The Other McCain

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

In Defense of Conor Friedersdorf

by Smitty Let the Tweet tell the tale of his rebuttal of Stacy McCain: That Conor: His nouns are bold, his verbs uncanny. Admit he’s the king of prose, or he’ll whip your fanny!  At least Conor is using TweetDeck. Stacy. Now, since the lone novembered one (for you phonetic alphabet junkies) thinks that he’s […]

‘Etch-a-Sketch’ Estimate of Libya War Costs: $40 Million Per Month? More?

Spencer Ackerman smashes the Obama administration’s Libya policy through a plate-glass window: How much will the Libya war cost America, now that NATO jets are hitting Moammar Gadhafi’s forces? Good luck figuring out an answer. Michael Donley, the secretary of the Air Force, leveled with reporters that the cost estimates for the war are coming […]

Eric Holder Blames Congress for Blocking Trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Even when they do the right thing, the Obama administration refuses to take responsibility: The Obama administration Monday abandoned its effort to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on trial in civilian courts, saying the accused terrorists will instead face military trials at Guantanamo Bay, in the […]

Hey, Obama’s Running for Re-Election!

I’m sure you’re shocked to learn that Barack Obama has decided he wants to be president another four years. What may be most shocking about it is this Obama campaign ad without Obama: Ed Morrissey noticed the obvious problem: The Obama 2012 team released its first web ad this morning, but other than a couple […]

T-Paw: It’s Going To Take A New Pres.

by Smitty (h/t Tatler) If the early returns on Althouse’s poll hold steady, people are ready to vote against The WhiOne. The contrast couldn’t be much more stark between BHO and T-Paw. Are we ready for somebody with competence, experience and human warmth, without so much egomania? I’m willing to say yes. Tim Pawlenty 2012 […]

Obama’s NCAA Bracket, Revisited

Tonight, UConn meets the Cinderella boys of Butler in the NCAA basketball championship and, with the finalists set, I decided to take a look back at Obama’s brackets. The first thing to note is how “safe” Obama played it: He picked all four No. 1 regional seeds to make it all the way to the […]

Is This the Hope or the Change?

Since Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, the number of Americans on food stamps has increased from 32 million to 44 million. Restaurants are contemplating price increases due to the sharp rise in grocery prices. And crude oil prices are near $108 per barrel, the highest since September 2008. Cue Peggy Joseph: UPDATE: “The Scary-Ass […]

Kevin Drum, Rube

A left-winger admits his complete gullibility: If it had been my call, I wouldn’t have gone into Libya. But the reason I voted for Obama in 2008 is because I trust his judgment. And not in any merely abstract way, either: I mean that if he and I were in a room and disagreed about […]

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