The Other McCain

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

U.S. Senator Erick Erickson?

Posted on | November 28, 2012 | 30 Comments

by Smitty

I do like the cut of his jib. Seriously, patriots: if you thought unwinding a century of Progressive drift was going to be easy, re-calibrate. We’ve barely gotten into the Sinai, and the deadweight wants to get back to the government handouts in exchange for pyramid work. Stand by for two generations to pass before we can return to being the Promised Land.

But to get there, you have to show up.


The only way to restore confidence in elections is overwhelming turnout.

You may have disagreed with Erickson on this or that nuance, but, for the other 99.8% of the discussion, the guy is spot on.

So get recharged over the holidays, and come back in 2013 ready to preach liberty and guys like Erickson in the breadline!

via Insty

Category: Uncategorized

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 11.28.12

Posted on | November 28, 2012 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Ayotte: No Answers On Benghazi? No New SecState

Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-NH

Backed by Graham, insists nobody involved in Benghazi debacle will get new job until the Senate has answers

Administration Shifts From Negotiations To Brute Force
Obama campaign being revved up again to press for higher taxes

Marvin Miller Dead At 95
Players’ union leader fought to bring free agency to baseball; many argue he belongs in the Hall of Fame



POLITICS
Bob Dole Hospitalized At Walter Reed

Former Senate majority leader Bob Dole

Contra Harry Reid, it’s a routine procedure and he should be out today.

ROK Strips Jill Kelley Of Honorary Consul Title

GOP Senators Unhappy With Susan Rice Meeting; More Questions Unanswered


Female Soldiers Sue Pentagon Over Ground Combat Ban

Senate Democrats Divided Over Benefit Cuts

Kyl, McCain, Hutchinson Introduce Immigration Reform Plan

Pac State Democrat (BIRM) Senators Still Don’t Understand Economics, Call For Gasoline Price Probe



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Prices Slump After OECD Cuts Growth Forecast: NYMEX $87.22, Brent $109.80
Eurozone States Face Losses On Greek Debt
Asian Stocks, Metals Fall On Fiscal Cliff Concerns
Treasury Again Declines To Name PRC A Currency Manipulator
Green Mountain Coffee Profit Up 22% On K-Cups
PRC Stocks Decline To 2009 Lows As Trading Decreases
Barge Industry Wants Federal Action On Falling Mississippi River Levels
Patent Office Rejects Dunkin’ Donuts’ Claim To “Best Coffee In America”
Ericson Files Patent Suit Against Samsung
Manager Responsible For Apple Maps Debacle Has Been Sacked
Commenters Push Facebook Policy Changes To Public Vote
Nintendo Sells 400K Wii U Consoles In First Week
Two Windows 8 Hybrids Work Better As Laptops Than Tablets



SPORTS
#1 Hoosiers Roll Past Tar Heels, 83-59

Indiana head coach Tom Crean encourages his team

Indiana defense proves it’s for real

Lakers Fall To Pacers On Last-Minute Hill Shot

Love Grabs 24 Rebounds As Timbermutts Beat Kings 97-89

Glendale Approves Arena Deal For NHL’s Coyotes

Harden Fuels Rockets’ Fourth Straight Win

Phillies’ All-Star Catcher Carlos Ruiz Gets 25-Game Suspension For Speed

Are The Nationals Better Off Letting LaRoche Walk?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Charlie Sheen: “Two And A Half Men” Cursed

Charlie Sheen and Angus Jones

Former cast member reacts to flap over Angus Jones’video

Melissa Rycroft Wins DWTS All-Stars Finale

Gabriel Aubry Strikes Out In Family Court

Brad Pitt: Wedding Will Happen “Soon”

Lisa Robin Kelly From “That 70’s Show” Arrested For Assault

“He Plied Me With Booze”

Jessica Chastain Smolders Between The Sheets



FOREIGNERS
Pakistan Fires Nuke-Capable Ballistic Missile
Police, Anti-Morsi Protesters Clash In Cairo
France To Back Palestinian Bid For UN Status
Car Bombs Kill 20 In Damascus’ Loyalist Suburbs
Congolese Rebels Send Mixed Signals On Goma Withdrawal
Neighbors’ Fury: Asian States Angered By New PRC Passports
Tzipi Livni Returns To Politics, Forms Centrist Party To Oppose Netanyahu
Onion Fools Peoples’ Daily With Kim Jong-Un “Sexiest Man Alive” Article



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Yet Another Interior Department Scandal Unfolds
Brent Bozell: Pushing Conservatives Off The Fiscal Cliff
Lonely Conservative: PoliSci Prof Says Give Up Your Whiteness, American-ness, Maleness, Heterosexuality
Weasel Zippers: Rice – We Didn’t Mean To Lie About Benghazi
Power Line: It Doesn’t Pay To Work
Gateway Pundit: When Work Is Punished – The Sad State Of Obama’s America
Allahpundit: Hey, Remember When Democrats Loved The Filibuster?
Erick Erickson: Regarding Saxby Chambliss
The Blaze: Rand Paul Warns Against GOP Becoming A Dinosaur
Gretawire: Laura Ingraham Off The Air; In Talks With Distributors
Rick Moran: Is The GOP Doomed By The Generation Gap?
Protein Wisdom: After Victory, Liberals Want Income Redistribution

Category: Live at Five

Not Sure About @rsmccain Whereabouts

Posted on | November 27, 2012 | 18 Comments

by Smitty

I had a good day at work, nerding about on this and that.

