Congressman Dan Boren

Dan Boren, courtesy of Photo Tune I just got off the phone with Kevin Coleman, the Grove, Oklahoma man challenging reactionary Democrat Dan Boren in the July 29 primary. Jane was at my house one time when someone running for the Democratic nomination to challenge California’s most corrupt member of Congress, Jerry Lewis, called to ask for a Blue America endorsement. Jane was blogging while I talked with him on the phone and she wasn’t paying close attention, but she was rolling on the floor... Read Full Story

Cue the worlds tiniest violin for Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District. He seems to be confusing the concept of doing his job with pandering to the Little Dixie Democrats scattered across most of his district. I guess he was just eager to reaffirm that sometimes it's better to just keep your mouth shut rather than try to talk out both sides of it. As reported by Tim Talley at the AP: Democratic Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma said Tuesday Barack Obama is "the most liberal... Read Full Story

Democratic Representative Dan Boren of Oklahoma has announced that he will not endorse Barack Obama for President, while he will vote for Barack Obama in his role as delegate to the Democratic National Convention. The reason? Obama is "the most liberal Senator in Congress." Boren did endorse Hillary Clinton during the primary process, but somehow Obama doesn't pass his own personal litmus test. What Boren does not talk about are issues — or in fact any issue — that makes Hillary Clinton a... Read Full Story

Boy, I could just smack myself in the head! Mr. Sullivan is right. It's all right here in this manual--Tax and Spend for Dummies. Sorry, folks. I'm kind of new here in the House, still learning the budget ropes, you might say. I've been asking for twenty thousand here, fifty thousand there, and turns out--I'm way off the mark! So...let's get to it! Here in Oklahoma we have a big problem with illegal chickens. Each day, a hundred illegal chickens cross the state line..no papers, no nothin... Read Full Story

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