The Other McCain

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

Joe Biden Sends Me E-Mail

As noted yesterday, the fund-raising e-mails from Obama’s re-election campaign are becoming increasingly desperate: Robert — I need to ask you one last thing before tonight’s midnight deadline: If you know you’re going to donate to this campaign eventually, what’s stopping you from doing it right now? If you’re going to be a part of […]

Fund-Raising E-Mail: Obama Campaign ‘Refused to Take Money From D.C. Lobbyists and Corporate Special Interests’

In the wake of the Solyndra scandal, it might seem bizarre that President Obama’s re-election campaign would claim to be free from “special interests,” but that’s exactly what the campaign’s finance director said in a message sent today to the Organizing for America (OFA) e-mail list: Robert — I’m the national finance director here at […]

President Obama: He May Be Losing the Congressional Black Caucus …

. . . and when even Maxine Waters seems disaffected, you gotta wonder who’s still on his side. But there is one constituency whose loyalty toward Obama is unshakeable: The Abortion Industry!

Underscoring The Wisdom Of The Founding Fathers

by Smitty As we approach the endgame on this administration, the clear winners: the Founding Fathers, who recognized the frailties of human nature and poured so much wisdom into the Constitution. The two-year turnover of the House of Representatives has done a marvelous job of checking the power of a President whose international credentials clearly […]

Mitch Daniels Thinks BHO Is Half An Adam Ant Fan

by Smitty (via Slone) Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels chose not to join the Republican race for the presidential nomination in 2012, but weighed in on front-runners and the political landscape Sunday. “I don’t have anything original to say,” about the GOP field, Daniels said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” but noted, “the two governors […]

‘Support a Progressive Champion’

Readers will excuse my lack of blogging today, as I’ve been on the phone and working on an article about the Orlando straw poll. Smitty seems to have been a busy blog beaver, perhaps having escaped the Third World bandwidth suckage en route from Afghanistan toward home, so a dearth of updates is fortunately not […]

Can You Feel The Love In This ‘Toon?

by Smitty Yowza! Note the subtle distinction: ‘alone’ vs. ‘a loan’. Two different concepts here. Reference, now with suitably mindless techno beat:

Solyndra’s ‘Green Jobs’ Included Employment for D.C. Lobbyists — Including Former Democrat Aides

Executives at bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra went on a lavish spending spree after they got a $535 million federal “stimulus” loan. This  Washington Post story is curiously vague about certain details: Company executives ramped up their Washington lobbying efforts, hiring a former Senate aide to work with the White House and the Energy Department. […]

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