Author: BooMan

Open Thread

Quote for the day: “The sad thing is Blue Cross gladly took my high premiums and the first time I filed a claim and was suspected of having cancer they searched high and low for a reason to cancel me. There is a nurse who...

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The President’s Surveillance Program

I like the fact that the illegal warrantless electronic surveillance program is now referred to as the President’s Surveillance Program in official government documents. To be completely accurate, the PSP was broader than...

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But, They Want Me Dead

There is one obvious advantage to our system of employer-provided health care. Working people are our healthiest people. They have the strongest immune systems, for one thing. It isn’t until people reach near-retirement...

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David Brooks’ Strange Tale

I don’t know if David Brooks had a couple of drinks at lunch or not, but he went on MSNBC this afternoon and claimed that he had once sat through an entire dinner with a Republican U.S. Senator’s hand in his lap....

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