The Other McCain

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

Obama Wants ‘Largest Deal Possible’

The president is obviously trying to turn the debt-ceiling negotiations into an opportunity to claim victory: “I think there’s still time to get something big done,” [White House budget director Jack] Lew said. . . . Lew said on NBC’s “Meet The Press” that the president “made clear he wants the largest deal possible.”“He wants […]

A Democrat, Re-Assessed

One of my pet peeves during the Bush years were those conservative spokesmen — among them, Sean Hannity — who loved nothing better than to contrast today’s treacherous and unpatriotic Democrats with the allegedly good Democrats of The Good Old Days. “FDR, Harry Truman and JFK!” goes this roll call of revered Democrats of yore, […]

The Next Time You Hear a Liberal Lecturing About the Need for ‘Civility’ …

. . . your answer is three simple words — Sheila Jackson-Lee: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, suggested during a House floor speech Friday that raising the debt ceiling was being held up by members of Congress because President Obama is black. “Only this president — only this one — only this one has received […]

Panic at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Steve Bartin at Newsalert tipped me to this Reuters story by economic analyst James Pethokoukis: Last night in a new report, Democrat-friendly Goldman Sachs dropped an economic bomb on President Obama’s chances for reelection . . . “Unexpectedly,” I’m sure. Read the whole thing. And it is time once more to remind you that all this was […]

Gingrich Advises GOP on ‘Bully’ Obama: Stop Negotiating and Start Legislating

Say what you will about Newt, he’s a brilliant legislative tactician: President Obama is a “bully” who is “clearly failing” on economic policy, according to Newt Gingrich , and House Republicans should stop negotiating with the White House and move forward with passing their own solutions to the debt-ceiling and budget deficit. “Obama has put […]

Can’t Resist

by Smitty Update: Thanks, Instapundit! Update II: Paco-lanche, and a late shout to The Camp of the Saints!

SARAH PALIN IS RIGHT!

The Right Scoop got a Drudge hit on video of Sarah Palin’s Wednesday appearance on Sean Hannity’s show: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com “I don’t trust this President. . . . He doesn’t know how to make those cuts. He’s never had to do this before. He’s always just been one to spend other people’s […]

The Vicious Jackals Are Planning to Screw Us Over (But You Already Knew That)

Sincerity in Washington, D.C., is as rare as chastity in a whorehouse, and the secret to understanding what’s really going on is complete cynicism: President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of a stormy debt-limit meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, a dramatic setback to the already shaky negotiations, according to GOP sources. If you are taken […]

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