Author: BooMan

A Piece of Higher Broderism

[Steven and I posted Broder critiques within minutes of each other. Here’s mine] This morning we are graced with an exquisite piece of Higher Broderism. Rarely does David Broder soar to similar heights in crafting the...

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To Surge or Not to Surge

Let’s just say for the sake of argument that we made a mistake invading Iraq. Since Iraq didn’t have any weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein didn’t even control all the area within his country, he...

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Open Thread

BT gets a mention at the Chris Dodd blog. They should be answering more of your questions soon. What’s on your mind?

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Creeping Fascism or Just a Simple Dictatorship?

Sometime in early 1992 I was driving alone from Los Angeles to see some friends and celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. I remember a particular stretch of Interstate 10 as I passed down from the mountains of Las Cruces into the...

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Rather Fight Iran or Impeach President?

I’m no Nostradamus, but even I could see this coming. The administration, conscious of its low credibility, believes it has gone out of its way to convince doubters that Iran is not Iraq all over again. “No, no, no,...

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