Author: BooMan

I think Sen. Maria Cantwell is basically correct. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner served a useful purpose in calming the financial markets, but he’s of no further use to us. He’s part of the culture that caused this...

When I was in Austin for the 2008 Netroots Nation conference, I attended a reception with somewhere around three dozen Democratic candidates for office. Some were running in local Texas races. One was running in a primary...

It’s odd that more people are talking about a special election to the House of Representatives in upstate New York than are talking about the governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia. I guess it is because the...

Progressivism is, to some degree, a manifestation of dissatisfaction with the status quo. It’s also a belief that things can be made better through better governance. Conservatism is a bit more complicated. It comes in two...

Down two games to one in the World Series, the Phillies are taking a huge chance by not pitching their ace, Cliff Lee, on three days rest. Unless there are rainouts, this means Lee will only be able to pitch in Game Five....