Author: BooMan

The Confederacy Hates Gays

States whose two senators voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,...

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Secret Weapon

Some people think Dante de Blasio’s afro won the mayoral race for Bill de Blasio. Can it really be as simple as that?

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The Bubba Vote is Ours

Republicans hate people who use Medicaid, and they really hate the expansion of Medicaid that allows the near-poor to get health insurance. If you talk about some of ObamaCare’s successes, e.g., in Kentucky, Republicans...

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New Jersey’s Affection for Chris Christie

I am going to get myself in trouble talking about Chris Christie and New Jersey. First, you have to understand what it was like for a New Jerseyan to see the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, particularly down at the shore. I...

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Why is Christie a Moderate?

My question for Carter Eskew is, what is about Chris Christie that causes you to label him a “moderate”? Is it his anti-choice position on reproductive rights? Is it his opposition to gay marriage? His hostility to...

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