Author: BooMan

Frivolous Friday Open Thread

Here’s your assignment. Make a list in three columns. Then at the head of the columns, put ‘Nuisances’, ‘Annoyances’, ‘Shit that Pisses Me Off’. Try it…it’s...

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The Media and the Blogs

Believe it or not, there was a time before blogging existed. It was called the 1990’s and Bill Clinton was our president. In that era, the mainstream press debated whether or not Bill Clinton had one of his closest friends...

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Does the Meta Story Work for Hillary?

This may be significant, or it may not be significant. But Joe Klein notices an historical pattern in his pro-Hillary column in Time today. There have been six elections in which control of the presidency has switched parties...

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Jim Crow, Abortion, and Charles Krauthammer

(Minor editing by Steven D to place text below the fold) Look, I’m not a lawyer, so don’t hold me to that standard. I just want to talk about Charles Krauthammer, abortion, and the Commerce Clause. The Commerce...

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Help Maria Quinones-Sanchez Win Council

One of the fringe benefits of being a political blogger is that I get to meet people that are running for office and discuss issues with them. One of those politicians is Maria Quinones-Sanchez. She’s running for City...

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