Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

I’ve never been to a naturalization ceremony but I imagine that they are quite moving and inspiring events. It’s a dream come true for a lot of people to receive their American citizenship. All of us have some...

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Happy Fourth of July

We’re going traditional this year. Burgers, dogs, and corn on the cob are going on the grill. Traditional potato salad. And then some fireworks. Finn tried out his high chair for the first time today and after his nap is...

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Time to Get to Work

Steve Dreihaus represents parts of Cincinnati and its suburbs. A big chunk of his district is in Hamilton County, which Obama carried with 53% of the vote. It was the first time in 44 years that a Democrat carried the county....

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Musings For Independence Day

If a pollster called me up and asked if I were proud to be an American I suppose that I would say ‘yes.’ But I don’t think I’d really know what I meant by that, or what the pollster thought I meant by it....

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Casual Observation

Nancy Pelosi= Good. Diane Feinstein= Bad. Pelosi is fighting to make sure the congressional intelligence committees can conduct appropriate oversight of the Intelligence Community, including the CIA. Diane Feinstein is...

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