Author: BooMan

Mixed Messages in the Early Voting

There has some barely perceptible movement recently in Beto O’Rourke’s polling numbers which is causing some people to hope that an upset of Ted Cruz is in the works. The counter to that is that Sen. Cruz is pretty...

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Signs of Momentum for the Dems

Following the basic principles of triage, the Republicans’ strategy this fall seems to have been to focus first and primarily on saving the patients with the best chance of survival, and that has meant taking actions that...

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Was Walter Mondale Right on Taxes?

One of my favorite Saturday Night Live skits had Phil Hartman interviewing Walter Mondale (played by Dana Carvey) on a spoof show called “What Were You Thinking?” The basic idea was that running for president while...

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Trump Calls Andrew Gillum a Thief

Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum is a graduate of Florida A&M University, which is a highly regarded HCBU (historically black college).  He stood out there, serving as president of the Student Government Association and...

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A Merciless Killing

I can’t imagine the inhumanity involved in raising a gun to a 97 year old woman and killing her in cold blood. In general, the victims of The Tree of Life Synagogue shooting were quite elderly. Joyce Fienberg, 75 Richard...

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