The Other McCain

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

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 […]

The 10′ Fairy Sculpture At The Mark Center: A Jim Moran Symbol?

by Smitty (via Memorandum) It all began as a sadly typical Military-Industrial Complex boondoggle back in the salad days of September ’08 (emphasis mine).

Writer’s Block. Of Granite.

by Smitty Related: Unrelated: Not unrelated to unrelated above: USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah: “We estimate, and I believe these are very conservative estimates, that H.R. 1 would lead to 70,000 kids dying,” USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah testified before the House Appropriations State and Foreign Ops subcommittee. All in all, April Fool’s promises to be an […]

Obama’s Foreign Policy: America Could Lose a War That We’re Not Even Fighting

Ace of Spades describes the situation that St. Hopey has maneuvered us into with the Libyan rebels: Now, if Obama has in fact arrived far too late and backed a losing cause, he’s going to have to face a serious dilemma. 1. “Americanize” the war and win what the indigenous forces cannot. 2. Allow the rebels […]

Obama Sends CIA Into Libya Ground Operations; Andrew Sullivan Stunned

New York Times: The Central Intelligence Agency has inserted clandestine operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military airstrikes and contact rebels battling Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces, according to American officials. And don’t you know it’s just breaking Sully’s poor little heart? I’m still absorbing this news and don’t want to vent immediately, because there […]

New Motherf–g Tone, Libya War Edition

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic. We should stand up and say, we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration.” — Hillary Clinton, April 2003 “Republicans are attacking the Commander-in-Chief during […]

In Case You Missed It: Democrats Waving White Flag on Taking Back House in 2012

Thanks to Moe Lane for pointing this out. In the immediate aftermath of the mid-term GOP tsunami, Democrats were boasting about how many of the Republican freshmen they were targeting for 2012. In the past few months, however, these boasts have been significantly downsized. Jim Geraghty at National Review reprints this e-mail from the National Republican Congressional […]

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