Author: BooMan

The Sunday Morning Shows Suck Because…

If you can explain why Peggy Noonan, Harold Ford, and Sally Quinn suck so much, you can probably explain why the Sunday morning political talk shows suck so much. You can start with the problem that none of the people who host...

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Romney’s Stupid Foreign Policy Speech

Mitt Romney attacked the president’s foreign policy today in a speech at the Virginia Military Institute. The Obama team was having none of it. “We’re not going to be lectured by someone who’s been an unmitigated disaster...

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One Small Piece of Romney’s Mendacity

Think Progress identified 27 “myths” that Mitt Romney told during last week’s debate in Denver. Steve Benen identified 50 examples of Romney’s mendacity from last week. His list includes the debate but...

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Costly Loss of Momentum

Depending on how you wanted to look at it, prior to last week’s debate, the Obama camp was like a freight train rolling to reelection or the Romney camp was a car accelerating over a cliff. And the debate served as a giant...

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Open Thread

I’m sorry that I didn’t have more threads yesterday. With the N.Y. Giants on teevee and the Yankees in the playoffs, I took a mental health day and concentrated on sports. It was a very satisfying day. Did I miss...

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