Author: BooMan

McConnell’s Morons

Mitch McConnell does not want to shut the government down again and he appears to have no faith that Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) will be able to come to some kind of budget agreement by mid-December, so he...

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Hiding Behind the Hastert Rule

Brian Beutler makes a good point when he argues that Speaker Boehner can’t violate the so-called Hastert Rule to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act without annoying Latinos who want him to vote on the...

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A Shift on Israel and Iran

The Times of Israel: For the first time since he managed to restart the talks in July, [Secretary of State John] Kerry dropped his statesman-like public impartiality, and clearly spoke from the heart — and what emerged were a...

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Reserving the Right to Hate

As the official mouthpiece of the latter Bush administration, from its inception until he was hung out to dry on the Valerie Plame matter, we already know that Ari Fleischer has no remaining soul. In retrospect, Baghdad Bob...

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Respecting the Office of the Presidency

Last year, Glenn Beck was the main attraction at the Messianic Jewish Bible Institute’s annual fundraising banquet. This year, the guest of honor will be former President George W. Bush. That shows you about where...

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