The Other McCain

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

At Least One Chief Executive Is Doing The Correct Thing

by Smitty So the guy who already knows he’s not going to meet his budget deadline is going to surround himself with children and infringe upon the 2nd Amendment. Mataconis figures that flinging this much humus is likely to make something stick, in particular, the executive orders. One can hope the fiasco proves a bridge […]

Let’s Call It ‘The Doritos Argument’

by Smitty Apparently, this tweet brought me to the attention of some folks on Twitter: #ThingsLiberalsHate Their inability to replace Jesus Christ with something Progressive. — Smitty (D-aft) (@smitty_one_each) January 13, 2013 This triggered some fun back’n’forth: .@jxchristopher The wise keep their treasure beyond IRS range. @imtoridee @justfole — Smitty (D-aft) (@smitty_one_each) January 14, 2013 […]

Obama’s Festival of Lies

Obama press conference: Every word is a lie, including “and” and “the.” #tcot — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 14, 2013 The final press conference of Obama’s first term was a masterpiece of mendacity, a Mardi Gras parade of deliberate dishonesty. Liberals are still trying to catch their breath after the excitement of it all. What the […]

What Depression Is, and Isn’t

Thursday evening my wife came home and said, “Hey, I bought coffee!” I just stared at her, in kind of a fog. “No more drinking decaf,” my wife said. “What? We’ve been drinking decaf? Since when?” “All week. We ran out of regular coffee Monday, but  I just made decaf and didn’t tell you, because I […]

Smitty’s Corollary To Godwin’s Law

by Smitty I’m likely not the first to notice this effect, varying Mike Godwin: .@dmataconis Smitty’s Corollary to Godwin: “As political discussion lengthens, the probability of a Boooshhh! invocation=>1.” @jackievasser — Smitty (D-aft) (@smitty_one_each) January 12, 2013

NYT Has Bum Strapped To Column, Plus, Introducing: ‘The Krugmanerrand’

by Smitty Emphasis mine: Finally, just consider the vileness of that G.O.P. threat. If we were to hit the debt ceiling, the U.S. government would end up defaulting on many of its obligations. This would have disastrous effects on financial markets, the economy, and our standing in the world. Yet Republicans are threatening to trigger […]

@Gabby_Hoffman Strangely Uncomfortable With Federal Ponzi Scheme

by Smitty Gabby Hoffman seems uncertain about whether the additional money the government is extracting is going toward anything useful: Hoffman, a 21-year-old Virginian who works at a nonprofit, estimates her paycheck will be roughly $30 less this biweekly pay period, or about $780 annually, thanks to the end of a two-year cut on payroll taxes, […]

Can Fauxcohontas Delete the Internet?

Wikipedia expert Leigh Thelmadatter guest-blogs at Legal Insurrection: On January 7, 2013, Legal Insurrection noted that the entire section about controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s asserted Native American heritage had been wiped fromher Wikipedia page. That assertion was seen by Wikipedia and responded to, with the section reinstated, albeit in a  different form than before. , […]

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