The last week has been all about a fiction project of mine, as I’ve been re-writing a 30k word draft. 1/3 through my draft chapters, I’m up to 22k words, and liking my characters/plot even more. So there’s that.

Meanwhile, RSM didn’t answer a cel call, or SMS. No idea about the story with him. Sorry.

Update: sorry, Instapundit. No call, no SMS.

Category: Uncategorized

LIVE AT FIVESEVEN: 11.27.12

Posted on | November 27, 2012 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Morsi Does Partial Backdown On Expanded Power

Egyptian protesters meet in a burned-out school

Spokesman says “only some acts” protected from judicial review


Investigators Dig Up Arafat’s Corpse
Death by polonium poisoning? Stroke? The JOOOOOS?


Much Talk Of Compromise, But Fiscal Deal Elusive
White House still adamant on increasing tax rates



POLITICS
Jeb Bush Pushes Contentious School Reforms

Bush addresses the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Annual Conference in Lake Buena Vista

Former governor pushes vouchers, online schools
Rumors of 2016 run

Feds Seize 132 Websites For Selling Counterfeit Merchandise

Christie Concerned About Sandy Victims Falling Through The Cracks

Medicaid Costs To Rise Even Without Program Expansion

Feds Charge Teachers With Praxis Test Fraud

Cox & Archer: We Can’t Tax Our Way Out Of Debt

Supremes Take On Question Of Who’s The Boss In The Workplace



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Prices Rebound On Greek Debt Deal; NYMEX $88.09, Brent $111.17
Greek Bankruptcy Averted For Now
OECD Expects Weak Exports To Curb PRC Rebound
Dow, S&P 500 Stumble, NASDAQ Gains
ConocoPhillips Flees Kazakhstan With $5 Billion Sale
Warren Buffett Back To Complaining He’s Not Paying Enough Taxes
Union Fail: Walmart Survives Labor’s Intimidation Campaign
No, Google Didn’t Buy WiFi Provider ICOA
Galaxy S III Survives Extreme Stress Tests
Cellphones Becoming Go-To Device For Online Activities, Banking, And More
Microsoft To Release WinPhone 8 Apollo Plus Next Year
GM Bringing iPhone’s Siri To Your Car
Google Launches Campaign In Germany Against Proposed Link Tax
“Mass Effect 3” Takes The Flight To Omega



SPORTS
Newton Leads Panthers Past Eagles, 30-22

Panthers QB Cam Newton

Writing on the wall for Andy Reid as Eagles’ skid hits seven?


Nyets Grind Out 96-89 Win Over Knicks In OT

NHL, Players Association Turn To US Mediators

Rays, Longoria Agree To 10-Year/$136 Million Extension

Week 12: Bungles No More

Suh Avoids Suspension For Kick To Schaub’s Groin

Bucks Erase 27-Point Deficit, Stun Bulls

Nationals Cash In On Post-Season Payout



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
“Two Toxic People Cannot Be Together”

Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay talks about her relationship with Ronson, other matters in Us magazine interview
“Liz And Dick” Pulls In 3.5 Million Viewers

Angus T. Jones Says “Two And A Half Men” Is “Filth”: “Please Stop Watching”

Gabriel Aubry Gets Restraining Order Against Olivier Martinez After Getting Face Broken In Brawl

Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel Join “Girl Meets World” Pilot

Jessica Simpson’s “Super Secret” Weight Watchers Diet Plan

Dolly Parton: Sorry Ladies, I’m Not A Lesbian

Oprah At The Crossroads

Voice Of Elmo Hit With Third Underage Sex Accusation

Lenny Kravitz To Play Marvin Gaye In Julien Temple Film

Bieber: Why I Wore Overalls To Meet The Prime Minister



FOREIGNERS
Mursi Opponents Rally In Tahrir Square
M23 Rebels Say They Won’t Leave Goma
Norks Preparing For Another Missile Test
Bangladesh Says Second Factory Fire Caused By Sabotage
French Right Splits As Leadership Crisis Deepens
Pak Journalist Defiant After Taliban Botches Car Bomb Assassination
Secession Popular In Catalonia; Austerity, Not So Much
Fire Kills Fourteen At Workshop For Disabled In Germany
Aid Pours In After Debut of India’s New Aam Aadmi Party



