Author: BooMan

If Peter Bergen is right and Ayman al-Zawahiri is the only still-living al-Qaeda leader of any consequence, then the president deserves some serious credit for getting the military focused on the main post-9/11 goal. And if...

There’s a danger that people will learn the wrong lessons from last night’s election returns in Wisconsin. While exit polls are imperfect, they were fairly clear last night. Among the people who voted, Obama was...

With only about 23% of the vote reporting, NBC’s experts just called the recall election for the incumbent governor. Some other races are still too close to call. I can’t say that I’m very optimistic that...

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of having the woman of your life come home from an exhausting day at work, collapse on the couch with her iPad to see the news of the day, and have her say, “Oh for...

Turnout looks high in both the Republican burbs and the Democratic cities of Milwaukee and Madison. Some places may see turnout higher than in 2008. That’s kind of crazy for a Tuesday in June. It will be interesting if the...