The Other McCain

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

Hey, Obama’s Running for Re-Election!

I’m sure you’re shocked to learn that Barack Obama has decided he wants to be president another four years. What may be most shocking about it is this Obama campaign ad without Obama: Ed Morrissey noticed the obvious problem: The Obama 2012 team released its first web ad this morning, but other than a couple […]

T-Paw: It’s Going To Take A New Pres.

by Smitty (h/t Tatler) If the early returns on Althouse’s poll hold steady, people are ready to vote against The WhiOne. The contrast couldn’t be much more stark between BHO and T-Paw. Are we ready for somebody with competence, experience and human warmth, without so much egomania? I’m willing to say yes. Tim Pawlenty 2012 […]

Obama’s NCAA Bracket, Revisited

Tonight, UConn meets the Cinderella boys of Butler in the NCAA basketball championship and, with the finalists set, I decided to take a look back at Obama’s brackets. The first thing to note is how “safe” Obama played it: He picked all four No. 1 regional seeds to make it all the way to the […]

Is This the Hope or the Change?

Since Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, the number of Americans on food stamps has increased from 32 million to 44 million. Restaurants are contemplating price increases due to the sharp rise in grocery prices. And crude oil prices are near $108 per barrel, the highest since September 2008. Cue Peggy Joseph: UPDATE: “The Scary-Ass […]

Kevin Drum, Rube

A left-winger admits his complete gullibility: If it had been my call, I wouldn’t have gone into Libya. But the reason I voted for Obama in 2008 is because I trust his judgment. And not in any merely abstract way, either: I mean that if he and I were in a room and disagreed about […]

Writer’s Block. Of Granite.

by Smitty Related: Unrelated: Not unrelated to unrelated above: USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah: “We estimate, and I believe these are very conservative estimates, that H.R. 1 would lead to 70,000 kids dying,” USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah testified before the House Appropriations State and Foreign Ops subcommittee. All in all, April Fool’s promises to be an […]

Obama’s Foreign Policy: America Could Lose a War That We’re Not Even Fighting

Ace of Spades describes the situation that St. Hopey has maneuvered us into with the Libyan rebels: Now, if Obama has in fact arrived far too late and backed a losing cause, he’s going to have to face a serious dilemma. 1. “Americanize” the war and win what the indigenous forces cannot. 2. Allow the rebels […]

Obama Sends CIA Into Libya Ground Operations; Andrew Sullivan Stunned

New York Times: The Central Intelligence Agency has inserted clandestine operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military airstrikes and contact rebels battling Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces, according to American officials. And don’t you know it’s just breaking Sully’s poor little heart? I’m still absorbing this news and don’t want to vent immediately, because there […]

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