The Other McCain

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

Daniel Hannan Palate Cleanser

by Smitty Even working briefly with ideas familiar to readers of this blog, Hannan remains a spot-on palate cleanser: He is also well worth your time in print. His polar opposite is the Bearded Clown, Krugman. I have rarely seen a human being so misguided, seemingly incapable of grasping that the very ideas he espouses […]

‘Shut It Down and Praise the Lord’

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that, in addition to halting IRS audits, a federal government shutdown would temporarily rid D.C. of a couple of my pet peeves. To Hell With the Cherry Blossom Festival!

Isn’t It Cute When Progressives Pause From Raping The Poor Long Enough To Express Concern About Them?

by Smitty Alan Colmes triggers the laugh track as he suddenly remembers that when Republicans speak, it’s time to remember the little guy. Ryan’s plan will also propose tax reforms that lower corporate and upper-income tax rates, while eliminating certain loopholes. The details of that part of his plan are unclear, but if they adhere […]

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Large Pair)

The gentleman from Wisconsin steps up: The Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee said his party’s budget proposal for 2012 would cut deficits by more than $4 trillion over the next decade, vowing to tackle costly entitlements like Medicare and Medicaid. The proposal, set to be unveiled Tuesday, would serve as the Republicans’ official […]

The REAL Budget Battle (UPDATED)

Yeah, I know everybody’s riveted by negotiations between Republicans and Democrats over the federal budget, but what is far more urgent — at least to me, personally — is the battle over my own budget, which involves negotiations with Mrs. Other McCain. If you think this is leading up to me asking you to hit the tip […]

In Case You Missed It: Democrats Waving White Flag on Taking Back House in 2012

Thanks to Moe Lane for pointing this out. In the immediate aftermath of the mid-term GOP tsunami, Democrats were boasting about how many of the Republican freshmen they were targeting for 2012. In the past few months, however, these boasts have been significantly downsized. Jim Geraghty at National Review reprints this e-mail from the National Republican Congressional […]

Never Take Advice from Your Enemies

For example, Harry Reid: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday urged Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to ditch members of the Tea Party and cut a deal with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. Reid insisted it is those GOP internal divisions that are threatening to shut down the government after April 8, in […]

Obama’s February Deficit: $233 Billion

That’s $23,000,000,000 of deficit spending in a single month — the shortest month of the year, as Ace notes, calling it “the prelude to hyperinflation.” Ace also reminds us that this one-month deficit is $60 billion more than the entire budget deficit for 2007. And a commenter at Protein Wisdom points out that this one-month […]

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