Author: BooMan

I Told You So

Those of us who called for filibuster reform at the beginning of this Congress got some vindication this week when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid admitted on the Senate floor that we were right: “If there were ever a time...

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Paid Idiots are Well-Paid

David Brooks must be really raking in the dough. I can think of fifty people in the blogosphere off the top of my head who do a better job than Mr. Brooks of helping people understand American politics. Some are great at...

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The President is Not a Gangbanger

Calling the president a drug dealer on television is not that much different from pursuing a black kid with your gun because he looks dangerous in his hoodie. Once you dehumanize people based on their appearance, you go down a...

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It’s Not About Black Folks

There is something that every analysis piece of the president’s decision to embrace gay marriage has missed. They all wonder whether his decision will dampen enthusiasm among black voters, but they don’t ask why...

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