Author: BooMan

Frivolous Friday Open Thread

In the United States at this time liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition. For it is the plain fact that nowadays there are no conservative or reactionary ideas in general circulation. This...

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Senate

1. Lamar Alexander- Born 07/03/1940. Conservative Rating: 71.5 (30th). Lamar Alexander is serving his first term in the Senate and he will be 68 years old on election day in 2008. He has not really distinguished himself in his...

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DOJ Inspector General Report Today

David Johnston and Eric Lipton have a scoop in the New York Times about an upcoming report by the Justice Department’s Inspector General. It deals with the FBI’s use of ‘national security letters’....

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Bad News

I wish my friend John Popper was less in love with firearms. Blues Traveler singer and harmonica player John Popper was arrested after the vehicle he was riding in was clocked going 111 mph, the Washington State Patrol said...

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Bush Jets Off to Brazil

Since our fearless leader has debarked for Brazil, I thought I’d rehash an old article from Der Spiegel. It was Condoleezza Rice, national security advisor, who helped her boss out of the embarassing situation. During a...

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