Author: BooMan

David Broder: Man of the People

This is hysterical. From Greenwald, citing Radar Online: Beaming after the Columbia event, [Presidential candidate Mike] Gravel walks with [Newsweek’s Jonathan] Alter to a nearby Cuban restaurant for a late lunch. On the...

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Michael Nutter Surges Into the Lead

Michael Nutter is surging at just the right time. The latest Daily News/Keystone poll shows former City Councilman Michael Nutter with a commanding lead over the four other major candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary. The...

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Cheney Flies to Baghdad

Yochi J. Dreazen reports on the vice president’s trip to Baghdad. Vice President Dick Cheney’s surprise trip to Baghdad today was meant to deliver a tough message to the Iraqi government – put off your vacation plans and get...

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Bush Throws Down the Gauntlet

The President drops the veto bomb: President Bush would veto the new Iraq spending bill being developed by House Democrats because it includes unacceptable language restricting funding, White House press secretary Tony Snow said...

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Chris Carney and Hate Crimes

Howie Klein at firedoglake calls out Chris Carney (PA-10) for opposing the Hate Crimes Bill. Atrios makes him the wanker of the day. I understand. I really do. And I feel Klein’s pain that he feels he was misled. But, I...

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