Author: BooMan

Ed Schultz Fills an Important Niche

I have this very vague recollection of a point in time when I read a comment on some blog, probably Daily Kos, where a progressive was praising Ed Schultz, and I had a moment of cognitive dissonance because I thought Ed Schultz...

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President Talks to Crazy Brick Wall

President Obama went down to Capitol Hill yesterday to meet with House Republicans and was immediately barraged by their non-factual universe. To wit: Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) — the Republican Policy Committee chairman —...

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Habemus Papam

The people who read the National Review typically see a Jesuit, particularly from Latin America, as the second coming of Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez, so they are in need of reassurance that Pope Francis I didn’t choose...

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Happy Blogoversery

Man Eegee sent me an email to remind me that this blog began 8 years ago today. It’s been a blast. How long have you been around?

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New Pope Elected

The Cardinals have elected a new pope. They haven’t announced who they picked, yet, but the pre-announcement ceremonies have already begun. Now would be a good time to reserve Twitter handles like: John Paul III, Benedict...

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