Author: BooMan

Same Old, Same Old

This is the problem facing any president who attempts to show even a limited amount of tough love to Israel. It might seem like I’m tough on Israel or even favor the Palestinians in their dispute with Israel. But that is...

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Obama Beats All Comers

Polls this far out from the 2012 presidential election mean very little, but it’s instructive to look at what CNN found in the current state of play: The poll shows Obama topping Romney 53 percent to 45 percent, beating...

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Casual Observation

So, in a true shocker, the Republicans have come out against financial reforms and are using pure Frank Luntz-developed language to make their arguments. Even as they sound populist and anti-banker, they’re really just...

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Another Lieberman Betrayal

Joe Lieberman thanks God that the Republicans are doing well at the polls and seem poised to make significant gains in the midterm elections. Now, I wonder why Mr. Lieberman is willing to make remarks like that. I can see how it...

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Actually, Not Such a Bad Idea

My first reaction to reading that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs might replace David Axelrod as chief presidential strategist was that it was an insane idea. But then I began to examine why I felt that way. And I...

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