Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

A lot of people are noting the irony of Jeb touting the endorsement of a man his father once called a “no good son-of-a-bitch.” But it’s not the historical animosity between the Bushes and Doles that makes Bob...

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The WSJ is Dismayed By the Tone

The Wall Street Journal is dismayed that several Republicans used the occasion of a debate that the Journal cosponsored to bash the Fed and the financial sector. And they’re not alone: “A nasty—and ignorant—anti-Wall...

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Open Thread

Well, I definitely felt like the Facebook gods were mocking me when I woke up this morning and saw this: He should have turned 55 today. I can’t wish him a traditional happy birthday, but we can all listen to one of his...

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Casual Observation

It’s kind of fascinating to watch Bill O’Reilly butt heads with George Will and other Reagan loyalists over the plain fact that the Gipper was suffering from rather debilitating loss of function late in his second...

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GOP Debate: An Embarrassing Display

There is an actual transcript of last night’s Republican debate, so I guess we should take a look at it. The host was Fox Business News and the topic was supposed to be the economy. As the poll leader, Trump commanded...

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