Author: BooMan

Open Thread

I’m hearing rumors that Trent Lott is quitting because he has a Larry Craig-like problem. Actually, I’m hearing rumors from disparate sources and I am not sure what to believe. Meanwhile, Lott has another problem. If...

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Cheney Has a Heart Problem

From the AP Wire: Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, experienced an irregular heartbeat Monday and will be evaluated at George Washington University Hospital. The condition was detected when Cheney...

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Lott’s Unethical, Barely Legal Resignation

If the quagmire in Iraq was the main reason that the nation tossed Congress to the Democrats in 2006, ethical lapses certainly had a strong secondary role. Senate law number one this year was the Legislative Transparency and...

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Socialized Medicine is Kooky

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch wrote an excellent piece in the Washington Post yesterday that explains the appeal of Ron Paul and also predicts, I think accurately, that the party that takes up the banner of civil liberties and...

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A Klansman for U.S. Senate

One of the more disturbing things about Ron Paul’s presidential campaign is how it is bringing to light a tremendous amount of overt racism. I don’t know how much is the responsibility of Paul, who isn’t...

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