From AlterNet
By Onnesha Roychoudhuri

With over 65 percent of Americans disapproving of our current president, why can’t we get some credible opposition in Washington? As we head towards midterm elections, and look ahead to those of 2008, it’s a question that is weighing heavily on millions of American minds.

Two longtime observers of our increasingly corrupt political system, Robert Scheer and Joe Klein have written books documenting the causes and the consequences. After 30 years covering politics, Scheer and Klein have some startling insights.

In conversation with AlterNet, Scheer explains why he thinks Nixon was one of the great policymakers of our time. Come back Monday to see Klein discuss how we can tell when politicians mean what they say. While Klein and Scheer have a distinctly different set of politics, you’ll be surprised at their unified call for reform — and a cause that progressives can finally rally behind.

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