The Other McCain

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

Obama’s New Low

He’s heading toward the dreaded Carter Zone: President Obama’s overall job approval rating has fallen to an all-time low of 44 percent, down five points from late March, just before the health bill’s passage in the House of Representatives. It’s down 24 points since his all-time high last April. Forty-one percent of those polled said […]

Obama Talks Jobs, While Unemployment Stays at 9.7 Percent

As if merely talking about jobs were the same as doing something about the unemployment problem: It’s the first Friday of the month, and you know what that means — a new jobs report. As the White House and its Republican critics wait to see if the unemployment rate of 9.7 percent rises or falls, President […]

How Mitt Romney Could Turn The Obama Endorsement Into A Positive

by Smitty Clifton over at Another Black Conservative posts on what the Romney campaign can only view as a swift kick in the naughty bits: a connection between RomneyCare and ObamaCare by BHO himself. Clifton then poses two genuinely interesting exit questions: We will no doubt see this clip played over and over again by […]

‘He Counted On America To Be Passive. He Counted Wrong.’

by Smitty Regarding the POTUS, we can expect exactly 0 substantial reflection, course alteration, or improvement in the political atmosphere between now and November, emphasis mine: Whatever the case, the next seven months going into November are going to be about domination and attempted marginalization, not cooperation. He’ll seek to paint the GOP as obstructionist, […]

Charles Krauthammer Is Wrong About The Main Argument Against ObamaCare

by Smitty From Fox News All Stars, via the Corner The main argument against this Obamacare is it’s going to destroy our economy. All the numbers in it are phony. It’s going to create a huge amount of debt. That may be the proximal cause, Mr. Krauthammer. The main argument is that We The People […]

Questions Regarding Tuesday’s 20 Pen Marathon

by Smitty Cassy has a bravo zulu post* about Obamacare, specifically, the GOP Senate strategy: It’s not just a game. It’s strategy, and it was a brilliant move by Senate Republicans. Think about it: if the reconciliation bill is changed in any way, it has to go back to the House for yet another vote. […]

OCTOPUS Tells The AMA How It Is

by Smitty Ol’ Cousin TO President, United States (I just had the acronym machine calibrated), who was brilliant last weekend here in DC, sends some rather pointed mail to the American Medical Association:

Nancy And The Nancy

by Smitty In response to the exit question on Sunday’s post, the wonderful Sheer Politics provides clarification. Via Insty, a question from Kaus: Who’s the guy assigned to keep Obama’s ego in check? … Tip: Start by reminding Obama that he won the vote in part by leveraging his weakness–pleading with Democratic Congressmen to save […]

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