Author: BooMan

Open Thread

Is there a war on in Iraq? I haven’t seen anything about it on my television recently. I was thinking maybe there was a peace treaty signed or some kind of armistice, or something…

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The Cold War Has Started Up Again

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave a speech at the United Nations. The press is going to focus on the fact that he called George W. Bush ‘the Devil’ and ignore everything else he said. That’s understandable,...

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I’m No Jew, I Eat Ham

George Allen recently discovered that his maternal grandfather was Jewish. Gasp!! But don’t worry. Speaking with The Times-Dispatch, Allen said the disclosure is “just an interesting nuance to my background.”...

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Is Torture Christian?

Hilzoy comments on Bill Frist’s latest moves: Wow. After all sorts of unspeakable bills have passed the Senate under his leadership, here is where Bill Frist is finally going draw the line: he will not allow limitations on...

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FBI: DC Corruption at All-Time High

James Gordon Meek reports in the New York Daily News: There is so much political corruption on Capitol Hill that the FBI has had to triple the number of squads investigating lobbyists, lawmakers and influence peddlers, the Daily...

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