Author: BooMan

Open Thread

From the Rubber Hose, things that are annoying. …who decided that fancy brands of tea bags should no longer have strings? it seems that the more expensive and highfalutin a teabag is, the less likely it is that it will...

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Those That Got Iraq Wrong

It’s really amusing to read Lincoln Chafee’s scolding NYT’s editorial, taking to task all the Senate’s presidential contenders for voting against the Levin Amendment to the Authorization for Use of...

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Christian Conservatives to Focus on Congress

Holy Shit, Democrats like to curse a lot. Maybe it’s because we’re all kind of pissed off? Nah. It couldn’t be that. It looks like a lot Republicans are kind of pissed off, too. They’re not happy with the...

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Some Joy in Mudville

The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play, And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A pall-like silence fell upon the...

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Cheney Unhinged

I don’t know what better evidence there could be that Dick Cheney has come unhinged than this: Who was the mystery official on Vice President Dick Cheney’s plane? There were plenty of clues about his identity if you...

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