Author: BooMan

September 24th

I’m busy today with errands and chores.  I just wanted to check in and ask who is going to be in Washington DC this weekend?  I’m still trying to lock down my arrangements, but I expect to be there and to...

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Petulant Lott Considers Retirement

Poor Trent Lott. With his home destroyed he may decide not to run for reelection. Among the factors tempting him to call it quits: His career in Congress has already crested, and Hurricane Katrina destroyed his family home...

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On My Birthday: Looking Back

I wish I still had all my old emails from 1999-2000 where I made arguments against voting for George W. Bush. Over and over again, I argued that Bush would be a total disaster for this country, that it was insane to elect...

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Saying No to Roberts

The NYT Editorial Board comes out against confirming Roberts: If he is confirmed, we think there is a chance Mr. Roberts could be a superb chief justice. But it is a risk. We might be reluctant to roll the dice even for a...

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