Author: BooMan

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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Open Thread

I don’t know why Saturday Night Live sucks so much, do you? Are there no talented comedic actors left in North America? Or is it no talented comedic writers? My favorite SNL skit is still Phil Hartman’s impersonation...

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Musharraf Opens His Big Fat Mouth

The General certainly has an enlightened view of rape: Mr Musharraf told the Washington Post that Pakistan should not be singled out on rape issues as other countries had the same problems. “You must understand the...

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