. Couldn’t get the energy bill through the Senate? Daschle was to blame. And then Daschle […]

John Kerry’s decisive victories in Virginia and Tennessee Tuesday confirmed that he can compete in all parts of the country, and dealt a severe blow to the campaigns of U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and retired general Wesley Clark. Kerry’s wins “eliminate the one lingering question about his campaign, which is, can he win in […]