Author: BooMan

Why Mueller Subpoenaed Steve Bannon

I’ve read a lot of speculation about why Steve Bannon was subpoenaed to appear before one of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s grand juries. It has been noted that Bannon is getting different treatment than other...

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Heat of a Thousand Suns

If I knew absolutely nothing about politics or the political parties, this decision would convince me to hate Republicans with the heat of a thousand suns. As it is, it changes nothing because of course the Republicans exist to...

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GOP is Ill-Prepared for Government Shutdown

Looking at Nancy’s piece on the Republicans’ plan for preventing a blue wave midterm election, I noted that they’re going to rely on immigration as a wedge issue. Now, there are different elements to...

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Mitt Romney is Not the Tonic for Trumpism

In 2012, former Political Animal blogger Steve Benen wrote a forty-one part series on the lies of Mitt Romney. Each week during the campaign, he chronicled all the things Romney had said that were untrue and provided a link to...

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The Era of No Compromise is Over

When news broke last week that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might not even attempt to pass a budget this year, all hell broke loose among so-called fiscal conservatives. A typical comment came from Representative Barry...

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