Author: BooMan

Mitt Romney tried to explain his Mormon faith today but he didn’t get into any theological detail. That’s okay by me. I don’t expect Jews, Catholics, Muslims, or Buddhists to explain their theological beliefs...

Hearing that the CIA has erased tapes of their interviews with Abu Zubaydah jostled a few dormant brain cells. I remembered a Gerald Posner article about Zubaydah’s interview, and I remembered thinking it stunk worse than...

According to a Pew Hispanic Center poll, the Republicans have lost all the support among Hispanics that they gained early in Bush’s first term. Hispanics are returning to the Democratic Party after several years of...

The latest from Joe Klein brings something to mind. Colonel Lucas: Your mission is to proceed up the Nung River in a Navy patrol boat. Pick up Colonel Kurtz’s path at Nu Mung Ba, follow it and learn what you can along the...

Take a look at the seniority on the House Foreign Affairs Committee: Chairman Tom Lantos (DEM-CA-12th) Rep. Howard Berman (DEM-CA-28th) Rep. Gary Ackerman (DEM-NY-5th) Del. Eni Faleomavaega (DEM-AS-At-Large) Rep. Donald Payne...