Author: BooMan

VeepStakes Thread

In the game of Veepstakes speculation there are still potential candidates below most people’s radar. For example, a certain governor of Oklahoma recently took time out for a quiet trip to Turkey, paid for by by the...

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The Great Oil & Gas Game

If you want some idea why the Western Energy Corporations, with the full backing of the foreign policy establishment, pushed so hard for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, look no further than this Q & A with the New York...

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Open Thread

I’m exhausted today for some reason. I wanted to do a piece on the tea leaves for the VP that we can read from the convention speaking lineup. But I think I need a nap instead. Thus, I refer you to fivethirtyeight’s...

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Understanding MoDo

I still run into old friends occasionally that not only think Maureen Dowd is a good columnist but that she is a liberal and uses her column to advocate for the Left. Without fail, these friends are busy people that have not...

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Understanding MoDo

I still run into old friends occasionally that not only think Maureen Dowd is a good columnist but that she is a liberal and uses her column to advocate for the Left. Without fail, these friends are busy people that have not...

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