The Other McCain

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

GOP House Press Conference

by Smitty (h/t NiceDeb) Various GOP heads talk to the ObamaCare hydra that still has a few moving heads.Their tone is rather somber, and they attempt to: Express interest in starting from scratch, and Focus attention on the tanked economy I really would like to hear them discuss more strategic thoughts, but freely admit that […]

‘Tremble in Fear!!!!’

Mock fearmongering or fearmonger mocking? We report, you deride.  Speaking of fearmongers deserving of mockery . . . Charles Johnson. Allahpundit mocks Dylan Ratigan, whose performance prompts Dan Riehl to ask, “What is he, some kind of Olbermann wannabe?” and prompts Professor Reynolds to reflect: One of [Ratigan’s] producers called to ask me to be on […]

Obama Still Trying to ‘Do a Chicago’ in Push for Health-Care Bill (UPDATED)

Threatening “reconcilliation” to muscle Senate Republicans: White House officials tell ABC News that in his remarks [today] President Obama will indicate a willingness to work with Republicans on some issue to get a health care reform bill passed but will suggest that if it is necessary, Democrats will use the controversial “reconciliation” rules requiring only […]

‘Epic Fail’: GW University Event Tonight Will Examine Obama’s Policy Failures

Jonah Goldberg of National Review, Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Donald Lambro of the Washington Times will speak at a “Barack Obama Epic Fail Teach-In” at George Washington University tonight at 6 p.m. Among the policy failures to be addressed: 5.8 million people have been searching for work for more than 27 […]

Rule 5 in the News: New Jersey Prudes Call Cops on Nude Snow Sculpture

The same kind of anti-fun activists who complain about the Pamela Anderson blog ad are everywhere: She was a frosty Venus de Milo, but one Rahway family’s snow-packed tribute to the Greek goddess of love and beauty was another person’s pornography. Maria Conneran and her family worked feverishly to fashion their armless, nude snowlady from […]

Oh, Great: Senate Plans to Entrust U.S. Financial System to Federal Reserve?

The kind of economic insanity only Chris Dodd could concoct: Key members of the Senate Banking Committee, after months of negotiations, are expected to unveil their proposal within the next week, people familiar with the negotiations said. While the sources cautioned that no agreement has been reached, the lawmakers, led by the panel’s chairman, Sen. […]

Rick Perry Beats Kay Bailey Hutchison

Don’t mess with Texas: Gov. Rick Perry won a decisive victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Texas GOP primary for governor Tuesday night, bringing a bruising fight between two of the state’s most popular Republicans to an anticlimactic conclusion. Perry said his win should send a message to Washington. “Quit spending all the […]

If Rangel Indeed Departs…

by Smitty It isn’t clear at the moment whether he’s gone or his opponents are just applying pressure. From the standpoint of those who care about the country, here’s Rush offering One Little Victory: The video quality is sad, but Wikipedia has a clip in .ogg A certain measure of innocence Willing to appear naive […]

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