Author: BooMan

GOP is Screwing Students

Once more, Congress proves incapable of doing simple things. The Senate failed to overcome another painless filibuster and could not take up a bill to keep student loan interest rates low. All the Democrats voted to proceed, all...

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Our Stupid Discourse

I read quite a bit of European analysis of the economic situation there while I was following the lead-up and immediate aftermath of the French and Greek elections this past weekend. What really struck me about it was how...

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Did He Just Say That?

Taking the lying to eleven: During an interview with WEWS-TV in Cleveland following a campaign stop, Romney said his views helped save the [auto] industry. “I pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy,” Romney said....

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The Curtain is Coming Down on GOP

Kos writes about Texas’s steady march to swing-state status, but he overlooked one thing. He notes that the latest PPP Poll shows Romney with an anemic 50-43 lead in the Lone Star State, but he doesn’t dwell on the...

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Competence vs. Incompetence

Remember when the Maine GOP pulled all those shenanigans to make sure Romney beat Ron Paul in their caucuses? Turns out that Ron Paul had the last laugh. He also piledrived Romney in Nevada this weekend: Augusta, Maine, Paul...

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