The Other McCain

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

Dictatorship of the Obamatariat: Federal Court Rejects Gerald Walpin Lawsuit

Via Instapundit, we learn that a judge has rejected the AmeriCorps inspector general’s wrongful termination claim. Byron York explains: [I]f the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts stands, in the future the White House will be able fire other inspectors general as it fired Walpin without fear of legal consequences. . . . Judge […]

Flailing Might Just Recover Additional Oil

by Smitty This week’s FMJRA salutes The One, who seems to do everything except that which would help the situation. It doesn’t really matter whether the motives are simple incompetence or something more diabolical. The recovery will be political chemotherapy for us all.

The Road to Oblivion

Or serfdom. Whatever. President Barack Obama Parkway in Orlando will be built with federal stimulus money. That is, if those stingy mean-spirited Republicans don’t find a way to stop it. They’re always obstructing Hope and Change, you know.

Apology to a Princetonian

In punk-smacking young Isia Jasiewicz the other day, I evidently touched the pride of one of Jasiewicz’s fellow Princeton alumni. Ben has expressed his embarassment on his own blog, and in a comment at my post: It’s pretty clear that the kid meant just to sneer at Beck — problem for her is that she […]

Will Fabius Maximus Offer A Thorough Analysis?

by Smitty Fabius puts up a post, “Will people on the right help cut Federal spending?“, that could have as easily been entitled “Will Lopping The Heads Off Of Dandelions Improve The Lawn?” Fabius, the debt and deficit we face are rooted in the Federal government undertaking non-Federal tasks. Realizing that chronic deficit spending is […]

Obamanomics: No Jobs, No Recovery

Here’s a handy little chart showing the pattern of job losses in recessions since World War II: That big red line is the current recession, and Scott Stoddard of Investor’s Business Daily explains: Job recoveries have been increasingly sluggish over the past several recessions and the current downturn looks to be the longest since at […]

Another Friday, Another Bank Shutdown

The FDIC has gotten into the habit of announcing bank closures on Fridays: Regulators on Friday shut down a Nevada bank, raising to 83 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Nevada Security Bank, based in Reno, with $480.3 million in assets and $479.8 million in deposits. […]

Alabama Radio Hosts Rick and Bubba Offend Soccer Fans Homosexuals

Rick Burgess: “I would dare to say that we would never declare Fornication Pride Month”: Pam Spaulding is having a conniption. Just in case anyone wants to do a guilt-by-association smear, I’ll point out that Rick and Bubba are alumni of my alma mater, Jacksonville (Ala.) State University, as is James Joyner of Outside the Beltway. […]

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