Author: BooMan

Live and Let Live

The more I read about the Religious Right in this country, the more I think that Karl Marx had it wrong about religion being the opiate of the people. I don’t think it calms them, and I don’t think it puts them to...

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Midterms Preview

I wonder if this is a bluff: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said in a press briefing at the Ronald Reagan Republican Center today that his party will offer repeated points of order on the Senate floor challenging the legitimacy of...

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On Eric Massa

Here’s a story I haven’t told because I didn’t think it was something that would be helpful. When I was in Pittsburgh for the Netroots Nation conference, I shared an elevator with Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), who is...

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Living Without Health Insurance

I personally do not have health insurance because I cannot afford it. But our family’s health insurance went up 39% this year, and that was before we added a baby to the mix. Just as the President describes, we got a...

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