Author: BooMan

We have records of the popular vote in our presidential elections going back to 1824. In all that time, there have been only 11 presidents who were elected to a second (consecutive) term. With the exception of the first, Andrew...

it appears that most of my time today is going to be dedicated to wiping Finn’s runny nose. It’s like a faucet. I did discover, however, that the British committee charged with investigating (pdf) Rupert...

It is probably little-remembered that Bob Dole ran as Gerald Ford’s running mate in 1976 and that he had a debate with vice-presidential candidate Walter Mondale. During that debate, Bob Dole created some controversy when...

Rich Lowry is seeing starbursts again. This time they aren’t coming from Sarah Palin’s winking eyes, but from seeing torturer-in-chief Jose Rodriguez make a “persuasive” case for torture on 60 Minutes....

With Republicans grumbling that Newt Gingrich shouldn’t be allowed to speak at the Republican National Convention and with (so far) no official Romney endorsements from Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, and no concession...