Author: BooMan

In Response to Armando

Big Tent Democrat (aka Armando) takes exception to my piece on 11-Dimensional chess. Apparently, he coined the term (or claims to, anyway). Now, Armando’s thesis is that to the extent the public option is still alive it is...

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It’s At Least 11-Dimensional Chess

I, too, have been irritated with the growing currency of the derisive term 11-Dimensional Chess. The term is used to dismiss the possibility that there is a rhyme and reason behind Obama’s strategies (particularly on...

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The Powder is Good and Dry

With over 500 amendments to wade through and each amendment taking about an hour to debate, the Senate Finance Committee is never going to complete their mark-up of the health care bill unless chairman Max Baucus brings the...

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How Right-Wing is Congress?

From the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll: Wow. Those tea parties really did lasting damage, didn’t they? So, if you want to know just how owned by corporations our Congress is, you can now do accurate calculations....

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