Author: BooMan

Casual Observation

Whether he fully realizes it or not, Mitch McConnell is chum in the water and the White House isn’t going to lift a finger to prevent him from being devoured.

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He Doesn’t Even Believe in Capitalism

Sticking with the socialism theme, here’s a juicy tidbit from the huge Glenn Thrush/Annie Karni piece on the Clinton campaign’s handling of the email controversy: [Hillary] Clinton appreciated Sanders’ respectful...

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Maybe Blacks Just Aren’t Socialists

This morning, Ed Kilgore discusses a theory “that there’s something about Bernie—perhaps his tendency to frame all issues as economic in nature—that doesn’t grab nonwhite voters.” It’s something I’ve been...

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The Freedom Caucus is a Minor Third Party

At the Washington Post, Jonathan Capehart does an admirable job of explaining why John Boehner failed as Speaker, why Kevin McCarthy would have fared no better, and why Paul Ryan would have to be a full-blown moron to agree to...

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