Author: BooMan

Open Thread

“I have opinions of my own—strong opinions—but I don’t always agree with them.” -George Herbert Walker Bush I’m looking for date and occassion for this classic.

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Newt Piles on DeLay

Mr. Gingrich, who…said Mr. DeLay seemed to be blaming a left-wing conspiracy, told a meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors on Wednesday that the majority leader must ultimately “brief the country in a...

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Open Thread

I’m watching the Yanks-Red Sox game. Tied 2-2 in the fifth. Did you play baseball or softball? I was a pitcher and shortstop. What positions did you play?

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Women In Iraq

There are a lot of interesting aspects to the issue of women’s role and rights within Iraqi society. On the one hand, according to the State Department, the “(t)he Transitional Administrative Law requires a 25...

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No One Cares What You Think, Ari

GETTING ICE-COLD? Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer received a reported $500,000 advance for his memoir, “Taking Heat,” which was launched last month by William Morrow with an eye-popping press run of...

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