Author: BooMan

Hillary Thread

I know that a lot of people are disturbed by my antipathy for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Some see ugly or subconscious motivations, while others think my criticisms apply equally, or near equally, to the other candidates....

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Why We Should Do a Hand Recount in NH

The problem with our voting system is that many of the machines are not secure from hacking. It doesn’t matter whether you have a clean election or not, if a significant percentage of the people lack confidence in the...

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Edwards’ Message Is Not Resonating

We should be wary about putting too much stock in the New Hampshire exit polls, but the Edwards campaign needs to take a careful look at them. They tell a disturbing story, and indicate that Edwards’ voters are not the...

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One Thing to Expect in 2008

I didn’t do any of those 2007 retrospective or ‘what to expect in 2008′ types of diaries. So, here you go: Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year, prompting...

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Open Thread

I know Chris Matthews is from Philadelphia, but please don’t hold it against us. We do not like him. What’s your favorite Chris Matthews story? I’m out of pandas, so have a funny video:

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