Author: BooMan

GOP: Crumbling Resolve

According to Chuck Schumer the Democrats are currently ‘ahead’ in five senate races and ‘even or close’ in six more. And Schumer sees five additional races where we’re “not close yet, but they’re...

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So the Public is Stupid and Ill-Informed

One thing political scientists, and a lot of other people, don’t seem to understand is that representative government is not the best possible system of government because the majority of the voting public is...

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Top Priorities: Urban Policy and Poverty

I took a look at your wish list for Obama’s first session as president and it mainly came down to a few themes: 1. A universal health care system (preferably single payer). 2. Green economy/Energy Bill 3. Jobs program,...

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NJ-03: Desperate Tactics

Republican congressional candidate Chris Myers has a little problem understanding English. In this case, the problem is that Myers doesn’t understand the second meaning of ‘foot soldier’. The first meaning is...

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Serious Question

What’s your number one priority for an Obama presidency? Should he do health care first? A green energy policy? An infrastructure/jobs program? Tackle housing/banking reform? If you could list three bills in order of...

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