Author: BooMan

Quote of the Day

From Reality Checker: We have a whole class of people that is hell bent on not only taking everything and re-instating slavery, but committing species suicide as well. I feel that at least the ancient Greeks understood how to...

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What Next for Joe Biden?

Glenn Thrush has written a good-quality profile of Joe Biden and his presidential aspirations for Politico Magazine. The article starts out quite strong and peters out a bit, which I blame on whoever edited the piece. Thrush...

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McCain in a Crisis

Remember how elegantly John McCain handled the fiscal meltdown in September 2008. Remember how he suspended his campaign and tried to cancel a debate so that everyone could convene at the White House? Remember how he had...

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Who You Gonna Call?

Who do you call when someone hijacks your commercial oil tanker? The United States, of course: A United States Navy SEAL team took control of an oil tanker in waters near Cyprus on Monday. The tanker had been hijacked by armed...

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