Author: BooMan

We Need a Real Debate on Drones

I have a very hard time understanding how the legal framework for anything could be classified, and I make no exception for drone strikes against American citizens. I am not satisfied with the system they have in place and...

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Sick & Tired

So, I went ahead and got the flu shot for myself and for my boy. And now we’re both sick. He’s sicker than me, with a significant fever and a lot of discomfort and listlessness. I’m more in the...

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Bye-Bye, Corbett

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett just turned down the Medicaid expansion and assured that he will only serve one term in office. He was already less popular than pubic ‘crab’ lice. Now he’s gone and committed...

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Habits, Not Teddies

I was going to let it go. K-Lo’s rant about the Super Bowl halftime show was par for the course. And, besides, who can argue with her complaint? “Why can’t we have a national entertainment moment that does not...

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I Haven’t Given Up on White People

I really do not like the headline of Ron Brownstein’s new piece in the National Journal, but I think it is still an outstanding article. The headline says that Obama is giving up on attracting right-leaning white voters. A...

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