Booman Tribune

• Casual Observation

  Congress mainly exists just to piss me off. At least The Hill properly refers to them as 'anti-abortion rights.' Regardless, I recall reading about JFK giving a speech in Houston where he assured us that Catholic politicians wouldn't do shit like this: The abortion compromise was turning into a contest' [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 11:41pm EST
  

• A Tragedy Occurred at Ft. Hood

  The massacre of at least 11 people at Fort Hood by an Army Major set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan is a tragedy beyond words. Our hearts, prayers and thoughts go out to the survivors and family members of the victims. Until more is known about the alleged [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 6:42pm EST
  

• Casual Observation

  If the economy is doing so well now, or we've turned the corner, or whatever happy talk the pontificating fools financial experts at CNBC, etc. are saying to describe our current state of economic affairs, then why is the price of gold nearly $1,100 an ounce? You would think people' [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 5:18pm EST
  

• Third-Party Futility

  It's even worse: Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor who is also a possible 2012 contender, urged Republicans not to support third-party candidates, warning that doing so was a recipe for defeat. “There is potential danger if people believe the way to get the attention of Washington is through third-party [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 1:46pm EST
  

• House Health Care Vote on Saturday

  It looks like, while there are still some details to work out, the House is going to pass a health care bill on Saturday night that has a public option with negotiated reimbursement rates. They aren't going to have three weeks of debate. They aren't going to let any Democrats [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 12:44pm EST
  

• How Conservatives View Mad Men

  If you haven't seen the AMC show Mad Men, you aren't going to understand this post. The show follows a Madison Avenue advertising firm through the early 1960's, exploring the culture and prejudices of the time. I find the show interesting because my father was working himself up to an' [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 12:44pm EST
  

• Banksters Pay Chump Change for Bribery

  Imagine you had bribed public officials in order to steal public funds by selling a local government an overpriced fraudulently produced product? You'd go to jail, right? Fortunately, in our America, if you are a mega Investment Bank, like say J.P. Morgan you only have to pay the equivalent of' [...]
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  Fetched: November 05, 2009, 9:12am EST