Author: BooMan

We Have Them Over a Barrel

Hopefully you know about what DC insiders are calling the fiscal cliff. It’s kind of boring and labor-intensive to write about, so I haven’t been writing about it too much. Essentially, we have two things that will...

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No One Cares, Romney

I wonder if Mitt Romney knows that when he appears on Fox News the rest of us can’t hear him. Oh, yes, we can read about his appearance if he says anything noteworthy, but the people who he needs to vote for him do not...

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Why are They Eating Their Own?

Mitt Romney is taking a beating only a red-headed step-child could fully understand. And he’s taking it from conservatives who want nothing to do with his obfuscation and lack of transparency. Said [George] Will: “If...

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Why Does Romney Act So Guilty?

I understand Mitt Romney’s basic argument, which is that he took a paid leave of absence from Bain Capital in 1999 and that he didn’t exercise any executive authority over the business again afterward. He...

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It Feels Like Boiling Hot Water

Dick Durbin brings the scalded cat analogy: “We need to get down to the bottom of why…is Mitt Romney running away from his company, Bain Capital, like a scaled cat,” Durbin said during an appearance on NBC’s...

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