Author: BooMan

Going Nuclear

It appears that Harry Reid may have enough support in his own caucus to exercise the nuclear option if the Republicans filibuster the president’s nominations to head the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection...

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No Solution for Syria

The situation in Syria is tragic. But it is not America’s fault. The Assad regime is propped up by Russia and Iran. They carry the burden for what has happened to Syria. We would have to be nuts to take ownership of the...

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Launder the Scandals

I am amused by Charlie Cook’s advice for Republicans. He thinks they will basically be throwing a boomerang at their own heads if they have a bunch of faux-scandal hearings that the public doesn’t give a shit about....

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Contra Digby and Emptywheel

I’ve long admired the work Marcy Wheeler does, but she is not writing Gospel and she has a conspiratorial bent that is usually informed but not the same thing as the truth. When it comes to the case of Undiebomb 2.0, as...

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