Author: BooMan

Wanker of the Day: Jeff Kaufmann

You know what’s funny in the aftermath of near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords? Republican lawmakers who propose incredibly lax gun control laws and then refer to them as Give a Handgun to a Schizophrenic Bills....

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Corbett Assaults Higher Education

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s cuts to higher education amount to the theft of $2,200 from every student in the state college system. Isn’t that awesome? In a news conference on Wednesday, Penn State’s...

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A Rand Paul Nightmare

This reads like one of Rand Paul’s nightmares. Over the years, Japan has spent billions of dollars developing the most advanced technology against earthquakes and tsunamis… …Local authorities can usually...

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What Passes for Debate

On the right, even across the Pond, somewhat reasonable essays are always ruined by loaded language. Americans understandably seek to define their president in American terms. But looking across from my side of the Atlantic,...

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Bachmann for President

Every day it seems like I read the stupidest thing I’ve ever read. Today is no exception. “Some aspects have to be traditional,” said the source close to [Michele] Bachmann. “You’ve got to have a...

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