Author: BooMan

Casual Suggestion

If we have only one party in Washington that believes in the basic functions and responsibilities of our government, our government will not long remain in recognizable form. So, basically, we probably ought to stop running...

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They Rule Our Universe

Even though I am not one of Tim Geithner’s toughest critics and even though I was one of very few progressive bloggers to support his handling of TARP, I called on Geithner to resign over a year ago. It’s not that...

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Get Used to Being a Hostage

The White House is demanding that Congress come back from their vacations and pass a bill that will keep the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operating through August. They sent Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood out on...

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Bone Tired

Man. Today was just one of those days. First, Finn had been asleep for about fifteen minutes when about thirty emergency vehicles drove past the house with their sirens blaring. There was a big pileup on the turnpike. Then once...

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On Peter Daou’s Analysis

I agree with a lot of Peter Daou’s analysis. I especially agree on three points. First, the culture of Washington DC is absolutely toxic and really does resemble a bad movie about high school. Second, the political...

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