The Other McCain

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

Tea Party Now ‘the Real Enemy’?

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) took her Summer Demagoguery Road Show to Florida: “The real enemy is the Tea Party –- let’s remember that,” said Rep. Frederica Wilson of Miami Gardens, host of the meeting and jobs fair. “The Tea Party holds Congress hostage … They have one goal in mind, and that’s to make President Obama a […]

VIDEO: Exclusive Interview With Young Victim of the East Coast Earthquake UPDATE: Meet the Heroic Survivors

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland Reporting live from this previously peaceful community, mere miles from the epicenter of the devastating 5.9 earthquake: Regular readers may notice that this emotionally traumatized victim bears a remarkable resemblance to my 8-year-old daughter, Reagan. And regular readers may also notice that the Earthquake Victims Relief Fund bears a remarkable resemblance to my […]

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’s Left-Wing Iowa Antagonist ID’d as David Goodner

“What’s the big deal about Ahmadinejad anyway? … I’m not saying Ahmadinejad is Mother Teresa reincarnate or anything. But let’s face it: Ahmadinejad, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, even Vladimir Putin, all have less blood on their hands than Bush does. The international public enemy #1 is the president of the United States of America.” — […]

French Plutocrat 1, Hotel Maid 0

That’s the final score of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex scandal: All charges have been dropped against the former International Monetary Fund boss. We now look forward to the obligatory Amanda Marcotte auto-beclownment which, as night follows day, completes every major sex scandal.

Mixed Signals from Sarah Palin Produce Pure Frustration for the Political Press

Sarah Palin poses for a photo with supporters at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 12. This morning Smitty taunted me via Twitter with a link to Ed Morrissey’s post Monday about the will-she-or-won’t-she question: What’s up with this Sept. 3 Tea Party rally in Indianola, Iowa? Ed makes a good point: Politicians don’t win the […]

Stacy McCain Moderating A Debate? Could Our Democracy Withstand Such?

by Smitty A certain bog dweller certainly seems to think so. He has a few other interesting picks, as well. Conspicuously absent from Trog’s list is Da Tech Guy, whose debate question would involve some sort of dessert pastry.

LIVE AT FIVE – 08.23.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Hurricane Irene First Threat To US In Years Floridians already preparing for storm Irene May Damage Cotton Crop In Southeast Fighting Continues In Tripoli Loyalist holdouts plague rebel occupiers with snipers, hit and run attacks Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Lies Torpedo Case Manhattan prosecutors ask judge to dismiss all charges POLITICS […]

Debbie’s Very Bad Day in Iowa

During my Iowa trip, I got lots of photos and videos I wasn’t able to upload at the time due to connectivity issues and the very hectic schedule. One of the items that never made it to the blog was an incident at the Iowa State Fair where DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz got heckled offstage by an […]

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