Author: BooMan

Bloomberg v. the Koch Brothers

I’m looking forward to this episode of When Billionaires Clash. It looks like some Bloomberg editors decided to really take it to the Koch Brothers by using at least 15 reporters from all over the world to look into their...

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Abandoned, the President Needs to Pivot

Here’s an excellent article that tells it like it is. Mike Lillis of The Hill does a great job of accurately describing the political dynamics of the country at the moment. Here is the key part: Complicating life for...

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Is Christie Going to Jump In?

Even as the crowds slowly grow in Lower Manhattan to protest our financial overlords, those same overlords are desperately trying to persuade New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to get into the race. They succeeded at least in...

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Our Political Discourse

I was watching Family Feud yesterday (don’t worry, it’s not a habit of mine) and the question was, “Name something you’ll have to give up if gas prices get any higher.” The woman’s answer was...

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Don’t Act the Puppet

If Dick Durbin is right and the Senate Democrats don’t have the votes to pass the American Jobs Act, then the Republicans have an incentive to forego their usual filibuster and let the bill fail a simple majority...

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