Author: BooMan

You’ll probably be shocked to learn that the prototypically-cracker governor of Mississippi, Republican Haley Barbour, thinks that concerns about commemorating the Confederacy “don’t amount to...

The sports teams I root for are a reflection of where I grew up and what teams were on my television for me to watch. So, I root for New York teams (excluding the ‘ets’* and Islanders) because I grew up in the New...

Even though these types of polls don’t mean much, the results of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference presidential straw poll are still interesting. Newt Gingrich 18% (321) Mike Huckabee 4% Gary Johnson 1% Sarah...

You know, I think it’s pretty clear that I belong to the wrong party: She was a 25-year-old junior staffer when the Florida Republican Party gave her an American Express card. Over the next 2½ years, nearly $1.3 million in...

Where do all these people come from who actually seem to root for the oil and gas industries? I mean, I like indoor lighting and heat as much as anyone. But my self-worth isn’t wrapped up in record corporate profits. And I...