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 laughing when she heard me ask the candidate why he was running as a Democrat instead of a Republican. ... 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 candidate he can endorse, but that makes it impossible for him to do the same for Obama. Instead he just uses ... 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 senator" in Congress and he has no intention of endorsing him for the White House. However, ... 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'. Stopping illegal poultry importation, that should run...one billion dollars. Non-regulation window tinting. Big, big problem ... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, who once again introduced a bill to apologize to American Indians for a long history of ill-conceived policies and treatment by the federal government, said Friday it is time for the country to face these injustices."The U.S. government broke hundreds of treaties it made with Indian nations,” he said. "The impact of many U.S. policies is the source of many of the social and economic disparities that tribes face.”Boren, D-Muskogee, cited injustices such as forced removals and the Trail of Tears."While this apology doesn’t recognize the complexity of those wrongs, it’s an important step in moving forward,” he ... Read Full Story