The Other McCain

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

‘Obama Derangement Syndrome’ Symptoms Include Ironic Flashbacks

People who live in deranged houses should not throw crazy stones, as Tim Blair shatters Charles Johnson’s delusions of normalcy: Born-again leftoid Charles Johnson denounces the “tidal wave of right wing nuttiness directed at Barack Obama”. Fair enough, in several cases; that birther obsession, for one, is downright crazy. But it’s a little rich for flippy Charlie to […]

UFC Fighter Marries World-Famous Porn Star. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

I mean, besides everything: After being arrested following an alleged domestic dispute against girlfriend Jenna Jameson on Monday morning, a teary-eyed Tito Ortiz held a press conference with his attorney in Los Angeles late Monday evening to speak for the first time with regards to the incident in which he alleged Jameson is suffering an […]

Arizona über alles!

The “Fourth Reich” meme has caught on, as predicted, with a Colorado Democrat invoking the Nazi specter: “It is absolutely reminiscent of second class status of Jews in Germany prior to World War II when they had to have their papers with them at all times and were subject to routine inspections at the suspicion of […]

Allen West Must Win

Citing a new poll about Allen West’s campaign in FL22, Dave Weigel says: [T]his should be one of the 40 seats Republicans win if they take control of the House in November. Exactly. A lot of pundits are sitting around predicting a 40+ pickup for the GOP, but those kind of big numbers overlook the […]

Mitch McConnell Mildly Miffed, But In A Good Way

by Smitty The Senate Minority Leader was nearly moved to passion: “Whether it’s the Stimulus, the debt, health care, bailouts — you name it — the concerns Republicans raised are being validated. And Democrats have the nerve, in this debate, to say that we’re the ones who are being dishonest.” What would it take to […]

Pink Elephant Pundit Requests The Attention Of Keith Olbermann

by Smitty Here is the evidence: In light of GeicoGate and the recent accusations from the media regarding the violent rhetoric of the conservative movement, I’ve taken the liberty of editing together the voicemails and emails we’ve received as a result of DC Douglas’ call to contact FreedomWorks. Here’s the result. I listened to about […]

Troubling News From Fitchburg, Mass.: If Scott Brown’s Lost Josh Romano . . .

In his new gig writing for the Examiner, Pete Da Tech Guy finds trouble at the corner market for the “41st vote”: We now know Brown’s price; $354,000. That’s a local voter’s reaction to this Boston Herald article: U.S. Sen. Scott Brown – the upstart GOP maverick who has threatened to filibuster the Democrats’ move to rein in Wall Street – […]

They Told Me If I Voted For McCain That Wall Street Would Ply The Party In Power With Loot

by Smitty (h/t Gateway Pundit) . . .and they were right! I, for one, rejoice that our current POTUS has rhetorically held out his hand, palm directed at these miscreants, at least momentarily facing down these corrupting influences. . . . . .even if the palm immediately returned to its traditional skyward orientation.

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