Author: BooMan

Four or 100 More Years in Iraq

John McCain and Dick Cheney are in Iraq talking about another 100 years: Al-Maliki said he and the vice president discussed ongoing negotiations over a long-term security agreement between the two countries that would replace...

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On Rev. Wright and the Obama Campaign

I’m back from my mini-vacation. I’m glad I took some time off, as this nominating process has been a grind. Newswise it doesn’t look like I missed much. It was a very tough couple of cycles for the Obama...

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Open Thread

[Samuel] Adams stated that citizens should not get too caught up in the respect given to people in high positions, or the praise given to leaders. “This has led millions into such a degree of dependence and...

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Open Thread

It sucks to be a Republican: “It’s no mystery,” said Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.). “You have a very unhappy electorate, which is no surprise, with oil at $108 a barrel, stocks down a few thousand...

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NYT’s Slams Bush on FISA

When the Bush administration began I didn’t have much faith that they would make good decisions but I never expected to see the editorial board of the New York Times become so unflinchingly vituperative in response. They...

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