Author: BooMan

Bunning is Exhibit A

Excellent news: Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), says that Senator Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) has placed a hold on all pending nominations now before the Senate. He says there are now “several...

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Casual Observation

I have never read a Mickey Kaus article. Ever. I must have started blogging too late. But I never cared about him and have never even followed a link to him. It’s been four years since I’ve even seen anyone...

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A Structural Advantage

I was watching MSNBC this morning and former Counselor to the President Dan Bartlett was on talking about the similarities between Bush’s failed effort to privatize Social Security and Obama’s current effort to pass...

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State of Health Care Reform Effort

I think the prospects for Obama signing a health care bill still look good, albeit not a slam-dunk by any means. But the Republicans have successfully whittled down the bill to a point that they can have some success in...

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Welcome to Washington

What Krugman should understand is that the White House social secretary is the most important person in Washington DC to the people who actually operate as journalists in DC. Plus, no one likes to hear that whole...

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