The Other McCain

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

Has Walter Russell Mead Figured A Way Around The Iron Law?

by Smitty Maybe he’s explained a way around Pournelle somewhere. I should like to see such an explanation in the context of this: Ultimately we must either ration health care (death panels and all) or restructure it top to bottom so that it is able to deliver the same or, preferably, much higher levels of […]

Ruth Marcus, That Is Some Highly Ignorant Noise You’re Emitting

by Smitty Daily Pundit saw it, and zeroed in on the same section I did, but let me slice it differently, emphasis mine: It is, at bottom, an argument against the 20th century — specifically against the notion that the Constitution envisions and empowers a muscular federal government able to ensure that its citizens have […]

In Search Of, You Know, A More Peaceful Kind Of Peace

by Smitty (h/t Jihad Watch) In the Jerusalem Post: CAIRO – Egypt’s Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said a peace deal with Israel was not “sacred” and could be changed for the benefit of peace or the region. His comments, made in an interview with a Turkish television channel and broadcast on state television, were the […]

AttackWatch: Cynthia McKinney Calls BHO A War Criminal

by Smitty (via PJ) Dear old Cynthia, “Our president is committing war crimes,” McKinney, an unapologetic supporter of departed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, told the crowd. “What does that make him? A war criminal.” At another point in her speech, she has this to say about Obama: “If you’re the recipient of the Nobel Peace […]

Could You ‘Never Forget’ Folks Choose Not To Remember Until, Say, Feb 2013?

by Smitty Drudge’s headline puts the question front and center:But is this phenomenon just Jewish? Is there any constiuency that still thinks the dampness on their back is rain? Without drawing any line connecting the dots between this century and the last, one wonders to what degree the leadership of other communities, as a sin […]

AttackWatch: HR2911 Thugs The Title ‘American Jobs Act’

by Smitty Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, in a nearly IowaHawkean bout of tee-hee-hee, President Obama repeatedly asked members of Congress to pass the American Jobs Act last week. But when no Democrat filed Obama’s bill after he presented it to Congress, a conservative congressman swiped the name for his own legislation. See, if you were […]

Peopleware Goes To Software

by Smitty Megan McArdle makes a point that I think I can clarify a bit: The jobs that are being automated are the stable, well-paying jobs where you could settle in and know exactly what you’d be doing for years. As Arnold says, if you can define it, you can probably outline it specifically enough […]

Can McCotter Survive Where Bush Found Himself Whacked?

by Smitty Via McCotter on Twitter, my other favorite blue state Republican, after the recently beclowned Pawlenty, is introducing legislation to stabilize Social Security: The McCotter plan salvages both the Old Age and the Disability trust funds from that projected insolvency without reducing benefits, raising taxes, or increasing the age of retirement eligibility.

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