Author: BooMan

Welcome, Mr. Morsi

Less than 50 days out from a presidential elections is not a good time to have a reasoned debate about U.S.-Egypt relations. That said, I am mostly comfortable with the comments of President Mohamed Morsi despite his critiques...

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Casual Conversation

I’m all tuckered out today. I think my immune system is stressed from battling all the colds people have been trying to give me. Or maybe I have Lyme Disease again. Damn these woods. In any case, I feel kind of less than...

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Rasmussen Polls Should Be Shunned

Just a reminder about Rasmussen Polls. They suck. Here’s a snippet from Nate Silver’s post-2010 midterms analysis: The 105 polls released in Senate and gubernatorial races by Rasmussen Reports and its subsidiary,...

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Where’s the Motivation?

Mitt Romney has raised less money from small donors than John McCain did in 2008. And, overall, he has roughly $40 million less under his direct control than the president. His big donors have already maxed out, but Obama can...

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Confusing Behavior

Nothing against the owners, patrons, or the dining establishment, but there is something poignant about Paul Ryan getting booed in Miami by a conference hall full of AARP members, and him waking up the next morning to make an...

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