Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

Well, if there was any remaining doubt that the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is not a partner for health care reform, this ought to settle it.

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How to Kill Health Reform in 5 Easy Steps

Matthew Continetti of the Weekly Standard demonstrates how to kill health-care reform in five-easy steps. Step One: Get a small minority of people to throw a very loud hissy fit and then claim that they speak for the...

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Ousting Charlie Rangel

Charlie Rangel paid his dues to become the chairman of the powerful House Ways & Means committee. He was elected in 1970. He is now 79 years old. The Democrats use a rather strict seniority system, which meant that Rangel...

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A Kind of Pep Talk

This past month hasn’t really been very much fun for me as a blogger. It’s always difficult to find material when Congress is in recess. When the president goes on vacation, it just makes it harder. A few weeks ago I...

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