Author: BooMan

Another War on Terror Fumble

The advantage of having a CIA officer pose as an embassy employee, usually a member of the State Department or a military attache, is that they enjoy diplomatic immunity, which means that they operate with a good degree of...

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Palin Exegesis

I have a busy morning after a working weekend, but you can amuse yourself with further exegesis of Sarah Palin’s understanding of the Founding Fathers by Yastreblyansky. It’s worse than you thought.

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Apparently, You Can’t Get Fired For This

I can kind of see why the former ombudsman for the Washington Post, Patrick Pexton, advised Jeff Bezos to fire Jennifer Rubin. Among his criticisms were these: Rubin was the No. 1 source of complaint mail about any single Post...

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Not Exactly Learning from Their Mistakes

Virginia Republicans gathered this weekend at the Homestead resort in Hot Springs to discuss their recent losses in races for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Among the things they decided is that the party...

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Is Rand Paul Making Excuses?

I feel like standards are getting lower and lower for what kind of behavior is disqualifying for a politician seeking election or reelection. Certainly, it used to be the case that getting caught as a serial plagiarist would...

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