Author: BooMan

I dislike the term ‘punching hippies’ but I am amused to discover that the Establishment media doesn’t even know what it means. They probably think that DFH’s are actual hippies. It just goes to show you...

I’m not optimistic about the midterms, but I do think there’s a good chance that they will be less catastrophic than we fear. I have two basic reasons for feeling a bit of optimism. The first is that I believe that...

The highlight of Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress today was the following exchange with lunatic Rep. Steve King (R-IA). Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told Colbert that he’d watched the YouTube video of his day at...

Somebody has been spreading rumors that Minority Leader John Boehner is having an affair with a lobbyist named Lisbeth Lyons, who serves as vice-president for government affairs at the American Printers Association. Progressive...

My relationship with the Washington Post went from alarm to dismay to shock to resignation during the Bush years. During the Clinton presidency, I saw the Post as an institutionally center-left organization. In many ways, it was...