Author: BooMan

This might all be quite amusing except that I’m hogtied in the trunk of the car. So are you. I’ve been doing my best to think about other things than the debt ceiling over the last 36 hours, but it’s beginning...

Our wealthy elites really should start reading history books about the 1920’s and 1930’s. There’s a reason why we call them the ‘Roaring 20’s.’ A small elite was making a lot of money. Income...

I dropped the political nightmare for a day to go see Furthur tonight. They played well, but the stultifying heat left the crowd, including me, lacking in energy. Did I mention it was hot? I haven’t sweated so much in my...

I know, it’s shocking that the Norway shooter wasn’t an agnostic, wasn’t a liberal, and wasn’t a Muslim. Nope, he was a racist, fundamentalist Christian. Maybe we should wage a war on them? It...

I have to compliment the beautiful construction of Ezra Klein’s lede: It always feels different in the room. In the room, everyone wants a deal. They want their name on legislation, in history books. They want to do the...