Author: BooMan

These People Are Effing Crazy

It’s hard to exaggerate the size of the gulf between what Democrats are willing to do to stop the Republican agenda and what the Republicans are willing to do to stop the Democratic agenda. I mean, let’s leave aside...

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Casual Observation

I don’t know if a Republican House of Representatives would impeach Obama, but they’d surely reprise the government shutdown. Something to focus the mind as the midterms approach.

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Serious Question

If you had the power, which U.S. Senator would you clone? Update [2010-3-24 14:25:3 by BooMan]: For your wingnut friends, the White House just sent over an analysis of what health care reform will do district by district and...

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What Next, and the Path Forward

Now that health care reform has passed the Democrats are arguing amongst themselves about how ambitious they should be in the remainder of this Congress. As Pelosi told the president during the health care debate, it’s...

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Unfinished Business

This is touching: The political odyssey of health care reform in many ways is the story of Ted Kennedy, and as President Obama signed the historic bill into law Tuesday, Kennedy’s gravesite was a place of quiet celebration...

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