Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

I hope disgraced former Speaker Newt Gingrich enjoys his cruise in the Greek Isles because basically his entire staff has resigned in protest over it. I’m trying to think of a bigger disaster than Gingrich’s...

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Wanker of the Day: Walter Russell Mead

The funniest thing I’ve seen today? This: The Tea Party WMD stockpile is currently stored in book form: Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon. By Gretchen Morgenson,...

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Weak Response to Syrian Massacres

China and Russia allowed the UN to authorize force to protect civilians in Libya, but they are now using that operation as a pretext to oppose any UN action regarding Syria. Meanwhile, having found themselves in a stalemate in...

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This Will Not Be a Red/Blue Election

I think it’s smart for the Obama campaign to look at all possible ways of reaching the magical 270 electoral votes, but I don’t think this election is going to be close. It is going to be a blowout. As of today,...

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Know Your Lousy Democrats

There are certain votes that I take more personally than others. I’ve never really gotten over or forgiven the Democrats who voted for the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (roll call). It...

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