Author: BooMan

Weird Fear of Europe

I haven’t documented it, but I got the distinct impression that the vast majority of right-wing commentators were in full agreement with Mitt Romney’s comments about the 47% and his explanation that he lost because...

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Wankers of the Day: Politico and J.C. Watts

This is really stupid even by Politico’s standards. J.C. Watts is not going to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee, and, if he does, he isn’t going to unseat Reince Priebus. The article should have...

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We Need Oversight of our Spies

I don’t like the Obama administration’s plan to vastly increase the spying role of the Defense Intelligence Agency. I don’t particularly care whether the DIA or the CIA conducts this operation or that. What I...

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Flabbergasted Republicans

I am really starting to enjoy this: House Speaker John Boehner painted a bleak picture Sunday when talking about fiscal cliff negotiations between the White House and Republicans. “Right now I would say we’re...

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