The Other McCain

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

It’s All About Him

Having already cost House Democrats 63 seats in the mid-term election, now St. Hopey tells ’em they’ve got to sacrifice everything for him: In urging lawmakers to vote for his tax deal, President Obama is using one of his go-to lines from the healthcare debate, according to a Democratic lawmaker. Obama is telling members of […]

Julian Assange Wins; Swedish Appeal Denied; Will Be Freed on Bail

Latest news from Great Britain: WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange was granted bail by a London court Thursday, meaning he is free to leave jail until his next scheduled court hearing in January. The exact timing of his release will depend on the speed of the paperwork, his lawyer Mark Stephens said in a statement outside […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 12.16.10

TOP NEWS Senate Passes Tax Compromise 81-19 But will it pass the House? Border Patrol Agent Slain In Arizona Bandits preying on illegal immigrants suspected House Passes Standalone DADT Repeal Final vote 250-175 Administration Files Suit Against BP, 8 Others Over Gulf Spill Seeks up to $21 billion in damages POLITICS Congress Up Against December […]

Merry Christmas, America: Feminists Attack Michael Moore as ‘Rape Apologist’ Over Swedish Case Against Julian Assange

Short of nuclear war between North Korea and Iran — or maybe Barack Obama accusing Markos Moulitsas of racism — it just doesn’t get any better than this, my friends: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Never have I been so happy to link Melissa McEwan, who provides this transcript, […]

MELTDOWN: Wisconsin GOP Chair’s RNC Bid Destroyed by Stimulus Scandal

Wisconsin Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus was, until tonight, a contender to replace Michael Steele as chairman for the Republican National Committee. But Priebus’s evident involvement in soliciting federal stimulus funds for his law firm’s clients emerged Tuesday as a scandal that will likely destroy whatever chance he had, as Dan Riehl explains at Big Government: […]

This Week’s Installment of Burning, Pillage, Etc.

And let’s face it, if any modern organization ever deserved a visit from history’s best known hostile acquisition specialists, it’s CBS News. Since Vikings are a bit hard to come by these days, we have to do the best we can. On that note, take it away, Joe!

Oh, Yeah: Senate Passes Pork-Packed Bipartisan Gang-Rape Act of 2010

Only five Republicans — including Coburn, DeMint and Sessions — had the guts to vote against this “compromise” abomination from Hell. “Temporary tax relief, permanent entitlements,” says Michelle Malkin. Because yesterday’s cloture vote was the real decision, I almost forgot to blog about the final passage. In other Stupid Lame-Duck News, the Corporal Max Klinger Memorial […]

Memo to Bill Sammon: There’s Somebody at Fox News Who Is Out to Get You

You may have figured that out with the earlier leak of your health-care memo, and now with the leak of your climate-change memo, you know that first leak wasn’t an anomaly. If you need some advice on how to deal with this kind of stuff, just give me a holler. I think I know exactly […]

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