Author: BooMan

Stop Flinching at Bipartisanship

Glenn Greenwald goes to great lengths this morning to demonstrate that the American people do not crave bipartisanship. He points out that a recent New York Times poll (.pdf) indicates that the people want (by a 56%-39% margin)...

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Obama’s Fiscal Responsibility Summit

I don’t know if you watched any coverage of today’s Fiscal Responsibility Summit but it was remarkable. Obama made some opening statements and then the invitees broke up into working groups. There were groups for...

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The Basic Irrationality of GOP Ideology

One of the problems facing the Republicans is that they have contradictory impulses. For example, they’re opposed to using taxpayer dollars for pretty much anything, whether that is expanding unemployment benefits or...

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On Rahm’s Style

I wouldn’t say I have a love/hate relationship with Rahm Emanuel. It’s more like admire/dislike. I think, for example, that he was one of the most effective and successful DCCC chairman in history. He worked his butt...

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