Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

Come to think of it, it is kind of weird to grant PAC status to an organization that’s only purpose is to stop someone from being president who hasn’t even indicated that they will run for the office.

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Is Libertarian Populism Even a Thing?

It’s interesting to take a look at what people are saying about libertarian populism, but I think it is more interesting to just look at how the Republican Party is behaving in the post-2010 Tea Party environment. It used...

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How to Make a Bad Situation Worse

Jeré Longman’s long piece in the New York Times is important reading. It’s partly about the tragic budget cuts and job loss in the Philadelphia school system, but it is told through the prism of the closing of...

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You’ve Been Palinized

Alex Pareene understands that Ted Cruz is just a smarter, more cunning, version of Michele Bachmann. I mean, you know what a pain in the ass it is for Mike Enzi to raise enough money to fend off a primary challenge from Liz...

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Tough to Pick in New Jersey

The New York Times has endorsed Cory Booker over Rush Holt, Frank Pallone, and Sheila Oliver in the Democratic primary to replace Frank Lautenberg in the Senate. I’m kind of glad I don’t live in New Jersey anymore...

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