Author: BooMan

Some Advice for Chuck Todd

I’m generous enough to congratulate Chuck Todd on landing the Meet the Press gig even though I see it as an uninspired choice. Without a doubt, Todd has earned the promotion in the sense that he paid his dues and made sure...

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Tired of Trying to Figure Out What Happened

I’m pretty tired of trying to figure out what really happened when a black man is killed by the police or some wannabe police. The story from Los Angeles just makes me weary. Here you have a mentally ill 25 year old man...

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Abandon All Hope, You Who Enter Here

This one’s for Arthur Gilroy: In recent weeks, [Sen. Rand] Paul has substantially toughened his line against Russia, ruled out containing a nuclear Iran (a position with which he had previously flirted), pledged support...

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Ferguson Sounds Like Selma to Me

Close to 100% of my Twitter feed is about police violence against non-violent protesters in the town of Ferguson, Missouri. It’s been that way all night. They’ve also been arresting reporters, aldermen, perhaps even...

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For Now, the Left is Asleep

I’m inclined to agree with Nate Silver that Hillary Clinton doesn’t have an ideological problem emanating from her left. The left-wing of the party, when polled, has tended to show modestly more support for her than...

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