The Other McCain

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

If You Haven’t Been Groped by Eric Massa Yet, Please Raise Your Hand

OK, let’s do a count . . . uh, so far, looks like I’m the only one: [I]n conversations yesterday and today with some of Massa’s Navy shipmates, it became clear that the behavior toward his subordinates that got Massa into trouble in Congress is part of pattern that dates to his time in the Navy. […]

Quote Of The Day

by Smitty From Basil at IMAO How can Congress possibly balance the federal budget without raising taxes? It’s easy. Make Congress make up for any shortfall in the budget. Take it out of their pay. Cut Congressional pay (House and Senate) for every dollar the budget is in deficit. What about the president? Well, if […]

As The System Of Checks And Balances Disintegrates, Congress Becomes A Messy Signing Statement

by Smitty The Purple Avenger over at AoS seems kinda shocked that, once Harry Reid pulls his finger out of the dike, a flood of Really Bad Ideas follows, as captured in the WSJ.  In this particular case, it’s the Federal takeover of education.  Got to make sure that the tender collegiate brains are programmed […]

What Is The Appropriate Level Of Census Participation?

by Smitty Via Drudge, the AP has an interesting bit on the Patriot Act vs. the Census: In a letter to Congress, the Obama administration provided its legal position that census data cannot be disclosed under the Patriot Act, the nation’s main counterterrorism law. The government has previously given legal assurances the information will not […]

Red State’s Erick Erickson Endorses
Rick Barber in AL2 House Race

The Tea Party-backed candidate is added to Erickson’s “Candidates I’m Supporting” list, and Barber’s Web site quotes his statement: “Rick has the support of the grassroots in the district, which we are seeing more and more is going to make the difference in a close race.  It’s not that his opponent is the establishment person.  It’s […]

Federal Receipts As The Inverse Of Liberty

by Smitty American Thinker has the graph: I’d like to revisit a few ideas from last June for attacking the systemic problems within Congress: Every Congress must win approval from two thirds of the state legislatures in the 18th month of the Congress, or none of the members of the Congress are permitted to run […]

Indiana 8th District Candidate Rides to Daytona Bike Week Freedom Rally

Kristi Risk is one of five Republican candidates in Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Rep. Brad Ellsworth, who is running for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat. Risk rode down to Daytona to attend Bike Week Freedom Rally and had her photo taken with “Take Our Country Back” singer Chris Cassone: I suppose I should make […]

Randy Altschuler: ‘Scrap the Current Legislation . . . and Start Listening’

Press release from a New York GOP congressional candidate: “It’s obvious, the dysfunction in Washington continues. In the end, the healthcare issue will only be solved by common sense, free market solutions, like Tort Reform and the dropping of state barriers on the purchase of Health Insurance. Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid and President Obama need […]

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