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The World’s Youngest Blogger: What Not To Hair

by Smitty

At Least One Chief Executive Is Doing The Correct Thing

by Smitty So the guy who already knows he’s not going to meet his budget deadline is going to surround himself with children and infringe upon the 2nd Amendment. Mataconis figures that flinging this much humus is likely to make something stick, in particular, the executive orders. One can hope the fiasco proves a bridge […]

Let’s Call It ‘The Doritos Argument’

by Smitty Apparently, this tweet brought me to the attention of some folks on Twitter: #ThingsLiberalsHate Their inability to replace Jesus Christ with something Progressive. — Smitty (D-aft) (@smitty_one_each) January 13, 2013 This triggered some fun back’n’forth: .@jxchristopher The wise keep their treasure beyond IRS range. @imtoridee @justfole — Smitty (D-aft) (@smitty_one_each) January 14, 2013 […]

Smitty’s Corollary To Godwin’s Law

by Smitty I’m likely not the first to notice this effect, varying Mike Godwin: .@dmataconis Smitty’s Corollary to Godwin: “As political discussion lengthens, the probability of a Boooshhh! invocation=>1.” @jackievasser — Smitty (D-aft) (@smitty_one_each) January 12, 2013

NYT Has Bum Strapped To Column, Plus, Introducing: ‘The Krugmanerrand’

by Smitty Emphasis mine: Finally, just consider the vileness of that G.O.P. threat. If we were to hit the debt ceiling, the U.S. government would end up defaulting on many of its obligations. This would have disastrous effects on financial markets, the economy, and our standing in the world. Yet Republicans are threatening to trigger […]

@Gabby_Hoffman Strangely Uncomfortable With Federal Ponzi Scheme

by Smitty Gabby Hoffman seems uncertain about whether the additional money the government is extracting is going toward anything useful: Hoffman, a 21-year-old Virginian who works at a nonprofit, estimates her paycheck will be roughly $30 less this biweekly pay period, or about $780 annually, thanks to the end of a two-year cut on payroll taxes, […]

Dems Have LAMS-Sized Sack To Be On About Our ‘Broken’ System

by Smitty Large Area Maintenance Shelters are for when you’re packin’ it military style. And who in Congress really has that kinda gear besides Dingy Hairy? Tuesday marks the 1,350th day since the Senate passed a budget. The law requires Congress to pass a budget every year, on the grounds that Americans deserve to know […]

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Has A Point: Having Aborted Common Sense, Babies Should Be Easy For Charlie Crist

by Smitty Will the altars of Moloch be smiling in the Sunshine State? Wasserman Schultz added that Crist was “going to have to prove himself with some of our Democratic leaders before that’s a sure thing.” The only thing “sure” about Charlie is that he’s looking out for #1. When DeFede asked the congresswoman about […]

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