Author: BooMan

Through the Looking Glass Darkly

It’s instructive to look at a detailed timeline of Bill Clinton’s major accomplishments. You’ll notice a spree of legislative activity in the first two years. As with Obama, one of Clinton’s first acts...

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This Week in Concern Trolling

Jay Newton-Small really knows how to concern troll. Let me tell you something. Nancy Pelosi can take care of herself and protect her majority without a lot of help from the White House, thank you. She’s twice as tough as...

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The Soviets Weren’t Black

“Everything is at stake here. Everything. I firmly believe with all my heart, you guys, that, although we have had many threats to our nation. We have gone through a whole lot of things, and survived a many things…...

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I’ll Believe That When I See It

On Tuesday, Carte Goodwin, of the coal-rich state of West Virginia, will be seated as the 100th U.S. Senator. On the same day, the Senate will pass an extension of unemployment benefits, utilizing Goodwin to break a Republican...

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Wrong Forum for the Signing

He said he wanted to be a transformative president and he’s already accomplished that with his health care bill. The Wall Street reforms (which passed on July 15th with the bare minimum of votes) are icing on the cake. But...

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