Author: BooMan

Death Throes

I know some people can’t take my advice and just do their laundry or something while John Boehner slowly dies, but you really would be better off. This ain’t pretty.

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Something Personal

I just received a scanned article in .pdf form from one of my uncles. It is, in large part, about my paternal grandfather, Lester Longman. My understanding is that it is not particularly flattering, but I have not read it, yet....

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Shutdown Drama Advice

The operating principle of the conservative movement seems to be to cause the most people the most amount of stress. We can never relax around these folks because they are always issuing crazy threats, making impossible demands,...

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Hope in the Middle

Both sides of the political divide like to heap abuse on politicians who position themselves near the middle. DINOs and RINOs, we like to call them. And I think the abuse is sometimes warranted. On the other hand, I think that,...

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Don’t Complain About the Size of the Rout

I see a lot of progressives bitching about the outlines of a deal that hasn’t even been finalized, yet. But I don’t think they are focused on the right things. There is a real lost opportunity here, and it’s a...

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