The Other McCain

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

Of Straw Men, Politics and Policy

Here is (limited) praise of the use of “straw men” in discourse and, guest-blogging at Instapundit, Kenneth Anderson says, “I rather agree.” Stipulate that creating a tendentious characterization of an opposing argument for the sake of argument is nothing particularly objectionable. If all you are doing is hashing out ideas in a more or less […]

Obama’s Private $35,000 Fundraiser

You probably didn’t hear much on the news about this event, did you? President Obama’s take from his Austin, Texas, fundraisers is $2 million, a Democratic source said Tuesday. More than 50 attendees paid $35,800 – the maximum legal limit – to dine with the president at a private residence. Attendance at a separate reception […]

Obama’s Predictable Immigration Lies

Ace of Spades: Jake Tapper notes Obama basically gets two facts right: 1. There is a country called “Mexico,” and 2. It has a border. President Obama went to El Paso, Texas, yesterday to pander to Hispanics by promoting the myth that anyone who wants to get serious about border security is a dishonest racist. As […]

Beat Obama Radiothon May 19

Mark your calendars: The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama will hold a three-hour nationwide radio program Thursday, May 19, from 9 p.m.-midnight Eastern, anchored by KDWN 720-AM in Las Vegas and livestreamed via KDWN.com. “The program will be hosted by Melanie Morgan (nationally acclaimed radio and television personality), Lloyd Marcus (Vice Chairman of The Campaign […]

Your Irregular Rick Moran Update

You may have asked yourself, “What’s Rick Moran been up to lately?” Or perhaps you’re now asking yourself, “Who the heck is Rick Moran?” Circa 2009, Smitty would occasionally kick Rick around a bit just for fun, but that was then and this is now, and Smitty’s found more lively amusement in Afghanistan lately. So […]

Obama’s ‘Food Stamp Recovery’

The president’s government-oriented approach to economics is an obvious disaster as policy, but it’s also bound to be a political disaster for Obama: This has been the worst economic recovery in generations, at least as it is felt by the average American.  . . . Read the whole thing, which has a lot of empirical […]

Obama at Ground Zero

Big, big story here. Have you hit the tip jar for the “Get Well Fund” yet? UPDATE: A nice nap. Thanks to Betty in New Jersey, Mary Rose in Ohio, James in South Plainfield, Mitzi in Dallas, and Rebecca in Indiana for hitting the tip jar. Woke up to some very interesting news: Economic Anxiety […]

Bin Laden Dead; Liberal Media Sick

The contradictory impulses stirred by the death of Osama bin Laden have sent the Left and their media friends stumbling into absurdity. Do you remember how we were told that the election of President Obama would restore U.S. international prestige and make the world love us? Tell that to the Pakistanis: A senior Pakistani intelligence […]

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