The Other McCain

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

Shorter Ryan: I’m Gonna Kick Tomorrow

by Smitty It maybe be that Paul Ryan sincerely believes that Congress is EVER going to reduce spending of its own volition. In the same vein, Obama has stated that he believes his own BS. Gently as it can be put, Paul, CONSERVATIVES DO NOT. We don’t believe Obama. While some might be swayed by […]

A Scoop That Was Not a Scoop: The ‘Spying on Gamers’ Story Is Old News

You perhaps saw the headlines: Spies Infiltrate a Fantasy Realm of Online Games — New York Times Xbox Live among game services targeted by US and UK spy agencies — The Guardian World of Spycraft: NSA and CIA Spied in Online Games — Pro Publica Don’t believe the Greenwald/Snowden media fanboy hype, says Paul Hair […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.11.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Budget Deal Averts Shutdown, Cuts Federal Workforce Budget replaces $63 billion in sequestration cuts with more targeted savings, more fees BJP, AAP Prepare For Another Round Of Elections Neither party has majority in Delhi; neither will budge from Opposition GM No Longer Government Motors Feds sell off last of […]

Have You Forgotten?

It’s weird how easy it is to forget things. My wife and I just watched the documentary Hating Breitbart together, and the pivotal centerpiece of the movie is the claim by Rep. Andre Carson, Indiana Democrat, that Tea Party activists shouted the n-word at him and other members of the Black Congressional Caucus. Have you […]

Ryan Almost Blows The Reform Trumpet On The Budget

by Smitty Former GOP VP candidate and all-around Centrist got out the Kazoo of Compromise in attempting to sell his budget deal with Senator Patty Murray: “In divided government, you don’t always get what you want,” he said. “We eliminate waste. We stop sending checks to criminals. We cut corporate welfare. We start making real […]

‘Teacher of the Year’ Learns a Tough Lesson: Always Take the Plea Bargain

Ethel Anderson, 31, was once voted “Teacher of the Year” in Riverside, Florida. You might have thought that when prosecutors offered her a 15-year-sentence, the former language arts teacher at Mango Elementary would have known it was the best she could hope for: A female teacher found guilty of having sex with a 12-year-old student […]

Now @MikeElk Calls @betsyscribeindc a ‘Racist,’ Because … Journalism!

My apology for treating you to more of this kook’s kookiness, but these nutjobs just fascinate me. Mike Elk responded to Betsy Rothstein’s Monday article with a series of typically bizarre e-mails: [C]riticize him at your own peril — he’ll charge that you’re against people with conditions like Asperger’s and write your boss and insist […]

Because @MikeElk Deserves a Reply

An e-mail arrived at 9:50 a.m. today: Subject: u still sore you lost the civil war? From: Mike Elk ([email protected]) To: Robert Stacy McCain Shit son, I am about to go visit some Civil War battlefields where we kicked the fuck out of you degenerate Confederate bastards. I bet you are still sore you guys […]

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