Author: BooMan

I watch all 100 senators’ voting records very closely, and I’ve been surprised at just how obstinately conservative Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois has been despite that fact that he’s incredibly vulnerable. On vote...

Studio (1967): Live (1972): What’s it mean to you?

Nearly every day now I am seeing new profiles on the opioid addiction epidemic in this country, and that’s a really positive development. A year ago, all the news coverage seemed to be strictly local, and it was mostly to...

Unfortunately, Steven D lost his mother on Thursday at the age of 79. Apparently, she was overtaken suddenly and unexpectedly by an infection in her kidneys that spread, causing sepsis. I’ll let him fill you in on the...

While the Wall Street Journal (subscription) informs me that the House Republicans will introduce a budget focused on deficit reduction, the Washington Post’s Robert Costa informs me that Eric Cantor is trying to get the...