The Other McCain

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

Thugland, USA: Baseball Fan Brutally Attacked Outside Dodger Stadium

A 42-year-old paramedic is hospitalized with critical head injuries after he was savagely stomped in the parking lot while leaving a Dodgers-Giants game last week. The injured man, a father of two young children, is a Giants fan and the Los Angeles Times depicts this atrocity as a sports-rivalry-gone-wrong. But Southern California blogger Donald Douglas […]

In Defense of Conor Friedersdorf

by Smitty Let the Tweet tell the tale of his rebuttal of Stacy McCain: That Conor: His nouns are bold, his verbs uncanny. Admit he’s the king of prose, or he’ll whip your fanny!  At least Conor is using TweetDeck. Stacy. Now, since the lone novembered one (for you phonetic alphabet junkies) thinks that he’s […]

Isn’t It Cute When Progressives Pause From Raping The Poor Long Enough To Express Concern About Them?

by Smitty Alan Colmes triggers the laugh track as he suddenly remembers that when Republicans speak, it’s time to remember the little guy. Ryan’s plan will also propose tax reforms that lower corporate and upper-income tax rates, while eliminating certain loopholes. The details of that part of his plan are unclear, but if they adhere […]

‘Etch-a-Sketch’ Estimate of Libya War Costs: $40 Million Per Month? More?

Spencer Ackerman smashes the Obama administration’s Libya policy through a plate-glass window: How much will the Libya war cost America, now that NATO jets are hitting Moammar Gadhafi’s forces? Good luck figuring out an answer. Michael Donley, the secretary of the Air Force, leveled with reporters that the cost estimates for the war are coming […]

More On Lindsey Graham (Don’t Speak Those Four Words Too Quickly)

by Smitty Gateway Pundit stands at the brink of a pit and peers over at a US Senator ignoring the First Rule of Holes. It wouldn’t be so bad if Graham wasn’t in an elected office. Like a flag burner or torcher of anyone’s scripture, Graham should be allowed to make a colossal ass of […]

Ivy League Administration Reacts Quickly to Ivy League Sexual Harassment Charges

“Because the budget is so last week,” Wombat snarked in sharing the headline this morning: White House targets sexual assault on campus Wombat and other readers can be forgiven for wondering why this issue suddenly popped to the top of the administration’s agenda. But then again, we can’t afford to send our kids to Yale University […]

Arguments To Spike The Heart Of The Entitlement Vampire

by Smitty The mighty Veronique de Rugy posts about some horrid DCCC work against Ryan, and ends with: Now, how can we make people understand that entitlement programs are not an entitlement? How do we reach out to them?  Here are a few thoughts of mine: The Math: they are a ponzi scheme. The demographics […]

Eric Holder Blames Congress for Blocking Trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Even when they do the right thing, the Obama administration refuses to take responsibility: The Obama administration Monday abandoned its effort to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on trial in civilian courts, saying the accused terrorists will instead face military trials at Guantanamo Bay, in the […]

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