Author: BooMan

Dems Keep Showing Their Cards

Whether you are a politician or a political activist there can be a real tension between acting as an advocate and acting as a pundit. To put this another way, sometimes telling the truth about what you think will happen can...

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Open Thread

To whom it applies, Happy Passover! And happy Opening Day for all the baseball fans. And enjoy the big showdown tonight between Ohio State and Florida. What else is there to talk about? Well, we have a new exciting front-pager....

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Entering a Silly Season

With Congress out on spring break it is now silly season. The press will revert to meta issues with a vengeance. This morning it seems to be all about the quarterly earnings of the various Democratic candidates. Well, that and...

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Feingold/Reid Stand and Fight

Things have truly shifted. Harry Reid has decided to call the President’s bluff. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER COSPONSORS FEINGOLD BILL TO REDEPLOY TROOPS FROM IRAQ April 2, 2007 Washington D.C. -­ U.S. Senator Russ Feingold...

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Hillary and the DLC

Back in April 2001, Robert Dreyfuss wrote and excellent article in The American Prospect on how the DLC goes about their business. I want to quote a big chunk of it here so people can get a sense for what the DLC is really all...

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