Author: BooMan

The Only Memorial Robert E. Lee Should Ever Get

I don’t think Robert E. Lee is the personification of evil. He was a complicated man who had many admirable qualities. But he made the wrong decision when he decided to commit treason in the defense of slavery, and we need...

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Puerto Rico Will Need Our Help and Attention

Puerto Rico is devastated. There’s no power on the island and it could be months until it is restored. We’re going to have to pull together and come up with some innovative and creative solutions here, because we...

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Can the Senate Republicans Get to Fifty?

Senate Republicans seem exasperated with Rand Paul’s contempt for their stupid Graham-Cassidy health care idiocy. But apparently they aren’t even trying to change his mind. I don’t think most Democrats trust...

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Lowry, Trump and The Handmaid’s Tale

It’s kind of amazing what Republican politicians are willing to say once they’ve made the decision to retire. For example, Rep. David Reichert of Washington state’s 8th congressional district, recently had some...

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The Danger to Obamacare is Real

In this case, the Democrats are correct. The reason that House Speaker Paul Ryan and the White House are loudly signaling that they have no interest in pursuing the bipartisan negotiations between Senate HELP Committee leaders...

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