Author: BooMan

A Policy of 100 Years in Iraq

I know it’s hard to understand, but the threat of terrorism isn’t like the threat of losing an election. You can win 70% of the vote, but if 5% of the population is unreconciled to your victory and is willing to...

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Tim Russert Had a Fatal Heart Attack

It’s on the front of the NYT’s right now, but no details yet. He was 58 years old. Update [2008-6-13 15:52:39 by BooMan]: From wiki: Early reports state that Russert died of an apparent heart attack while recording a...

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More on Regional Realignment

Expanding on my earlier piece, The New Southern Populism, one sign of a realignment is that one party starts winning elections in places where it is not supposed to win elections. Another sign is that candidates emerge that...

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