Author: BooMan

Republicans Slash Amtrak by Twenty Percent

You know what this reminds me of? House Republicans voted Wednesday to chop $260 million from Amtrak’s budget, less than a day after a deadly train crash that Democrats pointed to as a prime example of the dangers of...

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My Old Friend, John McCain

You’re all probably quite familiar with and equally fatigued by stories about how the U.S. Senate used to be a more cordial place where there were strong friendships across the aisle, but Vietnam veterans John Kerry and...

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Your Liberal Media

I am not an amnesiac which is why I remember the time, a few years back, when Mark Halperin went on Morning Joe and got himself suspended from making appearances on MSNBC for saying that President Obama is a “kind of a...

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They’re Pushing People Away from Religion

I don’t really much care how many people self-identify as Christian or religious, but it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the Republican Party’s embrace of a very conservative interpretation of Christianity...

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They Killed My Effing Car!

George Zimmerman doesn’t have to go looking for trouble because trouble finds him. He must make Florida’s criminal defense attorneys happy, but I’m not sure about Florida’s car insurance claim adjusters....

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