Author: BooMan

Without MO, GOP Needs Inside Straight

If, as now appears likely, Todd Akin remains on the ballot in Missouri, it will be very hard for him to overcome the mass condemnation of his own party. He’ll also suffer from a lack of resources, as the NRSC and Karl...

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Independents Hate Gridlock

If independents really feel this way, they should severely punish the Republican Party for their lockstep obstructionism over the past four years. Independent voters are not a monolithic bloc. Nor are many of them truly...

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Why Are They Picking on Akin?

A lot of people are writing about the politics of abortion today. Mitt Romney came out yesterday and pledged that his administration would allow women whose pregnancies were caused by rape to get an abortion. That position is...

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Too Weak to Be President

Steve Benen and Greg Sargent are trying to goad the press into confronting Mitt Romney about his campaign of complete falsehood. Today, the issue is the ads Romney is running that falsely accuse the president of stripping the...

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The Holiday Road Campaign

I am not kidding when I say that Mitt Romney’s campaign is the reenactment of National Lampoon’s Vacation. We even had the European version. And if House Republicans want to play the part of Cousin Eddie that just...

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