Author: BooMan

Militias Run Amok

The price of a well-regulated militia is pretty high: In December, we tracked 92 shooting incidents in Philadelphia, including nine double shootings and two triple shootings, for a total of 105 gunshot victims, based on original...

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Not a Fan of These Picks

I don’t understand why the neo-cons are picking a fight with the administration over Chuck Hagel. They are going to lose the fight. What is the advantage of picking fights that you will surely lose? It annoys me when...

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A Charlatan’s Rhetoric

I always thought that the “God works in mysterious ways” explanation was a dodge, but this takes the cake: In his post-election Family Talk broadcast, [James] Dobson said that Obama’s re-election was God rejecting...

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Boehner’s Plan is Reckless and Irresponsible

It looks like Speaker Boehner doesn’t plan on actually letting the country default on its debts. Yet, he doesn’t plan on extending the debt ceiling, either. At least, he doesn’t plan on extending it for more...

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It’s Divide and Conquer or Doom

Chris Cillizza is concerned about the possibility that it may no longer be possible for the politicians in Washington to work out some grand compromise on anything of consequence to the country. I agree that it is a problem and...

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