BLOGS & STUFF
The Lid: We’re About To Be Bushwhacked
Jammie Wearing Fools: White House Claims GOP Is Going To Ruin Christmas Or Something
NRO Corner: White House Won’t Change Social Security To Make Fiscal Cliff Deal
Mediaite: Tom Ricks Booted From Fox Interview After Accusing Network Of Operating As Wing Of GOP
Weasel Zippers: McCain To Meet With Susan Rice, Explain Why He’s Not A Racist
Palm Beach Post: Crist Wing Of Florida GOP Says Voter Suppression Was Aim Of New Election Law
Weekly Standard Blog: Santorum Open To 2016 Run
Legal Insurrection: Epistemic Closure Of The Epistemic Closure Pundits
Israel Matzav: NYT Reporter Fooled By Hamas
Breitbart: Time Magazine Honors Sandra Fluke As “Person Of The Year” Finalist
Charles Murray: Why Aren’t Asians Republicans?
NewsBusters: AP Stylebook Now Discourages Reporters From Using “Homophobia”, “Islamophobia”
Power Line: The “Nuclear Option”, Then And Now
Professor Bainbridge: Warren Buffett, Tax Evader
Lonely Conservative: Obama Depicted As Christ On The Cross
Twitchy: Jamie Foxx Calls Obama “Our Lord And Savior” During Soul Train Awards, Backlash Erupts
Protein Wisdom: White House Taps Geithner To Run Fiscal Cliff Talks

Category: Live at Five

I Want To Agree With James Joyner, But I Fear He Shot Us Both Down

Posted on | November 27, 2012 | 30 Comments

by Smitty

Emphasis mine on James Joyner in The Atlantic:

The Republican Party needs a new message on foreign policy that is true to the conservative principles of the base and yet has a broad appeal to the American public. It so happens that one already exists, has a proven track record of electoral success, and is only slightly used: the “humble foreign policy” that candidate George W. Bush espoused during the 2000 campaign but abandoned with the Global War on Terror and the Iraq invasion.

I’ll be the first to agree that it would be cool if history allowed a fully Paulian ‘non-interventionist’ foreign policy. Joyner’s article, read the whole thing, figures that all would have been more swell if Bush had stayed the HFC course.

That’s a nice counter-factual, but how, given the hegemonic status of the United States, does one avoid the suction of history into events?

I submit that, if you haven’t told me how you’re deconstructing the Military-Industrial Complex, and offloading your hegemonic position to someone else (The UN? That outfit couldn’t lead water to flow downhill) you haven’t told me much. And I submit that the Dovish Democrat who bombed the Balkans and #OccupyResoluteDesk, who bracket Bush historically, are dealing from the same deck.

In review, the Democrats hopped in their gunboat and overtook GOP diplomacy. How progressive of the Dems. The bewildered GOP is going to have to pony up, put some deeds where its Constitutional bleatings are located, and deliver a return to Constitutional, balanced government, or remain indistinguishable from the Dems and keep right on losing elections.

Category: Uncategorized

Crowder Finds Truth In Weeeeed

Posted on | November 26, 2012 | 23 Comments

by Smitty


I submit that the interesting angle is the federalist one. If people are allowed to decided which plants they want to be when they grow up, after what other liberty could they grasp?

Category: Video

Hair Of The Dog, With Ken Burns Surprise

Posted on | November 26, 2012 | 23 Comments

by Smitty

I’m a little shocked at Ken Burns in this clip, claiming that the secessionist rumblings on WhiteHouse.gov are DNA-related. How in the world has he not glommed onto the idea that those petitions could be set up by Lefties wanting to drive the accusation that the people who’d petition for secession are raaaaaacist? It’s almost as though there was a coordinated 1-2. . .oh, wait. . .

What’s more interesting though, is how Ken Burns, known for his manipulation of old still photos, inserts himself into some black-and-white movie footage at the end of VodkaPundit’s clip.

Category: PJTV

People Are Not Paying Attention To What Obama Says

Posted on | November 26, 2012 | 12 Comments

by Smitty

She said she was honored to meet Obama, but she is also frustrated that she has yet to receive help from either her insurance companies or the government. “The president told me I would get immediate help,” she said.


In President Obama, you have a man who fetishes the power of his utterances themselves. If he says ‘immediate help’, then it has been granted. If he says ‘jobs’, then a million flowers of work bloom, unless mowed down by those pesky Republicans, of course.

They’ve slathered savior savor upon him, and he certainly delivers, in the fashion of Steven Wright’s subliminal advertising executive. You closed your eyes, only for a moment, but the moment’s gone. Hope that moment was worth the vote.

If you want help help, well, that gets back to old-fashioned concepts of thrift and neighborliness. Up that: Forward!

via Jammie Wearing Fool

Update: linked at Dailey Gator.

Category: Barack Obama, Kansas, Video
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