Author: BooMan

PA-06: The Ugly Side of Politics

Two times in a row the Democratic establishment tried to foist a Philadelphia journalist on the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania’s Sixth District. The first was Larry Platt, the editor of Philadelphia Magazine, who wrote...

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The New Senate Doesn’t Work

Matt Bai has an interesting take on Tuesday’s elections and what they mean for the national parties. His number one take-away is that the elections demonstrated that Obama’s insurgent campaign was no fluke. The...

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Corporatist Democrats and Blanche Lincoln

Financial law is very complicated. I understand that. There are all kinds of interlocking pieces, and small changes in law can have big unintended consequences. Something might seem like a good idea but actually would create all...

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The Sky is Blue

Rand Paul is against segregation in public spaces but has no problem with discrimination in hiring or the workplace. At least he’s honest. And Stormfront deserves representation, too. I’ve been warning progressives...

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Your Dysfunctional Senate

Meanwhile, the Senate just failed to invoke cloture on the Wall Street reforms bill in a 57-42 vote. That’s fine with me, but it proves once again that the Senate can’t do anything. Maybe they will lose their...

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