Author: BooMan

Okay. Austin is hot. And it’s not hot in that dry-heat way that Las Vegas is hot. It’s kind of humid here and it’s about 100 degrees. The restaurants and bars keep a mist going through their fans until the sun...

Barack Obama has a 50-42 lead in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, but he has some weaknesses. While 56 percent of respondents said Obama knows enough about world affairs to be a good president, 72 percent said so about...

MoDo weighs in on ComedyGate: At first blush, it would seem to be a positive for Obama that he is hard to mock. But on second thought, is it another sign that he’s trying so hard to be perfect that it’s stultifying? Or that...

If I was a historically weak president, I’d seek to hide that weakness. If Congress was set to pass something over my objections, I’d agree to it and take credit for it. Of course, I mean this within reason. If...

I’m headed to Austin, Texas tomorrow afternoon. I haven’t been to Texas since 1993. I’ve never been to Austin but I hear a lot of good things about it and I’m looking forward to the trip. If the mood...