Author: BooMan

Bush and Isaiah

In Jerusalem, sometime in the latter half of the 8th century B.C.E., a prophet rose up to challenge the wickedness of the ruling elite, and predict a day will come when the Lord will punish the warmongers. And He will judge...

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Who Won?

What did the wingnuts gain? They just got an agreement to confirm three horrible judicial nominees that never could have been otherwise confirmed without changing the Senate Rules. They just got an agreement that 7 Democratic...

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Open Thread

My son, who is farther to the left than I, was watching Chancellor Palpatine (soon to become the emperor) transform a galactic freedom-loving nirvana into an evil empire when he said to no one in particular “George...

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Weapons of Ass Destruction

It’s amazing how many fun things I miss because I’m obsessed with politics. For instance, this Expo completely escaped my notice. Sex tech, titillating toys and porn stars featured in a seedy carnival of carnal...

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“They Blew Up Their Poster Boy”

“Pat had high ideals about the country; that’s why he did what he did,” Mary Tillman said in her first lengthy interview since her son’s death. “The military let him down. The administration let him...

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