The Other McCain

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

HuffPo/AOL Deal: On Second Thought … Hell, No, It Still Doesn’t Make Any Sense

After this morning’s stunning news that AOL had agreed to pay more than $300 million to buy the Huffington Post, I tried to find some argument to justify the deal. Honest, I did. I even read Felix Salmon’s analysis at Reuters: The $315 million that AOL is paying for the Huffington Post is roughly 3X […]

Because I’m Stupid, You See

At what point did youngsters decide that their elders needed history lectures? This is not a moot question, for I find myself being lectured by Conor Friedersdorf: What’s actually gone on in the United States since the year 2000? For almost eight years, the Bush Administration managed to keep the support of its base, despite […]

Don’t Worry, Egypt: He’ll Pull Out

Obama sending “multiple platoons” of Marines to Egypt “to assist in the evacuation of US citizens”? Why would the administration make a panic gesture like that? Let’s see: Arbitrary detentions of foreigners. Yeah, that’s not a good sign. Muslim Brotherhood negotiating with Mubarak regime? Also not a good sign. If the administration is gearing up for a […]

Yeah, About the Super Bowl

You will recall that I predicted the Obama Jinx would doom the Steelers. So all you Steelers fans who scoffed at my prophecy, suck it. Speaking of sucking, did that halftime show suck or what? The Black-Eyed Peas were exposed as the Milli Vanilli of the 21st century. Take away their studio effects, and what […]

Too Bad Mike Castle Lost

He could become part of the Let’s Try to Cram Through Immigration “Reform” Again Caucus: Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year. Their call list hasn’t focused so much on House and Senate […]

David Cameron to Brits: ‘They Be Snatching Your People Up Out Here’

The prime minister channels Antoine Dodson: David Cameron has criticised “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference [Saturday] in Munich, he argued the UK needed a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to all kinds of extremism. He also signalled a tougher […]

AOL Pays $315 Million for HuffPo

Curiouser and curiouser: The Huffington Post, which began in 2005 with a meager $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most heavily visited news Web sites in the country, is being acquired by AOL in a deal that creates an unlikely pairing of two online media giants. The two companies completed the […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.7.11

TOP NEWS President Downplays Concerns Over Muslim Brotherhood In Egypt Also, thinks Florida judge was “wrong”. You go, Mr. Former ConLaw Prof! Secretary Clinton Warns Against Hasty Exit By Mubarak Transition to real democracy will take time, SecState says Fighting Continues For Fourth Day On Thailand/Cambodia Border Ancient temple damaged in fighting POLITICS President Reagan […]

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