The Other McCain

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

Conrad Is A Knob, And We Need To Attack The Lousy Assertions Behind His Ideas

by Smitty Hot Air has a post on Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) idea of implementing a mileage tax. You can’t fault a Progressive, I suppose, for wanting to build on the resounding success that is ObamaCare. By ‘resounding’ I mean ‘utter’, and by ‘success’, I, of course, mean ‘debacle’. But it’s worse […]

Separated At Birth, Plus A Couple Of Generations?

by Smitty I saw this, courtesy of Design Milk: This prompts a bit of thinking about Teddy and The ‘Stache:

Dear ManBearPig: We Know, Climate Is Not Static

by Smitty (via Bluegrass Pundit) Yes, Al, we’re cereal. Via The Hill: “Not since the dark days of the Bush administration have we seen a Republican-controlled Congress that is so intent on pushing their agenda in Washington — protecting tax breaks for oil companies making record profits, attempting to roll back environmental regulations, and not […]

What A Condescending Pile Of Hooey

by Smitty Troglopundit links an article in the National Journal making the claim that a solid majority of political operatives — 59 percent — said the public didn’t “know enough about the issues facing Washington to form wise opinions about what should be done.” Political positions are about leadership. I’ll cite the Stockdale Leadership Model: […]

‘Kinetic Military Action’: Remember When It Was Simply ‘War’?

by Smitty Fausta was one of the bazillion bloggers mocking the verbal ‘wardrobe malfunction’ of the year week day. It was a sideshow on Twitter, where I got faved by a couple of people for this effort: More at The Sundries Shack. Oh, wait, a breaking terminology update: a time-limited, scope-limited military action is the […]

The New Tone Deafness: Public Unions ‘McVeigh In’ With OKC Imagery

by Smitty Gateway Pundit links a NewsOK story: A state senator today blasted a firefighter union television advertisement as “horrific and tasteless” for using images of the Oklahoma City bombing to make a case against his bill. The advertisement by the International Association of Firefighters began airing today. The first line of the ad: “Firefighters […]

Alan Colmes Is A Dumb [Maher], But You Already Knew That

by Smitty Why is it that Republicans tend to favor policies that reduce voter registration, while Democrats do the opposite? The Texas House passed a bill, supported by Governor Rick Perry…requiring photo ID, and it is likely to hurt minority voter turnout. Once upon a time, I used to think there was some sincere argument […]

Fred Phelps And Westboro Baptist Predictably Tasteless In Remembering Liz Taylor

by Smitty (h/t Tatler) CBS News: Yes, the Westboro Baptist Church – the Kansas-based organization with a history of holding controversial and politically inflammatory protests – has announced that its members plan to picket the star’s funeral, according to reports. TMZ reports that Margie Phelps, daughter of Westboro leader Fred Phelps, sounded off on Twitter […]

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