The Other McCain

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

‘Something Unseemly’

Matthew Yglesias: There’s something unseemly about seeing fellow Jews turn into rightwingers. The mind boggles at this kind of statement. How do you even begin to address the universe of idiocy crammed into those 10 words, with infinite density like the pre-Big Bang singularity? After being spanked by National Review‘s Kevin Williamson, Yglesias . . . uh, clarifies: […]

Is Greece ‘Too Big to Fail’?

The next bailout candidate: Problems with Greek debt are about to spread to other countries and could infect the US unless the nation tackles its own mounting problems, Pimco’s Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC. . . . “We’ve seen a crisis start in a country—Greece—become regional, impact the whole of the Euro zone and is on […]

Bob Belvedere Cancels Peru Trip

The Camp of the Saints blogger had been planning an expedition — a mission of mercy — to the rural village where Julia Manihauri lived: A Peruvian mother of four was trapped in her bed for six months because of her giant breasts. Julia Manihuari’s chest grew to a gigantic N cup after the birth of […]

Science Explains a Mystery

Where did Troglopundit come from? Neanderthals mated with some modern humans after all and left their imprint in the human genome, a team of biologists has reported in the first detailed analysis of the Neanderthal genetic sequence. No comment from Troglopundit, yet. He’s seeking scientific confirmation that Sean Hackbarth shares DNA with the bonobo.

Alabama Update: When Will Tim James Send a Dozen Roses to Rachel Maddow?

In mid-April, polls indicated Tim James was in third place in the Alabama gubernatorial primary. Then he released his “This Is Alabama, We Speak English” TV ad, Rachel Maddow went berserk, the New York Times condemned James and . . . Well, did I mention that this an Alabama Republican primary? James garnered 26 percent of the […]

PA-12: Democrats Panicking Over Impending Onslaught of AOSHQ Morons

Did somebody say “panic“? If Nancy Pelosi wasn’t already freaked out by that NRCC internal poll showing that most Democrats in the 12th District don’t even know when the election is, wait until she learns that Tim Burns just received the coveted Ace of Spades Seal of Approval. UPDATE: Life is good: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is […]

This Just In: TWITTER IS NEWS!

Twitter pal Sissy Willis tipped me to a Don Irvine post about a study that found Twitter to be more about news than networking. Which means . . .? You guessed it: RT @SissyWillis TWITTER = NEWS http://bit.ly/bCE0ev [] Which means @Alyssa_Milano = Walter Cronkite? C’mon, Alyssa: Just one re-Tweet is all I’m asking for […]

On Conservative Journalism

Matthew Yglesia is a blogger, not a reporter, at Think Progress — edited by former DNC researcher and Democratic congressional aide Faiz Shakir — which is on the tab of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which is headed by former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta. Despite these stubborn facts, Yglesias feels entitled to […]

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