Author: BooMan

Wanker of the Day: Richard Cohen

I don’t understand Richard Cohen’s argument. Actually, I think the problem is that he doesn’t understand it. He seems to be saying three things. The first is that impeaching Trump for anything less than a...

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Will Obamacare Ever Be Safe?

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch of Utah held a hearing on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill yesterday despite declaring, “Everybody knows that’s going to fail.” Why did he bother? Here’s...

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It’s Time for Trump to Focus on Puerto Rico

The president really should be concentrating almost all his attention on foreign policy and domestic relief efforts. Puerto Rico needs the modern equivalent of the Berlin airlift, but this time on the scale not of a city but of...

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It’s 1953 All Over Again

Faced with a war against communists on the Korean peninsula that could not be won, the American people understandably had a great deal of confidence that the Supreme Allied Commander of World War Two, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,...

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Chewbacca Lives on Endor, You Must Acquit!

What Trump wants to talk about: 1. Black sports professionals who won’t stand during the national anthem. What Trump doesn’t want to talk about: 1. Bob Mueller asking his staff for all kinds of documents. 2. His...

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