Author: BooMan

Another Trip Back to 1972

Before there was a Tea Party on the right, there was George Wallace on the left. Or George Wallace in the party of the left. Or something. I’m not sure George Wallace can be explained exactly, except to say that what...

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Everyone Hates Congress

Some stuff happened in the Senate today. It was all for show. It was all just posturing and posing and shameful bullshit. A complete waste of everyone’s time. A joke, really. Just assholery masquerading as...

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Pretending to Keep Your Promises

It’s disgusting to watch how the Senate Republicans operate. It’s so important to them to pass a bill repealing ObamaCare that they can force the president to veto that they’ve pulled out all the stops to get...

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Casual Observation

I have to say that the news out of San Bernadino is about the worst possible for pious American Muslims who go to work everyday, get along with their co-workers, and don’t cause any problems of any kind. It’s not...

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Is it Almost 1972, Again?

In March 1974, The Atlantic published a lengthy essay by David Broder who was then at the height of his reportorial powers. The topic was the status of the Democratic Party and its prospects for success in the upcoming midterms...

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