Author: BooMan

Wanker of the Day: Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen is at it again. I read him so you don’t have to. Today, he is here to defend the honor of the Occupy protesters against charges of anti-Semitism. But once he is done setting the record straight on that score,...

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Some Comforting Polling Data

There’s a lot of interesting data in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, most of which I consider positive news for the president and the Democrats. The president has a 46% approval rating. Congress has a 9% approval...

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Serious Question

Is anyone else kind of vaguely depressed by the spectacle of the Republican nominating contest? We do share the country with these people. And this is the face we put out to the rest of the world. It’s like Uncle Sam...

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The Election Will Not Be Close

I think Charlie Cook is wrong. I don’t care what the polls show right now, next year’s election is not going to be close and whichever party wins the presidential election will have huge wins in the House. The Senate...

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Why Are Both Parties Attacking Medicare?

My brother offers up some inconvenient truths: Why are both parties declaring war on Medicare when both know that it could lead to their own political annihilation? The reason is simple. While both Democrats and Republicans fear...

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