Author: BooMan

Where I Live

I live in Philly. Most of you know that. If you want to know why I live in Philly, well this pretty much sums it up: “We got priced out of Manhattan, and we moved to Brooklyn,” said John Schmersal, 32, of the...

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Michael Wolff on the Media and Rove

Michael Wolff has a fabulous piece in the September issue of Vanity Fair called All Roads Lead to Rove. It’s not available online, but I have transcribed my favorite sections (all errors are mine). Wolff starts out talking...

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Frivolous Friday Open Thread

Normally, we celebrate frivolity on Fridays. But today I have something else in mind. If Bush came into office determined to take out Saddam, as Paul O’Neill and Richard Clarke have claimed, then I have a question. Without...

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32 Guard and Reserve Deaths in Iraq

The National Guard and Reserve suffered more combat deaths in Iraq during the first 10 days of August – at least 32, according to a Pentagon count – than in any full month of the entire war.AP Bush has created a...

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