Author: BooMan

Philip Terzian’s petulant Weekly Standard column, Slouching Towards Washington, is no less instructive for being petulant. His thesis, that the press always welcomes a shift from Republican to Democratic administration but...

On Tuesday, Democratic senators will vote by secret ballot on whether or not to strip Joe Lieberman of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. It’s a no-brainer. He should be stripped of...

It occurs to me that it might not be a productive idea to needlessly alienate people on the far left end of the spectrum if your goal is build an effective movement for progressive change. Your mileage may vary.

What’s that line? Never try to make someone understand something if their job depends on them not understanding it? That’s how I feel about conservatives like Bill Kristol and Nick Lowry, who want to lead the way out...

WTF? MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City is giving out free Viagra and other impotence drugs to men 70 and older. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the city is implementing the plan because sexuality “has a lot to do with quality of...