The Other McCain

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

We Already Know They Don’t Teach Economics at Harvard Law School

But you might think they’d require an introductory course in logic, because Dwayne Lester shows how invalid fallacies are the only arguments made in favor of Obama’s “Buffett Rule” requiring tax increases on the rich.

‘How Can the Right Defend Greed?”

MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts said the title quote while discussing President Obama’s speech yesterday: Sister Toldjah is livid: This, of course, is how the debate on taxes, the deficit, the economy, etc will be framed from here on out – all the way up until the November 2012 elections, all in a repeat effort by […]

NYT Editor: ‘We Wanted to Believe’

Another rube self-identifies: Just a few winters ago my wife and I took our daughters to witness the inauguration of a man who had campaigned on hope and embodied possibility. We are pretty immune to political euphoria, but, circulating among the footsore pilgrims, we could imagine our country had embraced the idea that we were […]

‘Pay Their Fair Share’

How many times did President Obama say that phrase during yesterday during his Rose Garden speech? . . . for us to solve this problem, everybody, including the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations, have to pay their fair share. If we’re going to make spending cuts — many of which we wouldn’t make if we […]

President Milquetoast

by Smitty As the hours in the ‘Stan wind down, Twitter is alight with Talk Like a Pirate Day and the Rose Garden gumflap. I’m at the Green Bean by the main PX in Bagram, and they’re jack hammering to remodel the corner. You need something loud to block that, so I reach for Helmet. […]

Obama Explains That When He Says ‘Creating Jobs’ He Means ‘Raising Taxes’

That’s the upshot of the presidential speech this morning, during which Obama promised to veto any deficit-reduction legislation that does not include tax increase on the rich: “I will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary Americans,” he said. “And I will veto any bill that changes […]

#AttackWatch! Hey, @AttackWatch: This ‘Downfall’ Video Looks Like #tcot Hate

Both inevitable and obligatory: The laughable failure of AttackWatch.com is a result of the internal logic of the Left: When you believe your politics is an expression of your own moral and intellectual superiority, it logically follows that your opposition is both evil and stupid. While the assumption of right-wing evil is perhaps still unrefuted, we have […]

‘Pass This Bill!’ Or … Dont.

Not exactly news from Washington: President Obama launched another wave in his assault on Congress over his jobs bill Saturday, using his weekly radio address to urge Americans contact their representatives in support of the legislation. . . . Obama urged his audience to visit the White House website and read the bill for themselves. […]

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