Author: BooMan

Not Happy

Charlie Cook is making me nervous: It’s easy to look at what appears to be a gigantic Republican 2010 midterm election wave in the House and feel a little slack-jawed, but not so much surprised. There were plenty signs well over...

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Rallying the Base…Not

Well, this is one way to fire up the base: Andrew M. Cuomo will mount a presidential-style permanent political campaign to counter the well-financed labor unions he believes have bullied previous governors and lawmakers into...

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The Deck is Stacked, But…

This is a result of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case. OVIEDO, Fla. — The anonymously financed conservative groups that have played such a crucial role this campaign year are starting a carefully...

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George Will is the Smarmiest Man Alive

Here’s what I’d like to read instead of George Will’s crap: There are hundreds of plausible nominees for the title of America’s Second-Smarmiest opinion journalist, but surely the top spot is un-contested....

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It’s Robocall Season

It’s robocall season. We got some robo text messages in our district today, but they weren’t as awesome as the robocalls from The Campaign for Michigan Families. What I learned is that you can say...

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