Author: BooMan

What’s better? The Godfather, or The Godfather II?

Mark Danner has two articles in today’s New York Times about the International Red Cross’s confidential report (which he obtained) on the treatment of terrorist suspects at CIA black sites. The longer article is in...

So far, the Obama administration has been blessed with a relatively calm set of foreign policy challenges, but that may be changing in Pakistan. LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan’s opposition leader defied house arrest on Sunday...

I’ve made this point before, but it’s worth documenting. On March 10th, the Senate voted 62-35 to invoke cloture on the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009. Eight Republicans voted for cloture and three Democrats...

Fred Barnes makes a point: Moderate Democrats aren’t a tough breed, but they’ve begun to question many of Obama’s policies. They don’t strike fear in Pelosi’s heart. But if their ranks swell, they...