Author: BooMan

An Interview with Larry C. Johnson

“In my last year I got a new branch chief, who had no experience in Latin America. Unbeknownst to me, she was forwarding messages to the front office that differed from mine. Instead of asking me to explain the discrepancy...

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Tragedy in My Neighborhood

When I took the BooMan for his walk this evening, I had quite a shock. I turned the corner from my block and saw a bunch of television trucks with satellites. I saw a huge congregation of people and balloons everywhere. At first...

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David Shedd and Plamegate

The Bush administration doesn’t fire many people. There is very little turnover. The Bushies demand loyalty and they give loyalty in return. Most administrations would have fired Wolfowitz over his cost projections on the...

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