Author: BooMan

Trying to Learn Nothing from Iraq

One possible consequence of the disaster in Iraq is an America that is much less willing to intervene militarily in other areas of the world. In the short-run there are practical reasons for this: the military needs to be...

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Open Thread

One little known tidbit from Yearly Kos is that Fmr. Sen. Mike Gravel got his gold Cadillac towed from outside the hotel. His burly aide blamed it on the Secret Service and was annoyed that Hyatt management didn’t seem to...

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Romney’s Joke-O-Rama

Mitt Romney, parody of a man… Republican presidential contenders sparred over abortion on Sunday but generally agreed the United States must remain in Iraq as part of the war on terror. “Just come home,”...

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No Shame in a Shameless Congress

We should have known that publishing earmark ownership would lead to jealousy and other deadly sins. Eight months after Democrats vowed to shine light on the dark art of “earmarking” money for pet projects, many lawmakers say...

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