Author: BooMan

An old dear friend of mine sent me this this morning, and I think it is critical that we discuss it. Paris Hilton has posted a link on her myspace to a petition for “all fans and supporters and all that are outraged by...

Carpetbagger notes: Most lists of the worst Americans in U.S. history include Nathan Bedford Forrest near the top. That’s what happens when someone creates the KKK to terrorize freed slaves and their allies, after taking up arms...

Jonathan Weisman and Thomas E. Ricks report on the new Democratic war funding strategy in the House. House Democratic leaders are coming together around legislation that would fund the war through September but would withhold...

Responding to the theory that you can’t really represent poor people and tackle poverty if you live in a big house and splurge on haircuts: “Would it have been better if I had done well and didn’t care?”...

Ari Berman reminds us: Furthermore, few Democratic consultants so consistently and publicly advocate an ideology that perfectly complements their corporate clients. Every election cycle [Hillary Clinton’s chief lobbyist...