Author: BooMan

Holy Joe on the Ropes

JTA reports on Lieberman’s Jewish problem. Jewish fund-raisers canvassed by JTA said they favored Lieberman — even those who profoundly disagree with him on Iraq. But an internal Democratic poll of Connecticut Jews...

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Be Afraid

Be afraid, be very afraid. Terrorists, brilliant terrorists, wanted to flood the financial district of Manhattan by blowing up the Holland Tunnel. Not kidding. You can read the whole story about how we got the Lebanese...

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Terrorism and Urban Crime

This week’s Philadelphia Weekly has an article about a neighborhood that is not too far from where I live. It is actually closer to my old house than it is to my new apartment. I like Kia Gregory’s writing; she does...

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Judge Slaps Down Lying DeLay

Whoot!!: A federal judge ruled today that Republicans cannot replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the ballot for the 22nd Congressional District race. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, a Republican appointee, ruled that DeLay...

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