Author: BooMan

Kathleen Parker, It’s Just Not Worth It

I kind of feel for Kathleen Parker. She often does something I admire. Rather than unfailingly using her prime space on the Washington Post opinion page to spew right-wing talking points, she frequently uses the space to try to...

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The Right Knows a Foe When It Sees One

A lot is being made of the memo (pdf) that Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford sent to the American Bankers Association. As a business pitch it’s not too bad. But what’s really telling is how it is assumed that the...

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Things Heat Up at UC-Davis

Reading about what happened at UC-Davis yesterday doesn’t have the same impact as watching what happened. It’s an eight-minute video. I don’t expect you to watch the whole thing. It begins with a Davis police...

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GOP Weakness Helps Ron Paul

One thing we know about Ron Paul is that his supporters will continue to give him money regardless of whether he has much chance of winning the nomination. In the third quarter, he raised $8.3 million, which dwarfed Herman...

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Frivolous Friday Night Jamming

No, this isn’t James Brown. It’s better than James Brown. Pump up the volume: I once made a serious offer to trade my several hundred strong record collection for a single triple vinyl (bootleg) album recording of...

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