Author: BooMan

Serious Thought

Yeah, there is basically no way that the president can pass his climate change agenda through the Senate. None. I don’t even know if he can muster 50 votes for it. Probably not. But, if he can quietly round up 50 votes, I...

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Empty Vessel Punditry

William Daley and David Broder demonstrate a frustrating lack of specificity when the advocate that the Obama administration tack to the center to avoid crippling electoral losses in the midterm elections. Daley says this: All...

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Casual Observations

We’re still waiting for the baby around these cabinish parts, but we’re glad to learn someone realized it was a bad idea to court-martial female soldiers for getting pregnant. At least they were planning on punishing...

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The Anti-Corporatist Movement

I want to talk about a losing ideological battle that is being waged on the left in this country by a group of people that I will call (non-pejoratively) “anti-corporatists.” They are hypercritical of the TARP...

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The Anti-Corporatist Movement

I want to talk about a losing ideological battle that is being waged on the left in this country by a group of people that I will call (non-pejoratively) “anti-corporatists.” They are hypercritical of the TARP...

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