Author: BooMan

Adelson Undermines Democracy

In 1992, future president Barack Obama led a very successful Project VOTE! campaign in Chicago. Seventeen years later, he was inaugurated. In 2004, I led a very successful Project Vote campaign here in the suburbs of...

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Serious Question

What was more disgraceful today? The Senate’s treatment of Jamie Dimon or the House’s treatment of Attorney General Eric Holder? Take your time on this one.

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On Questioning Authority

Charles Pierce did an interesting and thorough job of examining David Brooks’ latest column. I might be tempted to just leave it at that, but there’s a nugget of something I agree with in the Brooks column. I mean,...

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The Real Reagan

A lot of ink has been spilled lately, on both sides of the aisle, on the subject of Ronald Reagan and his proper place on the ideological spectrum. Liberals like to point out his many heresies against conservatism. Moderate...

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Serious Question

I’ve reached an age where I am beginning to have noticeable memory loss in one particular area. I can’t remember new names very well at all. You can introduce me to a group of people and I won’t retain...

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