Author: BooMan

Aggressively Stupid Republican Ideologues

Yesterday, I was watching MSNBC when they cut to a local Oklahoma station that was monitoring a massive tornado (as it turned out, there were several) that was cutting a swath of destruction through the Sooner state. The anchor...

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Why Senate Vote On Ryan Means Nothing

At some point, but probably not this week, Harry Reid is going to force the Senate Republicans to vote on Paul Ryan’s budget plan. In my parlance, Majority Leader Reid will offer every Republican senator the opportunity to...

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It Hurts When I Pee, Paul Ryan

I don’t really care about winning a special election in Upstate New York. I’m glad we won it, but it won’t change anything in Washington DC. Unless the district is redrawn substantially, we won’t hold the...

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Congress Embarrasses Itself and All of Us

I fervently hope that the Israeli people soon hold new elections and find someone less loathsome than Benjamin Netanyahu to be their leader. He is extremely aggressive about making us stupid in appearance and in reality. I...

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What Now on the Auto Bailout?

The president’s decision to loan money to the auto industry was the most unpopular part of his recovery efforts, but he continues to be vindicated. Chrysler has paid off its $6.7 billion in loans from our government and...

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