The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Does Anyone Know Why We Have A Debt Ceiling?

by Smitty (h/t Drudge) If the Democrats want to keep raising the debt limit, as with this $1.9T proposal, then what is the point of having one? The national debt either: Has some meaning other than the obvious one for the common people, Has already snuffed us, so WTF?, Is problematic, but the country is […]

Good morning!

This morning I woke up in my own bed next to my wife who is — even as I write this — cooking breakfast. I’m watching “Morning Joe” in my pajamas and bathrobe. Erin Burnett is one of the guests. Life is good! UPDATE: Eight hours on a train home yesterday was followed by the […]

Not Since the Collapse of Culture 11 . . .

. . . has there been any news less surprising than the failure of Air America: Air America Radio, a radio network that was launched in 2004 as a liberal alternative to Rush Limbaugh and other conservative commentators, on Thursday shut down abruptly due to financial woes. The network once boasted hosts such as Al […]

Flip Side of the Brown Coin

by Smitty The Amused Cynic points to a George Will column which ends: If the Democrats’ congressional leaders are determined to continue their kamikaze flight to incineration, they will ignore Massachusetts’ redundant evidence of public disgust. They will leaven their strategy of briberies with procedural cynicism — delaying certification of Massachusetts’ Senate choice, or misusing “reconciliation” […]

Check Out Mako Snark

by Smitty No Sheeples Here unveils Mako Snark a repository collecting those delightful photoshop outings for easy reference. No sheeples, just biting sharkasm. Putting the ‘ow’ in ‘ow-labama’. Photoshopaholics beware.

Ui2: Schweet Aggregation

Ui2 is an interesting Web news-blog aggregator site that is also — what a coincidence! — a new advertiser at The Other McCain. Here are a few headlines I picked up from the front page there yesterday afternoon: Politico: Dazed Dems rethink entire strategy  Red State: Tasting Defeat Hot Air: Pence considering run against Bayh […]

Organizing For America Sent Me a Fundraising E-Mail

There is no problem that liberals can’t solve. Just send OFA more of your money! Robert — Yesterday’s disappointing election results show deep discontent with the pace of change. I know the OFA community and the President share that frustration. We also saw what we knew to be true all along: Any change worth making […]

VIDEO: Massachusetts Democrat Who Voted for Scott Brown

Since voting for Harry Truman in 1948, she’s never voted Republican, but after Tuesday? She’s just another irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary tea bagger! Soon to be Keith Olbermann’s Worst Person in the World! (And don’t even think about commenting at Little Green Footballs, lady!)

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