Author: BooMan

Open Thread

I had a deer tick bite a couple weeks ago and I was hoping that it wouldn’t develop into lyme disease. Alas, I’ve had no such luck. I’ve got all the symptoms now and will begin taking powerful antibiotics...

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Open Thread

Okay, so the Saudi Ambassador skipped out of town with scarcely a kiss goodbye and the President announced that he can’t make a decision about Iraq before the new year. Put them together and I have a feeling that the U.S....

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Wingnut of the Day

Ever wonder why some people are gay? Thanks to James Rutz we have an answer. It’s soy products. Now, I’m a health-food guy, a fanatic who seldom allows anything into his kitchen unless it’s organic. I state my...

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Fred Hiatt: Apologist for Pinochet

Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba on February 16, 1959. Castro hired a public relations firm and, between April 15th and 26th, he visited the United States. Dwight Eisenhower refused to meet with him. On May 17th, Castro...

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U.S./Saudi Rift?

Something bad is going on in Saudi Arabia. Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, flew out of Washington yesterday after informing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and his staff that he...

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