Author: BooMan

First Tell Us Why the Blue Dogs Lost

First of all, although it is true that Markos basically celebrated the departure of nine moderate Democrats from the Senate over the last decade, he did not say that he hopes that Mark Pryor and Mary Landrieu lose their...

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Quote of the Day

Zandar on Rand Paul’s trip to Berkeley: His message of course being “You people are stupid to not vote for me even though I’m clearly trying to manipulate you and split the left, leaving Republicans in charge...

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A Conspiracy of Actuaries

Well, RNC chairman Reince Priebus just lost the actuary vote: Priebus boldly predicted a Republican “tsunami” in the 2014 midterm elections at a Christian Science Monitor event on Tuesday, but his remarks aimed at actuaries went...

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What It Takes To Be An Effective Senator

No one can dispute that Congress is broken. The Senate has been particularly dysfunctional in recent years. In the House, at least, a majority can pass bills. But, even now, there are issues that don’t fit into the...

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