Author: BooMan

Are You Ready for Some Primaries?

A lot of political blogs are doing rundowns on the interesting primary races that will be decided tomorrow. I don’t feel like doing a comprehensive piece. What I am mainly interested in seeing is whether the Republicans...

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Retroactive Immunity

Oh, now I get it. It’s well known that Democrats have taken large contributions from labor unions and trial lawyers, while Republicans have significant financial backing from the tobacco industry. However, the single...

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Stupid Punditry

You gotta love Fred Barnes: In Washington these days, President Obama is rumored to be hoping Republicans capture the House of Representatives in the midterm election in November. There’s no evidence for this speculation,...

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Casual Observation

Shouldn’t we make a distinction between offshore drilling and deepwater drilling? I mean, ideally, we wouldn’t do either. But it’s the deepwater aspect of this disaster that is preventing us from capping the...

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On the Progressive Divide

There’s a difference between trying to win the game and trying to change the way the game is played. They aren’t mutually exclusive goals, but they require different strategies. Think about a baseball player. Maybe...

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