Author: BooMan

Contemptible Bastards

Falsely suggesting that you served in a war that you did not serve in is a contemptible thing to do. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut did this on at least three occasions prior to becoming a candidate for the Senate. At...

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Reflections on Michael Cohen’s Testimony

If Charles Pierce is correct that yesterday’s Michael Cohen hearing was “as sordid as the worst brothel on the Singapore docks,” it was still nice to see the man brought low and thoroughly humbled. I almost...

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Trump’s Appeal Will Have No Lasting Power

Perhaps it is not shocking that only thirteen House Republicans voted for a Joint Resolution on Tuesday that terminates presidential Proclamation 9844, which Donald Trump issued to declare a national emergency at the southern...

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The Republicans Stoop to New Lows in Congress

I have some personal business I have to attend to this afternoon, so this will be somewhat brief. There have been several House Republicans who have complained that the Democrats are forcing them to vote on President...

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Congressional Republicans Earned This Hell

When I wrote How a Trump Emergency Declaration Became the Mother of All Headaches, I explained how the Senate Republicans stumbled into the situation they now face where they’re on the brink of losing a vote in a chamber...

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