Author: BooMan

From One Malady to the Next

During the early part of the housing boom I was living in a rowhouse in Philadelphia. Whenever I would venture into the suburbs, I would marvel at all the McMansions cropping up everywhere. Who were the people buying these...

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Joke Line is Making Sense

I guess Joe Klein agrees with me that the single most harmful thing a politician has done to our country since the invasion of Iraq was John McCain’s decision to put Sarah Palin on the ticket. The Stupid has metastasized,...

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It’s Easy to Judge

Paul Krugman has a useful and succinct description of the unfolding mortgage crisis. It’s worth a read just to get a grasp on what’s behind the problem. Yet, he has no real solution. This is why I am impatient with...

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Food Etiquette

Thank God she didn’t order the Belgian endive and arugula salad. And I hope like hell she didn’t put any dijon on that burger. Cuz, you know, we don’t need the first lady taking eating tips from John Kerry....

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