Author: BooMan

Trump’s Lead Attorney Quits

John Dowd quit as the president’s lead attorney, and that’s another blow to Trump’s credibility. Trump has repeatedly attacked reports of disarray within his legal team as inaccurate. “The Failing New York...

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House Strikes Deal to Avert Government Shutdown

The House of Representatives appears to have come to a deal to keep the government operating until September, and also to avoid a government shutdown that still could start this weekend. But if Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority...

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Will the GOP Lose Bob Corker’s Seat?

Here are two pieces of news from Tennessee. Check them out and tell me if you think they are in any way contradictory. “The president is, as you know — you’ve seen his numbers among the Republican base — it’s very strong. It’s...

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Trump Might as Well Be Putin’s Vassal

You can watch a video that explains how Vladimir Putin received 76.7 percent of the vote and won another six-year term as president of the Russian Federation with a margin of 65 points over his nearest competitor. I don’t...

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A Day for Iraq War Hawks to Say They’re Sorry

Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi-American novelist who publicly opposed the invasion of Iraq that was initiated fifteen years ago today. He has a good piece in the New York Times. You should read it. Here is how it concludes: No one...

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