Author: BooMan

Party Bosses are Full of It

From the Wall Street Journal (subscription only) via Raw Story: The Connecticut showdown comes at a time when the Democratic Party is struggling to reposition itself after successive presidential-election losses. For all its...

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Lamont: The Long Road Back

Some good stuff to read: Letter from an American in Ramallah and Tom Hayden’s Democrats Pull Down Party Pillar Supporting Iraq War. But I am going to concentrate on E.J. Dionne’s A Primary Lesson for Lieberman....

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Fidel Castro Turns Country Over to Brother

President Fidel Castro has suffered severe intestinal bleeding and has been forced to submit to emergency surgery. His brother Raul Castro has assumed control of the country. Castro fainted during a speech in 2001 and fell and...

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Conyers Has a New Report

John Conyers has a new report called the Constitution in Crisis. This is a preview of next year’s reckoning: The laws implicated by the Administration’s actions include federal laws against making false statements to...

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Note to Al Hunt: You Don’t Get It

Al Hunt, you’re a wanker. Here’s how you described Lieberman: The 64-year-old incumbent’s considerable charm, genuine humor and independent integrity are assets in his home state as well as among political...

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