Author: BooMan

Frivolous Friday Open Thread

Anyone remember Disco Demolition Day? I was brought up to believe that Disco sucked, too. But I was so wrong. It was the only rational response to double-digit interest rates.

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GOP Depends on its Racists

Is Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) making sense? …Graham said the GOP will never be a national party until it changes course on immigration and improves its relationship with young people, who voted overwhelmingly for Barack...

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Ecological Apocalypse in the Gulf

What are the chances that British Petroleum and Transocean will pay us back for the staggering costs of cleaning up the mess from their exploded oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico? The Washington Post reports that the oil is already...

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America Likes the Arizona Bill

While a lot of polling shows a quite tolerant attitude towards undocumented workers, Gallup shows how meaningless those results can be. Most Americans have heard about Arizona’s tough new immigration law, and they...

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On Charlie Crist’s Caucus Choice

Florida Governor Charlie Crist will announce today that he is leaving the Republican Party and will seek a U.S. Senate seat as an independent. Chris Cillizza is correct in making the following observations: Which side will he...

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