The Other McCain

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

D Is For Democrat

by Smitty (via iOwnTheWorld) GradeGov warns of the lame duck session: Depending on the results of the election, it would seem that McConnell may have the mandate to just announce a standing filibuster. The only point in trying to pass odious legislation would be that, signed into law, the legislation may require veto-override capability to […]

Does This Work As A Metaphor For This Congress And Administration?

by Smitty (via HuffPo) It looks to be a proper board, but the pack of goof on it, headed downhill with no safety gear or reasonable means of managing the thing, bring Nancy, Harry and Barry to mind: I’m not too sure if ABBA works as a proper soundtrack for the 111th Congress and the […]

Obama’s War on Food

Orit Sklar at Human Events explains how the Obama administration plans to decide what you eat: In the current regulatory environment, one may be certain that “recommendations” aren’t mere suggestions. The latest example that calls for a healthy read between the lines is this week’s big unveiling of the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “Dietary Guidelines […]

Does Not Caring About The Country Correlate With Thuggery?

by Smitty If patriotism means caring about your country, then what does this CNSNews story tell us? Conservatives are more than twice as likely as liberals to express very strong patriotism, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll in which 48 percent of conservatives said they were “extremely patriotic,” but only 19 percent of liberals […]

John Boehner Unaware Of The Narrative That He Is A Mel Gibson Trainee

by Smitty Here is House Minority Leader John Boehner trying to sound firm and challenging with the President: If John read the Huffington Post, (scroll down for the full effect, including Tweets) he’d know that the new script calls for him to be a drunk-about-town. Whether or not, as my title implies, he’s being groomed […]

Steady Development In The Virginia Lawsuit To Declare ObamaCare
Both An Exercise In Foolishness And Un-Constitutional, But Mostly Un-Constitutional

by Smitty (h/t Bill Dupray @ Liberty Pundits Bill Dupray introduces the jurisprudence upon which much could hinge: Judge Henry Hudson, a Bush appointee and former U.S. Attorney in the high-profile ‘Rocket Docket’ in the Eastern District of Virginia is a very solid judge. Many Virginia lawyers, including your[s] truly and Doug Mataconis, practiced before […]

So-called Scholars Beclown Themselves

by Smitty Joe Gandelman The Moderate Voice says: A poll of 238 of the country’s top scholars has ranked Barack Obama among the the best Presidents — number 15 to be exact. George W. Bush has dropped from 23 to 39. While not wasting time over-rating W, how can you possibly put BHO in the […]

Boehner Punk-slaps POTUS

by Smitty “The American people want leadership from this White House, not childish partisanship.” Here is a link to his Stuck on Stimulus report. The good news? Dissent is no longer raaaaacist, even if dissent has not yet regained its ‘highest form of paaaaatriotism’ status.

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