The Other McCain

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

Working Hard, Trying To Help The Huffington Post With Those Typos

by Smitty The editors at the Huffington Post have an editorial: G-20 Leaders Pledge To Halve Deficits By 2013. We here at The Other McCain would like to get rid of that spurious ‘L’ in the title: G-20 Leaders Pledge To Have Deficits By 2013. This implies that, yes, the deficits will still exist by […]

Could Scott Brown Kill The Frank’n’Dodd Wall Street Reform?

by Smitty (via The Corner) Reuters reports: Brown’s possible defection from the bill increases the chance of a successful Republican filibuster this time unless Democratic leaders can find another vote. Democrats control 57 seats in the Senate and Republicans 41. Two independents usually vote with the Democrats. It takes 60 votes to end a filibuster. […]

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: New Rick Barber Campaign Ad Invokes Slavery

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alabama Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Rick Barber: A source close to the campaign asked my opinion of the ad, and all I could say was, “You’re going to get heat, but you’re going to get light, too.” The GOP primary runoff is July 13, and Barber is a Tea […]

A. Charles Johnson

Q. What’s more boring than soccer? We might assume, arguendo, that regular readers have been following The Other McCain’s relentless mockery of the 2010 World Cup. However, for those who may have joined the mockery in progress and missed the set-up for this particular running gag, let’s recall how liberals have portrayed American contempt for […]

Gentleman Jim Moran Proves Himself A Cosmic Winner On Hardball

by Smitty (h/t just a conservative girl) While I was in Manassas at the Celebrate the Constitution rally, I ran into some people complaining about what a tool Gerry Connolly is. I countered that I’m in VA-8, and, with the exception of Speaker Pelosi and maybe Steny Hoyer, nobody out-tools my tool. Judicial Watch added […]

Rule 5 Sunday

by Smitty Rule 5 enjoyed another active week. Thanks to all those sending in batch submissions as URLs. We may not be President, but, nevertheless, to the links! Fortune Rest Edith Shain Rule 5 salutes an icon of the day when “girls were girls and men were men” who has passed. There was a time […]

Hit Jeff’s Tip-Jar!

Jeff Goldstein’s father just died, requiring him to fly cross-country on short notice for the funeral: I feel ashamed to ask, but any donations you can make at this time would really really help my family out. And would of course replace any kind of July fundraiser. Pro-capitalist bloggers should never be “ashamed to ask.” […]

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