Author: BooMan

Concern Trolls Gonna Concern Troll

Ron Fournier has penned the mother of all concern troll pieces. Your first clue is that he quotes Ed Rendell. Ed Rendell never tires of trolling the president. Your second clue is that Fournier continues to treat the rocky...

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The Pay is Too Damn Low

That guy at the airport who will wheel your grandmother to her terminal is getting paid $5.25/hr plus tips. At least, that’s the case at the Philadelphia airport. I don’t know how much more, if any, the baggage...

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The GOP’s Women Problem

I’ve noticed a controversy recently about the gender gap. For example, in the aftermath of the Virginia gubernatorial election last month, it was noted that Terry McAuliffe won on the strength of his support among women,...

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Out of Step With the Times

While good comedians punch up and conservative comedians punch down, P.J. O’Rourke punches himself. While he is clever and occasionally quite funny, his lack of earnestness ultimately undermines him both as a comic and as...

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Stupid Republicans

Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad that Rosa Parks ended racism; I just have trouble understanding why seventy-nine percent of Republicans are willing to verbally express racial prejudice. Most Democrats demonstrate...

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