Author: BooMan

Two Ways to Pass a Bill

Under the current rules of the Senate, if you don’t have 60 votes you can’t pass anything. There are two main avenues for obtaining 60 votes. The first is to compromise. You let a few individual lawmakers have a...

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I Want to Change the Subject

I woke up this morning and looked at the news. You know what? I don’t want to write about Israel. I’ve already said what needs to be said. Whether you oppose Israel’s policies or you support them, you need to...

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Weak Tea

Right, even though this rash action by Israel endangers our relationship with Turkey and potentially our troops in Iraq, we should bend over backwards not to alienate Israel. The situation is difficult for the United States,...

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Turkey Kicks It Up a Notch

Well, now Israel has done it. They have actually provoked Turkey to the point that they may start a war over this incident massacre: Turkey has threatened Israel with unprecedented action after Israeli forces attacked an aid...

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J Street Responds

Just a reminder, because they are constantly needed, that Jewish-American opinion is not whatever AIPAC says it is. J Street is deeply shocked and saddened by reports that at least 10 civilians have been killed and dozens more...

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