Author: BooMan

I’ve said this once before, but I think it is worth reiterating. I can’t imagine that most people can look at the landscape of turmoil in the Arab world and an ongoing nuclear and humanitarian crisis in Japan, and...

Barack Obama seems to know how to get himself out of a pickle. Just give a great speech. It worked when the Jeremiah Wright scandal hit, and it worked when health care reform hit a rough patch, and it worked after the midterm...

Here’s the text of the president’s speech. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

With Republican candidates for president lining up to pledge that they won’t even consider appointing any Muslims to their cabinet I have to wonder how close to zero percent of the Muslim vote the eventual nominee will get...

Susie Madrak has a nice epitaph for the dearly departed Joe Bageant. Joe Bageant, 1946-2011 After a vibrant life, Joe Bageant died yesterday following a four-month struggle with cancer. He was 64. Joe is survived by his wife,...