The Other McCain

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

Also Sprach Daniel Hannan

by Smitty Americans! The US Constitution may be flawed, but it’s a great deal better than what you have now! — Daniel Hannan (@DanHannanMEP) March 2, 2013 Two months into our celebration of a century of Woodrow Wilson, one question is whether the people have been flogged enough to understand that the Progressive Project is […]

@Rare-in To Go

by Smitty Email rumors abound today of a new right-of-center news site called Rare that is set to launch Real Soon Now. It looks like this is a venture backed by Cox Media Group, and edited by somebody who is excellent, as judged by her career trajectory, but with whom this blog has had a […]

Wondering If Lawyers Aren’t Really A Test Of The Infinite Mercy Of The Almighty

by Smitty Nicely done, by a lawyer: Via Wysocki

Crowdsourced Seminars For The Undereducated, @BobJanz Edition

by Smitty Truly a sweet troll: I’d like to request everyone on Twitter tweet Bob Janz, name one of his fallacies and give him a URL to help claw his way back to knowledge. .@bobjanz Imma fave your tweet, as I think it achieves an ignorance density of greater concentration than all of MSNBC. @darleenclick […]

Wrong Litmus Test

by Smitty Sorry, Mickey: You’d think the rule that should govern pundits is “if it’s a deal within the bounds of reason, and a net plus for the country, it’s good. If not, it’s not.” No. It’s still “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Not buying any squishy re-phrasings with ambiguous, who/whom “net plus […]

Could Sequestration Be The Tipping Point In The Farce Parade?

by Smitty I, for one, have been wondering just how much more jacked up our government could get before a total sieze-up. Over at Red State, Rep. Tom Graves points out: Frankly, the sequester doesn’t do much to stop the growth of spending and government. Let’s say you gain 10 pounds per year, but your […]

QOTD: “A party that stands for nothing, a party that becomes synonymous with weakness, will not attract support.”

by Smitty It looks as though, like it or not, Sequestration could evolve into political Armageddon. After four years of Democrats blocking budget legislation in the Senate, of Quantitative Easing, of the same SOTU speech and behavior over and over, we have an artificial crisis upon us. The merest hint of an attempt to control […]

Does ObamaCare Suck Enough, Or Need It Suck More To Get Us To Single Payer?

by Smitty Troublesome stuff at the WSJ: The provision, part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, requires health plans for individuals and small businesses to cover 10 categories of services, including prescription drugs, maternity care and physical rehabilitation. Many of the specifics of what is covered in those categories will be left to states to […]

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