Author: BooMan

It Isn’t Easy to Imperialize the Populace

The following excerpt is from Bill Kristol’s New York Times editorial today. It’s actually almost an aside in an essay that is about John McCain, but it struck me when I read it. Is this how you view the conservative...

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Take Time Out to Contact Congress on FISA

Here is the ACLU Factsheet on telecom immunity-related FISA amendments. Debate will begin at 2pm. Right now there are no FISA-related votes scheduled for today, although that could change. It’s extremely important that we...

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It’s Looking Great for Obama

I’ll confess that I had a bout of irrational exuberance just prior to the New Hampshire primary when the polls showed Barack Obama with a healthy lead. I was stunned when Clinton pulled out a narrow victory there. But it...

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Clintons Resort to Push-Polling

I’m still waiting to read a story about Obama, or Edwards, or Dodd, or Biden, or Richardson, or Kucinich, or Gravel doing goddamn push-polling. I keep reading about the Clintons push-polling, but they seem to be the only...

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