Author: BooMan

Tony Blair’s decision to go along with the invasion of Iraq destroyed his reputation, killed the Labour Party, discredited Blairism, and gave new life to the Tories. In other words, it was good news for conservatives....

There’s a fingernail-on-the-chalkboard feel to every one of these Gail Collins-David Brooks chats. Brooks is so clueless and Collins so indulging, it just makes me want to throw up. This week, it’s ‘David...

I think Chuck Hagel ought to know his party better than this. They aren’t going to find a new center and this isn’t a storm that is just going to blow through. A bunch of whack-a-doodles are going to get elected,...

I guess the reason that the Republicans are polling so well at the moment is almost entirely based on the pollsters estimate of likely differential turnout. That’s what Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen says anyway....

I don’t know if David Axelrod will see this, but maybe he will. He says the following: “We’ll continue to do everything we can, understanding that recovery will require persistent effort. There are no silver...