The Other McCain

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

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter Remains A Favorite

by Smitty via Power Line, Michael Ramirez lays it down: “We the Government” Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, via Gateway Pundit, expands on this wonderfully: …the most dangerous special interest is big government and President Obama is its lobbyist. McCotter sure is a lot more fun when he isn’t speaking through contained fury. Update: Trifecta talks about […]

Here Is An Argument For The GOP To Articulate

by Smitty Irrespective of the details of the ObamaCare legislation, the ugliness, the kickbacks, the foul propaganda directed against citizens, there is the fact that the spirit of the Constitution has been trampled. Somebody, say, Fred Thompson, needs to cut a brief ad describing how legitimate legislation works, and how this monstrosity has played out. […]

Senator DeMint Invokes John Paul Jones

by Smitty The Battle of Flamborough Head is an important one for partiots in this dark hour, 231 years later. Serapis was the Royal Navy vessel, and the Bonhomme Richard was captained by Jones. Commodore Jones, accepting that if he could not use the 18-pounders he could not win a gun-fight, quickly adopted a policy […]

Repeal And Replace: Balancing Tactics And Strategy

by Smitty ‘Smart Politics‘ claims the carnivorous conservative: Being the party of pointing out problems, without solutions, or simply the party of No is not enough. The GOP has got to bring more to the table than that if they hope to win the health care debate. ‘Oh Boy,’ replies Ace of Spades: The problem […]

If The Judas Congress Was, Instead, An Engineering Outfit

by Smitty Pelosi: Launch it now! Sestak: I really wasn’t a blackshoe, but she doesn’t look seaworthy to me. P: Once we kick her down the ways, more construction will follow. S: No, really, that’s how the rules of the game work. Sure, there’s always a little fit and finish once she’s launched, but responsible […]

Just Booked My Flight: Vegas, Baby!

“Free Enterprise. The American Dream. Horatio Alger gone mad on drugs in Las Vegas. . . . Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas. … […]

I Have Totally Fixed This Healthcare Debacle!

by Smitty (via Insty) The New Ledger points out that this odious legislation says that staff are exempt: (II) CONGRESSIONAL STAFF- The term `congressional staff’ means all full-time and part-time employees employed by the official office of a Member of Congress, whether in Washington, DC or outside of Washington, DC. So, all of us become […]

They Should’ve Listened to Rush

How Republicans helped Democrats sell ObamaCare: Some Republicans will point the President Obama’s Blair House health care meeting with Republicans as the event that enabled Democrats to get to a point where the Senate health care bill could pass. During the event and immediately afterward, some Republicans were given credit for standing up to the […]

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