Author: BooMan

South Dakota is Obama Country

I feel like South Dakota should be a Democratic state. I see no reason for the state’s voters to prefer lunatics to sane politicians. The president doesn’t have the time or resources to seriously compete in the...

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Serious Question

In Norway, if you kill 77 people, the maximum sentence is 21 years in prison. You can be locked up longer than that if you are deemed to still pose a danger to society. What do you think about the massive differential between...

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Tell Your Lady Friends

Paul Ryan still opposes abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the health or life of the mother. Mitt Romney isn’t willing to go that far, but he has supported a personhood amendment to the Constitution that...

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The Real History of the First Term

In December of 2008, congressional Republicans were in an odd place. Their president was serving out the last days of his failed presidency, but all the important decisions were being made by people like Treasury Secretary Hank...

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