Author: BooMan

Parsing the Statement of Manafort’s Lawyer

It’s a slow August news day, so let’s do a little parsing. Yesterday, CNN published a piece on the state of play in the Trump/Russia investigation that included the following passage: In the summer of 2016, US...

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Mueller Has a Grand Jury Looking at Trump

I’ve lost power here at my cabin in the woods and can’t ascertain the cause or get any estimate on when it will be restored. As a result, my laptop computer will soon be useful as a paperweight, and little else. So,...

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“The Left” Should Gaze At Their Own Navel

I’m pretty scrupulous about avoiding the ongoing fights between the Clinton and Sanders wings of the party, and I’m not going to engage on those terms here. Instead, I’m just going to offer some friendly advice...

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McConnell Defies White House on Tax Reform

A day later, I’m still confused about the Republicans’ plans for enacting tax reform. One thing that is clearer than yesterday is that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intends follow the original roadmap and...

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