Author: BooMan

We Think You Are Insane

The Republicans’ candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia is a little crazier than average. He thinks that it is a big mistake to do yoga or meditate because if you empty out your mind it will allow Satan to walk...

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Bring It

I wouldn’t use the word “insurmountable” in this sentence. Maybe “irrepressible” would be more appropriate. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, predicted Tuesday...

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I Grow Weary

Did the budget conference open with signs on conciliation or with a clash over taxes. Either way, the House is leaving town until November 13th, so there will be no more budget meetings between now and then. I’m glad that...

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Defensive Crouch

Since I don’t live there and only visit four or five times a year, I really shouldn’t care much about who becomes the next mayor of New York City. But, I have to admit, the fear that Bill de Blasio invokes on the...

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Midterm Strategery

I’m willing to be convinced otherwise, but I don’t think it’s a smart move to try to make John Boehner into the same kind of bogeyman that the Republicans turned Nancy Pelosi into in the 2010 midterms. Rather...

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