Author: BooMan

I wrote a diary earlier today called What is Dodd Doing?, where I laid out some of the procedural rules related to Sen. Dodd’s decision to put a ‘hold’ on any FISA bill that includes retroactive immunity for...

I think it is time to explain what Chris Dodd (D-CT) is doing. I hear a lot of people applauding him and a lot of people demonizing Harry Reid (R-NV), but not a lot of understanding about the details. The Senate likes to operate...

I agree with this. h/t to Cliff Schecter.

Running for president takes a lot of money and a successful candidate will inevitably wind up raising cash from some questionable sources. This morning there are two articles about where Hillary Clinton is getting her cash. And...

Chris Dodd tries to put a stop to warrantless wiretapping and retroactive immunity for telecommunications corporations, and David Ignatius has an instant answer: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen is paid to think about the unthinkable. As the...