The Other McCain

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

Does This Work As A Metaphor For This Congress And Administration?

by Smitty (via HuffPo) It looks to be a proper board, but the pack of goof on it, headed downhill with no safety gear or reasonable means of managing the thing, bring Nancy, Harry and Barry to mind: I’m not too sure if ABBA works as a proper soundtrack for the 111th Congress and the […]

Which Is Better for the Economy: Getting a Job or Collecting Unemployment?

When Nancy Pelosi declared that unemployment compensation “creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name,” most people laughed at this obvious affront to common sense. Yet considering that common sense doesn’t seem to be all that common — Nancy Pelosi is, after all, Speaker of the House — it’s nice to have someone explain […]

You Go, Nancy!

by Smitty It takes a special kind of chutzpah to encourage people to do things that are not in their best interests. The Lonely Conservative points to the LiarSpeaker of the House, encouraging her doomed troops to go backing into their campaigns at high speed in a Ford Pinto with a full tank, singing the […]

VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi, Genius

In which she explains that unemployment checks create jobs: “Now, let me say that unemployment insurance, we talk about it as a safety net and the rest — this is one of the biggest stimuluses [sic] to our economy. Economists will tell you, this money is spent quickly. It injects demand into the economy and […]

PA12: Timing Is Everything; UPDATE: Video of Democrat’s ‘Apology’ Added

With 19 days until the May 18 special election in Jack Murtha’s former district, the GOP’s Tim Burns gains momentum: It’s been a very good week for Burns, who was featured Tuesday on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show and got a big push Wednesday from Newt Gingrich. Polls have shown the PA-12 contest “neck-and-neck,” as Burns campaign manager […]

I Would Not Accuse Sen. Coburn Of Kool-Aid Quaffing

by Smitty Bluegrass Pundit wants to know if Senator Coburn is drinking the Kool-Aid, just because he’s attempting to neutralize some of the bile aimed at the Speaker of the House. Pay attention, people: it is never wrong to be gracious to the foe: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and […]

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 […]

CODE RED! D.C. Rally NOON TODAY

Americans will gather in Washington, D.C., today to speak out in opposition to the $2.5 trillion government takeover of health care. WHEN: Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 12:00 Noon ET WHERE: West Lawn of the Capitol SPEAKERS: Rep. Michelle Bachmann, Rep. Tom Price, Rep. Joe Wilson, actor John Voight, Dr. Milton Wolf, Colin Hanna of […]

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