Author: BooMan

Who is Julian Castro?

I’m feeling pretty clueless because I had never heard of Julian Castro when I learned that he will be delivering the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. He is a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Law who...

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Wanker of the Day: Drew Westen

I’m tired of Drew Westen’s act. He’s little more than a professional nitpicker. And he’s not a good nitpicker. In attempting to explain how President Obama might conceivably lose his bid for reelection,...

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Screwing the Pooch

This is some of the most strained, desperate spin I have ever encountered in American politics. Imagine trying to argue that Mitt Romney’s foreign adventure has been a triumphant success! Still, what I hear from my liberal...

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Obstruction Goes to Eleven

If Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn feel that Judge Bacharach is “exactly what we want to see on the [Tenth Circuit] court,” I probably will be glad they refused to vote for him. But things have gone to a point far beyond...

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Romney Sounds Medicated

I do think that differences in cultural values can help explain differences in the relative wealth of nations, but it’s not something to be discussed casually. And, as a political topic, it’s radioactive. If...

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