Author: BooMan

The Ghost of Vince Foster Says Goodbye

Oh, good. Dan Burton is retiring. Now he can dedicate more time to shooting watermelons in his backyard. I had forgotten about his proposal to build a transparent bullet-proof shield around the House chamber. I guess he took a...

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Don’t Go, Newt

Steve M. is worried that Gingrich’s extreme clownishness is not so much damaging Romney as it is making him look reasonable and presidential by comparison. There’s something to that. Before I talk about that, though,...

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Wanker of the Day: Richard Burr

Sen. Richard Burr has a lot of nerve. He was one of only two senators to vote today against a bill that prohibits members of Congress and their staffers from making stock trades based on insider information. Back during the...

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A Crucial Eight Days

We’ll learn the result of the Florida primary tomorrow night. Most signs indicate that Romney will win. Then, on Saturday, they’ll hold the Nevada caucuses. Most likely, Romney will win those, too. That will give him...

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How to Nurture the Press Corp

Any effort to explain media bias in favor or against any of the presidential candidates should really start with an examination of why, exactly, the Establishment press corp developed such a gargantuan man-crush on John McCain...

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