Author: BooMan

Memo to Yoho

It is probably impossible to be a bigger moron than Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida. Now, Yoho is ready for a bigger fight. He doesn’t want to raise the debt ceiling — ever again. The experts, and Republican leaders, say that would...

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Managing Your Capitulation

After reading Jonathan Weisman and Ashley Parker’s article in the New York Times, I can’t stop laughing at John Boehner. The overarching problem for the man at the center of the budget fight, say allies and...

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A Broom That Sweeps Clean

Yes, my oligarchs, please come on bended knee and pay respects to your new overlord, Bill de Blasio. I am enjoying the spectacle.

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Floating Down Da Nile

Da Nile isn’t a river in Egypt. It’s part of a mass Republican hallucination. On a related note, a lot of people don’t realize that the president’s approval numbers are heavily impacted by what...

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Casual Observation

Miriam Carey definitely acted recklessly and erratically enough that law enforcement was justified in using lethal force, but I think they could have avoided it and it saddens me that they didn’t.

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