Author: BooMan

How Trump Makes the Big Decisions

Here is how things were set up in the White House in preparation for the president to make his announcement on steel and aluminum tariffs. There were no prepared, approved remarks for the president to give at the planned...

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Is Trump the Black Knight or the Dead Parrot?

There is a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail in which King Arthur has a sword battle with the Black Knight. After Arthur cuts off the Black Knight’s left arm, the Knight responds that it is just a scratch. After...

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Georgia Punishes Delta Over NRA Discount

Georgia has responded to the slaughter of 17 people in a Florida high school with a certain lack of empathy. Republicans in the Georgia state Senate followed through on their threats after Delta airlines, one of the state’s top...

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If the Shoe Was on the Other Foot

I’m trying to imagine what the right-wing media would do with a headline like this one from Bloomberg News if it referred to the presidency of Bill Clinton or Barack Obama or *gasp* Hillary Clinton. When I think about how...

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Ben Carson’s $31,561 Conference Table

It was revealed yesterday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $31,561 on a conference table set so that Ben Carson could better entertain guests at work. It was also revealed that then-Acting Secretary...

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