Author: BooMan

I wonder if anyone can pinpoint the moment when David Broder became a Republican hack. That was definitely not my original impression of him. He was always somewhat reserved in his advocacy, but he tended to advocate for things...

The Washington Post wastes more opinion space by allowing Kathleen Parker to pontificate on the relative popularity of civility. Apparently, we’re no more uncivil than any other generation of Americans, but bloggers and...

Hey, I promise that if you elect me to Congress that I won’t ever take language from any lobbyist and use it on the House floor or enter it into the Congressional Record. I can think and speak for myself. In fact, I...

Why not just call them bedwetters, Jerry? “I invite any of my colleagues who say that they are afraid to bring detainees into the United States to face trial to come to New York and see how we handle them.” –...

While working as Hau Nghia province representative for USAID in 1965, retired Lt. Col. John Paul Vann wrote the following letter to General Robert York: If it were not for the fact that Vietnam is but a pawn in the larger...