Author: BooMan

Wanker of the day? Chuck Schumer: The most amazing quote was from chief Mukasey supporter Chuck Schumer, who, before voting for him, said that Mukasey is “wrong on torture — dead wrong.” Marvel at that phrase:...

We’ve never had a durable ruling majority party in this country that didn’t include the Jim Crow south. The Democratic ruling majority of the 20th century began in 1932, when the Democrats picked up a staggering 97...

Sen. Chuck Hagel gave a speech today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). It was a good speech. Take a look as he itemizes the recent successes in Bush’s foreign policy. “Over the last few...

“It’s all about law and order, and the damn Negro-Puerto Rican groups out there.” -Richard Nixon, 1968. A blueprint for the Guiliani campaign?

I’ve noticed a sharp uptick in cynicism in the blogosphere. It is usually expressed in two ways. Readers make comments expressing the sentiment that there is no difference between the parties and they make predictions that...