Author: BooMan

I Didn’t Understand It, Either

It doesn’t surprise me to learn that President Obama was mystified when he learned that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) had been selected as Mitt Romney’s running mate. I could never understand the reasoning behind it, either....

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Forced to Go Nuclear

Republican senators are making an extraordinary argument that the DC Circuit of Appeals, despite having three vacancies, does not need any new judges because their workload is low. Congress determines how many judges each...

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As I Was Saying…

There are three snippets from Marc Fisher and Laura Vozzella’s pre-post-mortem of the Ken Cuccinelli gubernatorial campaign that I want to share with you. Here’s the first: Four years ago, McDonnell’s largest...

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Mixed Feelings

The question of what the NSA should do and should be able to do in foreign surveillance is an interesting one, and I’d love to discuss it. It’s a debate that is distinct from what they should be able to do to...

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The Tent Just Got Bigger

I welcome Jason Thigpen into the Democratic Party. I actually agree with him about a lot of things. But, on policy? Not so much. Mr. Thigpen was a Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District seat in North Carolina...

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