Author: BooMan

The Electoral Problem is Rural

Just prior to the election, I told you that the students at my child’s suburban Philaldelphia elementary school in Chester County, Pennsylvania had voted for Clinton by a healthy 64%-34% margin. When their parents showed...

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Will John Bolton Get the Last Laugh?

Since there are news reports that President-Elect Donald Trump is seriously considering nominating John Bolton to be his Secretary of State, I think a little history lesson is in order. In early 2005, fresh off reelection,...

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Democrats Shouldn’t Cling to the Filibuster

Theoretically, the Senate’s filibuster rule could serve as one of only two tools the Democrats have to limit the scope of the complete Republican takeover of government. But it doesn’t look like the filibuster will...

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Blowing Past Godwin’s Law

One of the shocking things I’ve felt compelled to do since Donald Trump’s unexpected election to be the next president of the United States is to bone up on my history by reading Joseph Goebbels Wikipedia page. I did...

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Casual Observation

I went and played soccer this morning which was a good decision even though I was stymied over and over again by a brilliant goalkeeper. If I had stayed at home, I would have just read articles like this and wanted to kill...

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