The Other McCain

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

You Go, Nancy!

by Smitty It takes a special kind of chutzpah to encourage people to do things that are not in their best interests. The Lonely Conservative points to the LiarSpeaker of the House, encouraging her doomed troops to go backing into their campaigns at high speed in a Ford Pinto with a full tank, singing the […]

The New Ten Buck Friday Poll Is Up

by Smitty The Lonely Conservative has the details. My local hopeful, Patrick Murray, is on this one, though going against Gentleman Jim Moran is going to be a tough slog. Also Birchtree Sustainable Studios has a fine piece of patriotic art on offer, suitable for just about any American occasion. Check it out. Update: the […]

My Chance Meeting With Charles Bolden

by Smitty This is one of those moments when you wish you kept a journal. It seemed that the tragic death of three Midshipmen in 1994 was the occasion for being in the Chapel of the Navy for a memorial service, and finding myself standing next to then-Colonel Bolden, the Dep. ‘Dant. What I mostly […]

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 […]

Rock Star Attorney General Going To Bat For Virginia

by Smitty Ken Cuccinelli, VA AG and all around tough guy, made it to Federal Court today, reports CNSNews: A federal judge in Richmond heard arguments Thursday on the administration’s motion to dismiss Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the new law. The Justice Department claims Virginia lacks standing to sue and that Congress acted within its constitutional […]

Rep. Paul Ryan Delivers 3:20 Of Lucidity

by Smitty (via Gateway Pundit) Emphasis mine: Hello – I’m Paul Ryan – I work for the people of Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District and I serve as the top Republican on the House Budget Committee. Yes, Congress does have a budget committee, but I’m afraid it hasn’t been very busy this year. In fact, this […]

How Freedom Died

Incredible:  The White House on Monday outlined broad new rules designed to prevent employers from dropping health insurance benefits for their workers or shifting huge new costs onto them. The regulations empower the administration to revoke the so-called grandfather status of businesses that shift “significant” new burdens onto employees — a considerable penalty that would […]

NRA Endorses John McCain, Prompts Outrage Among Membership

 Barbara Espinosa is furious at the NRA sell-out: Yesterday we posted the endorsements U.S. Senate candidate J. D. Hayworth received from former NRA President Bob Corbin and from the Gun Owners of America. Yet the NRA, which has previously referred to John McCain as “one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the […]

« go back — keep looking »