Author: BooMan

Where does the suicide caucus live and what is it doing to the GOP’s prospects in the Electoral College? According to Tom Holbrooke, the Democrats basically have a lock on 227 of the 270 votes that are needed to win the...

The only real questions are how long will this charade will go on and what kind of smoking husk will be left of the Republican Party when it’s over. White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer likened House Republicans to...

I thought Erick Erickson’s essay on the disconnect between Washington Republicans and their “heartland” base was actually kind of interesting. It’s kind of a template for understanding how unhinged rubes...

I think Noam Scheiber’s analysis is very interesting. As he sees it, the only way that John Boehner can emerge from this fiasco with his speakership intact is if he intentionally causes a government shutdown, allows his...

A few minutes into his long-winded speech, Sen. Ted Cruz said something that made me want to punch him in his throat. “Yet I will tell you, Madam President–you and I have both served in this institution some 9...