Author: BooMan

The American people are understandably upset with their political leaders and they are growing more frustrated by the moment. But the trends in the polling show that, contra Peter Wehner, refusing to compromise isn’t...

Fun to see your name in lights. And I love the teaser (which I didn’t write).

Joshua Green is correct that the Senate has passed the point of no return and that a single determined senator has the power, by repeatedly refusing to grant their consent to motions, to push us past the Thursday day of default....

Rob Christenson has this mostly correct. [Rep. Renee] Ellmers [R-NC] has a voting record to the right of Michele Bachmann. And she is under fire for being ideologically impure. This is why we have gridlock. Most of the problem...

Brian Beutler’s analysis mirrors mine, although he puts more focus on the “neo-Confederate fantasists” who seem to have no idea how badly they have been beaten. Noam Scheiber’s analysis also mirrors mine,...