The Other McCain

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

#AnnotatedLyrics “Do you really want to hurt me?” Hm. Maybe.

#AnnotatedLyrics “It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine” because the Mayans were on crack. — Asin8.5 (D-NOVA) (@smitty_one_each) December 23, 2012 #AnnotatedLyrics “It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no Senator’s son, son.” I’m the nephew–Joe Kennedy III — Asin8.5 (D-NOVA) (@smitty_one_each) December 23, 2012 #AnnotatedLyrics “I […]

Gutfeld Hammers NYT’s Adolph Reed

by Smitty Greg Gutfeld does a straightforward job of rebutting Adolph Reed. It’s a fairly obvious argument, but it builds nicely, and the conclusion is effectively delivered, for all you kind of know it’s coming: via The Daley Gator

Don’t Get Too Fixated On The Raaaaace Card, Jonah

by Smitty I tried out Ricochet, which gave a free login to Goldberg at the NRO: Just this week, in an essay for the New York Times, Adolph Reed attacked South Carolina governor Nikki Haley — the first female Indian-American governor in America — for appointing Representative Tim Scott to retiring senator Jim DeMint’s seat. […]

Viral Video Idea, Only Minor Damage To Robert Stacy McCain Required

by Smitty Via Slashdot, we have a review of the new Windows: Based upon that review (lengthy, but consistently good throughout), if we set up a camera, gave RSM a writing deadline, and a computer running Windows 8, my gut is that the resulting meltdown would be one for the ages. I guess if they wanted […]

Unexpectedly, Last Year’s Super Committee Is This Year’s Coal In The Stocking

by Smitty Grand Old Partisan, aka Michael Zak, was pointing out on Twitter a post of his from September of last year: Republicans may assume that the role of the Joint Committee will be limited and subordinate to Congress as a whole, but Democrats are planning otherwise. In her press conference yesterday, Nancy Pelosi gave […]

Moe Lane Shocked By Incompetent Budgeting And Lightning Strike, But Mostly Incompetent Budgeting

by Smitty Moe Lane, quoting IBD: In the states with federally run exchanges, HHS will be tasked with hiring the people to run the exchanges, ensuring that insurance plans applying to be on the exchange are compliant with ObamaCare regulations, and setting up and running the websites for the exchanges. Congress has not yet appropriated […]

“That Concludes Today’s Live At Five Report With Stacy McCain And Smitty”

by Smitty American Glob picks up on the notion in the more swank right-of-center blogs that deep pockets like the Koch Brothers should buy MSNBC. The mental image of Rachel Maddow dissolving upon encounter with a teleprompter loaded with truth is satisfying (starting at 0:24): Aliester: The Koch Brothers should buy MSNBC and turn it […]

United States Denied Analytic Acumen Of Susan Rice As Head Of Dept. Of State UPDATE: SECSTATE Kerry,
SECDEF Hagel?

by Smitty Via preciseBlogs, Rock Center reports: Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state after months of criticism over her Benghazi comments, she told NBC News on Thursday. “If nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly […]

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