The Other McCain

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

Rep. Altmire, D-PA, ‘In The No’

by <i>Smitty</i> The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports Jason Altmire a no, despite weeks of personal entreaties from President Obama and Democratic House leaders, he said today. Altmire, D-McCandless, was considered an important swing vote for House leaders who are trying to attract 216 supporters for the signature domestic initiative of Obama’s presidency. Altmire voted against […]

Of Course The Democrats Wouldn’t Lie About A Memo About CBO ‘Estimate’

by Smitty The CBO comes out with a preliminary estimate. This blog has obtained a conceptual view of the inner workings of the CBO’s toil: The Democrats then took this explicitly labeled preliminary estimate, written about a jello-to-the-wall piece of legislation of un-Presidented complexity, and treated that estimate like gospel. Now, a memo surfaced today […]

RAMMING SPEED! Democrats Prepare for ‘Really Stupid and Futile Gesture’

From my latest American Spectator column: Does anyone else remember what happened Jan. 19? Did anyone else watch the confetti fly and hear the band play in the ballroom of Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel two months ago? Or was the election of a Republican to the Senate seat held for more than four decades by […]

The Bigger Picture

by Smitty Via Moonbattery, we have a sobering summary of 14 months of Constitutional demolition:. If it looks like our separation of powers is collapsing towards an autocratic Executive, you may be perceptive. Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello admits the truth: Why is the Federal government behaving so indiscriminately? Because it has the Federal Reserve, that’s […]

CBO Performs Voodoo Math and Other Undead Zombie Health Care Updates; UPDATE: ‘Does the CBO’s Shady Accounting Trick Make My Butt Look Big?’ UPDATE II: Ramming Speed! ‘Slaughter Solution’ Passes 222-203

UPDATE 3:56 p.m. ET: Michelle Malkin has the details on the procedural vote whereby the House Democrats approved the so-called “Slaughter Solution” to allow them to pass the Senate version without actually voting on it. This is a Constitution-be-damned-just-ram-it-through move, and Michelle links this fretful remark from AOSHQ: “I am getting really worried, because if 222 Democrats […]

Time Magazine’s Congressional Correspondent ObamaCare Cheerleader

Jay Newton-Small is the newest top contender for the George Stephanopoulos Prize for Non-Partisan Objectivity: Take a good look around, Democrats, this is likely to be as bad as it’s going to get. . . . But, oh how quickly things can change. If you pass the bill, next week’s coverage is likely to trumpet triumph, the […]

No CBO Score For ObamaCare, But Here’s A Cunning Plan

by Smitty Via Drudge (the only site faster than Insty), The Hill reports that the CBO couldn’t muster the pixie dust to polish the numbers into something that could pass muster, as if integrity, the Constitution, or common sense mattered fig #1 to this atrocious Congress. My best suggestion is to make enough rounding errors […]

Must-Watch Video: Michael McConnell Butchers Slaughter Rule

by Smitty (via American Power) Just watch this: For the twerp response, see Alan Colmes.

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