Author: BooMan

The President’s Speech

You can read the president’s remarks to the nation here. The only part I care about it this: When I was a candidate for this office, I laid out a set of principles that would move our country towards energy independence....

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Casual Observation

It looks like retiring House Appropriations Chair David Obey (D-WI) is going to play hardball with the White House and Pentagon to protect teachers from massive layoffs. It shouldn’t be so hard to get Congress to...

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Scary Republicans

I wonder why no one has suggested setting up land mines along our southern border with Mexico before now. But, of course, we might do just as well with well positioned sniper and artillery teams. After all, land mines can kill...

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The Western Iowa Strategy

What is it with than name ‘Steve King’ and horror shows? Of course, it’s the political Steve that I’m concerned with here. He’s trying to develop what we might call the ‘Western Iowa...

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Casual Observation

I’m shocked that televising Conference Committees leads to grandstanding and bickering rather then real negotiation. No one could have predicted…

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