Author: BooMan

Nothing to Commend Him

From the end of Steve Erickson’s dispatch from the Heartland: Whatever else was true of him, no one doubted Richard Nixon was a man of ability. Whatever else was true of him, no one doubted Barry Goldwater was a man of...

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Colorado vs. Wisconsin

I think Conor Friedersdorf is correct in everything except for the reason white folks don’t want to pay too much attention to the Wisconsin massacre. I don’t think it is because white folks fear that the organs of...

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Home State of the Veep Doesn’t Matter

Nate Silver crunched the numbers and pretty much proved that there is no one Mitt Romney can pick for a running mate who will make any difference whatsoever in the outcome of the election. At least, that is the case if...

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A Chill Pill for Kevin Drum

I guess what it comes down to is that Kevin Drum simply doesn’t believe Harry Reid is telling the truth when he says that an extremely credible source called him on the phone and told him that the reason Mitt Romney will...

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Veep Predictions Thread

Right now, I’ve got nothing. So, we should probably have a thread for people who want to earn three or more pinocchios from Glenn Kessler. All irresponsible speculation and uncorroborated allegations are welcome. Who will...

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