Update [2014-9-20 8:19:36 by Steven D]: I don’t really have any more news about Booman, but wanted to put this up at the top of the blog this morning for those who didn’t see it late last night when I first published it. – Steve
Booman is unable to blog for the time being. I don’t have many details, but please keep him in your thoughts and send him your well wishes. Hopefully, he will be back posting here soon.
For the time being consider this an open thread. Tomorrow I’ll try to put up some new material. Obviously, it won’t be as well written or thought out as Martin would produce, so don’t get your hopes up for the usual stellar and scintillating political analysis you normally expect to find here. In the meantime, if anyone would like to recommend any of the current diaries that are posted by members of our little pond, shoot me an email at stevendbt at yahoo dot com and I’ll consider posting it to the front page.
Thanks to all of you who make this blog one of your online destinations.
Steven D
Right around his birthday too. š I hope he gets better!
Hope it’s nothing serious for him or his.
Very sorry to hear it. Thanks for keeping us posted. Get well, Boo!
Prayers and positive thoughts for you BooMan and BooMan’s family!
if you’re following the Kansas Senate Race, here’s the latest:
Watching Maddow. Back to Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court Had to rule on Thursday because the overseas ballots had to set by Friday. The Secretary of State said he was delaying the deadline for a week and that he had gotten a waiver from the Justice Department. Well, boys and girls, THAT was a phucking lie.
he’s sending out the ballots WITH A DISCLAIMER.
and get this…
he wants to change the ENTIRE regular election to November 12…
G-T-F-O-H
delusional is the word that comes to mind.
Best wishes for you, Boo!
Hope all will be well soon, Boo. Sending good thoughts to you, CG and the boys. Thanks for jumping in, Steven.
I hope that you are well and back with us soon, BooMan.
Take care, Booman…your health comes first.
Thinking of you, BooMan. Hoping this is just a small blip on your screen.
Get well soon, BooMan!
I’m an Agnostic, so the best I can do, is keep you in my thoughts.
I hope things turn out well for Martin. I was somewhat wondering why postings were not showing up.
Damn sorry to read this. Hope all is well soon.
Thanks, Steven. Please make Martin aware of how much he is missed. The pond is seriously drained without his energy.
Best wishes to Martin and his family. I hope whatever bad is happening resolves quickly.
Good thoughts sent from both the F’s. Hope all is back to normal soon.
Very sorry to hear this news, hoping all is well soon. Thanks, Steven, for keeping the Pond
I have had correspondence with the BOOMAN, and I Have PLAGERIEED many of his columns to my Bircher City Council in Orange Vounty CA!
I usually tell the City Council And the audience to think of OUR leaders as the BOOMAN thinks about Republicans!
For sum reason, my speeches keep going over the City Council’s HEAD!
Well wishes and good vibes from me to Boo and his family.
Sorry to hear about this and my thoughts and prayers are with the Boo Crew. This does bring up something that’s been on my mind for a minute – how about some additional (part-time, at least front-pagers. I’d nominate:
For starters, at least, if they’d be willing. I’m sure that there are others who could contribute and I’d love to hear from them too.
Sounds good to me Oscar. They just need to post something and I will put it on the front page.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/09/scotland_s_referendum_to_leave_th
e_united_kingdom_scots_are_voting_yes_for.html
Even though the referendum failed, this basically describes how I feel and why I’m so cynical and butter. Because even the xganxe will never ever happen here.
Bitter and chance. Tablet auto correct.
I kind of liked butter.
re: Scotland – it’s not over til it’s over. Have you seen the Mary Queen of Scots movie with Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson?
Oh, dear. I certainly hope he’ll be back with us soon.
Wishing the best for you and yours, BooMan.
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Feel better soon, Boo. That’s all I can say.
Thinking of you Booman! Hope you get well soon. I don’t know what to read first at night without your accumulated blog posts of the day waiting when I get home.