Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

No, Josh, you have it exactly right. If you want to make people furious, make them buy something they can’t afford and make the budget deficit astronomically worse at the same time. That’s the brilliant plan. But,...

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Casual Observation

E.J. Dionne is right. The Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down the ban of direct corporate donations to political campaigns. We have enough corporate money washing around our political system already, and most reform...

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Gaming Out September

The reason that I am hoping the Democrats push the health care bill through the budget reconciliation process is simple. We can get a better health care bill at the 51-vote (including Biden) threshold than we can get at the...

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Labor Day Weekend Thread

It’s that time of the month again when all the bills come due. I need your assistance to be able stick it out through the fall and cover the effort to get a real health reform bill passed with a public option. It’s...

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Arming the World

I’m proud to be an American, cuz at least I know I am arming the world for battle: WASHINGTON — Despite a recession that knocked down global arms sales last year, the United States expanded its role as the world’s leading...

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