Author: BooMan

House Fails to Override Veto

The House failed (220-203) to override the President’s veto. You can compare the roll call to the original vote (218-212). Not much of interest changed. Wayne Gilchrest and Walter Jones remain the only two Republicans to...

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Bush Vetoes Iraq War Funding

Surprise surprise: WASHINGTON – President Bush vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq Tuesday night in a historic showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular and costly war should end or escalate. It was...

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Jonathan Chait on the Blogosphere

Jonathan Chait’s opus on the blogosphere is behind a subscription firewall at The New Republic. That’s a shame because he put a lot of effort into it and it has some interesting points. Unfortunately, he mistakes the...

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Open Thread

I’m off to get x-rays on my blogging paw. Don’t forget to celebrate Mission Accomplished Day!! It’s like an early Memorial Day, only with codpieces.

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Great Moments in Punditry

From LexisNexis (May 2nd, 2003): CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: I’m Chris Matthews, let’s play HARDBALL. We’ll have all the political news in the second half-hour. But first, “The Big “Story tonight, Scott...

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