Author: BooMan

Philly Machine vs. Lefty Blogosphere

I’ve written about this before, but the progressives in Philadelphia have been involved in an insurgency to take over some of our Wards and to throw out some of the machine politicians. Our very own front-pager here,...

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CBS News: Schieffer Out, Couric In

Outside the Beltway ponders the meaning of Katie Couric taking over the chair once held by Cronkite and Rather. Is this rank sexism, or is Couric’s hiring really indicative of the lowering of standards for network news?...

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Take My Donkey, Please

I am a Democrat, but this is ridiculous: A textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to...

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Open Thread

Kramer: What’s today? Newman: It’s Thursday. Kramer: Really? Feels like Tuesday. Newman: Tuesday has no feel. Monday has a feel, Friday has a feel, Sunday has a feel…. Kramer: I feel Tuesday and...

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The Quotable Tom DeLay

Jesus helped DeLay take a good mugshot. “I said a little prayer before I actually did the fingerprint thing, and the picture,” he said. “My prayer was basically: ‘Let people see Christ through me. And let...

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