Author: BooMan

As if the 109th Congress were not enough of a failure, they are now contemplating passing on their responsibility to pass 13 appropriations bills that are needed to fund the operations of the federal government to the 110th...

Swopa wisely explains why the Baker Commission doesn’t matter. Go read it. Long story short, the Shiites are not alarmed at the prospect of an all-out civil war that they think they can win. They won’t compromise....

I really enjoyed reading the New York Times’ profile of Jon Tester. A Senator that only makes $20,000 a year? What is this country coming to?

Reading over the post-election analysis of both the old media and the blogs, I see a basic superficiality of analysis. To me, the shallowness comes in a lack of understanding of the dynamics of power and where power actually...

From the Political Wire: During the past year, the Chicago Tribune had “exclusive access to the strategy sessions, private fundraisers and other moments that shaped the Democratic victory” in taking control of the...