Author: BooMan

Obama Reaches Out to Iran

Iran’s response was tepid. It didn’t help that Shimon Peres sent his own message that called for the toppling of the Iranian government. What do you think?

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Catching the Populist Wave

Nate Silver documented how the left-wing blogosphere launched the AIG bonus story into orbit, much to the detriment of President Obama and the Democratic Party. Which might put the following more in perspective. Seventy-three...

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Was That Law Legal?

Did the House pass an ex post facto law this afternoon when it imposed a 90% tax on bonuses for people employed by TARP-fed corporations? A lot of people seem to think so, but I think the matter was settled in 1994 with the...

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House Passes 90% Tax on Bonuses

The House of Representatives just passed by a vote of 328-93 a law to tax bonuses at a 90% rate for employees that work at corporations that have received $5 billion or more in bailout funds. The bill is retroactive to the...

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