The Other McCain

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

Late Entry in the ‘Stupidest Things Liberals Said in 2010’ Sweepstakes

Harvard-educated Ezra Klein updates Orwell’s famous maxim: “One has to work at The Washington Post to believe things like that. No ordinary man could be such a fool.” On MSNBC, Klein was asked about plans of the 112th Congress to read the Constitution aloud: “Yes, it’s a gimmick. I mean, you could say two things […]

Thank God: The 111th Congress Is Over

Worst. Congress. EVAH! The House on Wednesday evening passed a motion to adjourn the 111th Congress “Sine Die”, bringing to a close Democrats four-year reign in the lower chamber. . . . Democrats touted the busy lame duck as a fitting end to what they are touting as one of the most productive Congresses in […]

Allen West Asks, ‘Hey, How Come Congress Is Getting So Many Days Off?’

After taking a look at the congressional calender for 2011, the newly elected Congressman from Florida’s 22nd District sent a letter to Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Page 1 and Page 2 in PDF format) and issued this press release: Congressman-Elect Allen West has questions surrounding the Congressional calendar released last week and has written a […]

Death of Omnibus Boosts GOP

Defeating Harry Reid’s pet pork package gets Republicans off on the right foot going into the 112th Congress: Senate Republicans sought to build momentum on Friday after successfully forcing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to beg off a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill. Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial […]

Oh, Yeah: Senate Passes Pork-Packed Bipartisan Gang-Rape Act of 2010

Only five Republicans — including Coburn, DeMint and Sessions — had the guts to vote against this “compromise” abomination from Hell. “Temporary tax relief, permanent entitlements,” says Michelle Malkin. Because yesterday’s cloture vote was the real decision, I almost forgot to blog about the final passage. In other Stupid Lame-Duck News, the Corporal Max Klinger Memorial […]

In E-Mail, Democracy for America Claims Credit for Bernie Sanders Filibuster

If you were wondering Friday why Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont Socialist, now apparently owns C-SPAN2, the answer — at least according to Arshad Hasan, Executive Director of Democracy for America (DFA) — is that he was following orders. This morning, Hasan sent this e-mail to DFA’s list: It’s weeks like this that I’m reminded why I love working […]

BREAKING: Tax Deal Falling Apart?

Here’s the situation: In order to get the deal, Obama needs Republican votes in the Senate. If the Senate GOP filibusters, there’s no deal. But the House Democrats don’t give a damn: House Democrats have passed a resolution saying they’ll reject President Obama’s tax deal with Republicans. . . . The House Democratic Caucus passed […]

Election 2010 Finally Ends as Republican Randy Altschuler Concedes in NY-1

Painfully close, but not close enough: New York Republican Randy Altschuler has conceded to Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop, bringing the final undecided House race of the 2010 election cycle to a close. The final margin was less than 300 votes. I’d blogged Monday about suspicions of Democrat vote shenanigans. Sam Foster at Left Coast Rebel has […]

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