The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.11.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Michigan Legislature Set To Pass Right-To-Work Laws Governor Snyder says he’ll sign; President Obama, labor unions whining Related: Worker Liberation In Michigan HSBC Settles US Money Laundering Case For $1.9 Billion Brit bank slammed by Feds, states for handling Iranian, drug cartels’ money Obama & Boehner Talking About A […]

REPORT: @NadiaNaffe’s Lawsuit Against @Patterico Flounders in L.A. Hearing

The diligent John Hoge calls our attention to the report at Popehat which indicates that the plaintiff was unable to show a valid claim during a Monday hearing in federal court. Admonishments against sarcasm are duly noted. Meanwhile — and I’m sure this is just a coincidence, Neal Rauhauser — the pro-Kimberlin trolls decided to […]

The Neitzschean Existential Angst of Blogging in the Same Sphere as Ace

BTW, in case you didn’t know it, @joenbc hates conservative talk-radio with the heat of ten thousand suns. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) December 10, 2012 OK, the pretentious title is both: An anti-intellectual mockery of show-offs who throw around terms like “existential angst”; and An honest admission of inner doubts about my own relevance, […]

Class Warfare Nation

Media sycophancy provides Democrats with free campaign advertising. It also influences policy. Propaganda works, and the incessant ABC/NBC/CBS drumbeat in favor of Obama’s tax-hike agenda has persuaded a majority Americans that the problem with this country is that the wealthy aren’t “paying their fair share.” Philip Klein points out that higher rates actually increase the […]

Ohio Democrat Makes Bestiality Jokes; Humane Society Official Not Amused

In Ohio, believe it or not, it’s legal to sodomize your dog. Or fellate your horse, or otherwise have carnal knowledge of whatever species might arouse your perverse erotic interest. Some members of the Ohio legislature want to pass a law to outlaw bestiality, and the leader of the state’s House Democrats decided to make a few […]

Obama Has Consequences

“God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs . . .” — Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park Lots of bloggers are science-fiction buffs, but I prefer reality, regarding fiction generally as a puerile waste of time. If you wish to improve your mind, it is much more productive […]

Two Weeks Until Christmas and
Three Weeks Until ‘Fiscal Cliff’

On the one hand, I hope everybody’s having a happy holiday season — and shopping our amazing Amazon holiday deals! — while on the other hand, I suspect you’re bummed out by the tedious ongoing downer in Washington. Politico: Time is running short — and so are the options available to avert the fiscal cliff. President Barack […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.10.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama, Boehner Go Mano A Mano Sunday meeting apparently without result Morsi Annulls Controversial Decree Opposition calls for more protests after demand for vote postponement rejected Race To Replace Bloomberg Picks Up Speed Lots of hype, lots of secrecy, only two declared candidates so far POLITICS House Democrats Push […]

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