The Other McCain

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

A. Because It’s Funny

Q. Why are you running this silly picture of Elena Kagan in a Nazi uniform? Somewhat more seriously, Jeff Sessions says he’s “disappointed” with Kagan’s answers during this week’s hearings: Watch CBS News Videos Online Orrin Hatch just came out as a “no” vote: Hatch said Friday that a Supreme Court nominee needs “both legal […]

VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi, Genius

In which she explains that unemployment checks create jobs: “Now, let me say that unemployment insurance, we talk about it as a safety net and the rest — this is one of the biggest stimuluses [sic] to our economy. Economists will tell you, this money is spent quickly. It injects demand into the economy and […]

Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearings Resume; Media Failure Continues; UPDATE: Yoest Calls for Investigation UPDATE II: Yoest Video Added

UPDATE 8:55 p.m.: Video of Charmaine Yoest’s testimony: She was introduced — and subsequently cut off at the 5-minute mark — by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-EadBabies). UPDATE 7:45 p.m.: From the testimony of Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life: First, I urge this Committee to officially investigate the discrepancies that have arisen this […]

The W-Word: Fringe Journalism Is Fun!

Yes, the W is for “Weigel,” which term seems to have become as offensive (or boring) to some readers as “epistemic closure” or even “Elena Kagan Sex Tape” — the latter being a sort of satire of Rule 5, for which Marty Eisenstadt disclaims any responsibility. Summer is a great time for blog-fights because traffic always goes down during the summer anyway, […]

Kagan Fight Could Go Late Tonight; UPDATE: Video of ACOG Testimony; UPDATE II: Kagan Lobbied AMA, Too UPDATE III: ‘Late’? Recessed at 5:35

UPDATE 5:45 p.m. ET: Yeah. Three days, very few tough questions, and Pat Leahy closed by congratulating her that this would likely be the last time she ever had to testify. But is it really? Funeral plans for the late Sen. Robert Byrd will affect the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings schedule Thursday and Friday, and […]

Elena Kagan, M.D.

Excuse me if  I fail to see how a Harvard Law diploma qualifies Elena Kagan to draft a medical paper on partial-birth abortion: It seems that the most important statement in the famous position paper of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists—a 1996 document that was central to the case of partial-birth-abortion defenders for the subsequent decade […]

Elena Kagan Sex Tape?

The guy with the camera looks a bit like Will Folks: Hey, I already own the “Elena Kagan nude” Google bomb. Thanks to G.G. for the tip on this one.

Obamanomics: Still Not Working

As of 12:40 p.m. today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off more than 230 points, down below 9,900. This decline — about 2%, and roughly twice what the futures market had signaled overnight — is probably due to a sharp drop in consumer confidence. This is being interpreted as a strong indicator of a double-dip recession. Timely […]

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