Author: BooMan

Open Thread

08-19-89 Greek Theatre, U. of California, Berkeley, Ca. (Sat) 1: Let the Good Times Roll, Jack Straw, We Can Run…, Tennessee Jed, It’s All Over Now, Loser, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Box Of...

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Turks Reserve Right to Invade Iraq

Turkey is a very close ally and a member of NATO. The Kurds of Iraq are our best friends there and their region is the only part of Iraq that can be said to be secure and prospering. Right? Not so fast. We’ve got a big...

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Bill Kristol’s Boneless Wonders

There is probably no single unelected, unappointed individual more responsible for our current mess in Iraq than William Kristol. Is he apologetic about it? Certainly not. At least publicly, he shows no remorse. It’s...

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Sen. DeMint Saves Earmark Reform

If you have heard the term ‘earmarking’ but don’t really know exactly what it means, here is the Wikipedia definition. In the United States legislative appropriations process, Congress has, within the powers...

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A Theory on the Escalation

Bill Nelson and Jim Webb sit on both the Foreign Relations and the Armed Services committees. Yesterday they questioned Condi Rice as part of Joe Biden’s Foreign Relations committee. Today they questioned Robert Gates and...

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