Author: BooMan

Searching for Meaning in Today’s Elections

There are some idiosyncrasies in the Virginia gubernatorial race that will complicate analysts’ ability to draw conclusions from the results and the exit polling. For starters, only 5% of Virginia Democrats think that...

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Knowing Your Cowards

Late this afternoon, the Senate had a cloture vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 . Cloture was actually successfully invoked. But nine cowards didn’t even vote. Here are their names: Roy Blunt (R-MO)...

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Have Jerk, Won’t Travel

I am basically taking a mental health day after a full weekend of blogging and with elections coming up tomorrow. But I wanted you to see Ramesh: If the polls hold up, Cuccinelli’s defeat may demoralize social conservatives...

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Yeah, But…

Maybe the president is a lousy blogger but I don’t think writing good-quality polemics is really in his job description. In any case, I try to remember the converse. I might be a good blogger, but I don’t think...

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Casual Observation

Yes, it may be possible to get a zero-premium bronze plan on the exchanges, but I can’t imagine a case where it wouldn’t be a better idea to pay a little and get a silver plan. If you have any medical costs at all,...

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