Author: BooMan

Serious Questions

There is a large segment of the blogosphere that has been arguing behind the scenes against showing any receptivity to compromise on health care, even in the analysis we do, because they think we have have the Republicans and...

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Understanding the Prize

Probably no later than when it became obvious that Saddam Hussein’s Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction, but definitely by the time that we saw the pictures from Abu Ghraib prison, I got the sense that if we were...

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Frivolous Friday Open Thread

I’m off to spend some time with one of my brothers and my parental units. I am putting the donation button up because it’s only through your support that I am able to keep this blog running. I hope that I have been...

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What If…

…the Scandinavians were conservatives? How might the Nobel Prizes be awarded differently? I think they might look something like this: Physics- Rep. Joe Barton of Texas for raising skepticism about the theory of plate...

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Rangel’s Chair Should Be Suspended

As I have said before, I like Charlie Rangel. He served his country in the Korean War and he has represented the people of Harlem ably for three decades. He’s charming. He’s witty. He had a great sense of humor....

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