Author: BooMan

Be a Man, Get a Gun

Conservatives are comically obsessed with manliness. They don’t even feel silly about using the word. But the best part of it is that they really feel that the only way to be truly manly is to be invulnerable to any kind...

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Wayback Machine

With the GOP debate coming up in a few hours, I thought I’d refresh your memory about Rick Santorum. You probably remember he said something about “man on dog” sex and wound up with a Google problem. You...

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Romney Commits Major Gaffe

Mitt Romney committed an epic gaffe today because he said something that was true but simultaneously ludicrous. ROMNEY: We have to make sure that the promises we make — and Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare — are promises...

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What to Look for in Tonight’s Debate

Hopefully, one of the tougher things I’ll be facing over the next eight to ten months is the job of watching Republican debates. It’s the kind of thing a judge might sentence you to in lieu of community service. The...

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If We’re Hobbits, Then He’s a Gremlin

The quote of the day comes from a tea-partier who showed up too late to gain entry to John McCain’s town hall meeting. Sheila McCurdy, a 70-year-old business owner and tea-party supporter, couldn’t get into the...

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