Author: BooMan

GOP Flip-Flops: Competing Narratives

I think Ezra Klein is getting some good traction with the narrative he’s been using. It’s a narrative that details flip-flops prominent Republicans (and the party itself) have made in recent years to show that...

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The Most-Hated Caucus

Most polling of public opinion depresses me. Half the time I don’t believe the polling is objective and the other half I think it confirms that most people are too stupid to live. So, I find it somewhat comforting to learn...

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Al-Qaeda and Palestine

Well, okay, then. According to CNN, al-Qaeda has issued a statement that acknowledges that UBL is dead and then goes on to engage in some vituperative temper-tantrumming. I’d note only one part of it, for the record. It...

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Wanker of the Day: Kim Strassel

I’m confused by this Wall Street Journal editorial that accuses President Obama of being a gangster. The author is opposed to a proposed executive order that would allegedly require any corporation that is bidding on...

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Tired of Stupid Criticism

Sometimes, and it is usually a fleeting feeling, I can understand why conservatives consider most Europeans to be effeminate. I got that feeling when I read Tom Wright’s column in the Guardian which criticizes the United...

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