Author: BooMan

Ann Wright served in the military for 29 years and then had a career at the State Department. She’s a member of the Advisory Board for the Bradley Manning Support Network. I share her deep concern for how Bradley Manning...

The absurdity of dealing with Republicans grows every day. Here’s a snippet from a House Oversight & Government Reform hearing today: “With all due respect to our witnesses from the Association of Reptile Keepers,...

This story is significant because Glen Rice is 6’7″, right? Or maybe it’s because Sarah Palin preaches abstinence? Or because it means there are only two degrees of separation between Sarah Palin and The Real...

Forty-eight states allocate their Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis (the exceptions are Maine and Nebraska). That’s quite likely to change, especially in my home state of Pennsylvania. Each state’s...

I’m not encouraged by the early returns out of NY-09 or NV-02. I don’t really care about these seats. The New York seat won’t even exist next year, and the Nevada seat is not friendly territory. But it’s...