Author: BooMan

Your Wingnut Senator in the News

Ted Stevens: Sen. Stevens, who has served since 1968, has been caught up in a larger probe that included FBI raids last summer at offices of six Alaska legislators including Stevens’ son, Ben, who was then the president of...

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Open Thread

You’ve got to check a headline like this: Found: the giant lion-eating chimps of the magic forest. Pretty interesting stuff. Anybody into the new HBO show, John from Cincinnati?

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Cruising with National Review

Johann Hari did something truly brave. He went on a cruise sponsored by the National Review in order to see wingnuts in their natural habitat. From time to time, National Review – the bible of American conservatism – organises a...

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Down With That

Let’s see. The Iraqi prime minister says that we can leave his country any time we like and he’s down with that. Meanwhile, what passes for the Iraqi parliament is going on a month long vacation and Tony Snow says...

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Open Thread

Good weather is bad for blog traffic. If you haven’t been over to Open Left yet, you should check it out. They’re doing some very highbrow, interesting stuff. Paul Rosenberg’s piece today is outstanding. What...

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