Author: BooMan

I don’t have strong opinions on who should head the Democratic National Committee. From what I’ve seen of him, I like Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota. I believe I even did some work with his staff when I was...

I’ll be writing long pieces on this later, but for right now I’ll be relatively brief. I enjoyed E.J. Dionne’s column today and I appreciate his level headedness and basic decency. One thing Democrats need to...

First, before I begin, let me supply some calming music so my blood pressure doesn’t give me a stroke. Okay, that’s better. Now, I’ve spent a lot of time researching our intelligence community and I’m...

In the aftermath on the housing crisis that led to the Great Recession, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song about it called Death to My Hometown.  Here are some of the lyrics: I awoke on a quiet night, I never heard a sound The...

Having worked as a county coordinator for ACORN perhaps gives me some unique perspective on how Voter ID laws are likely to play out in real life. But if I know firsthand, the designers of these laws have known from strategic,...