The Other McCain

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

‘You Can’t Just Build a New Bridge’

The advocates of Hope and Change experience one of those Pogo moments — “We have met the enemy, and he is us” — as Harold Meyerson explains: There are complex reasons why we have not built 21st-century versions of [Depression-era] job programs. . . . The real problem . . . is that some programs […]

PA-12 DCCC Ad Pulled from Pittsburgh TV Station; Truth Hurts, Democrats Cry Foul

WASHINGTON, Pa. I’d already reported this at The American Spectator: Pittsburgh TV station WPGH has suspended the latest ad for Democrat Mark Critz for making false claims. The ad by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee falsely claimed that Republican Tim Burns supports a 23 percent national sales tax and wants to ship jobs overseas. It […]

PA-12: Scott Brown for Tim Burns

WASHINGTON, Pa. Mr. Massachusetts Miracle came to Pennsylvania’s 12th District Friday for a rally with supporters of Tim Burns, the Republican candidate in Tuesday’s special election. Scott Brown passes the Democrat-destroyer torch to Tim Burns. Scott Brown seemed to recognize a strangely familiar guy in the crowd. Vote for Tim, or the dog gets it! […]

Self-Portrait Of A Blog Writing Its
Own Post

by Smitty In the attempt to be cool like the Instapundit, I was off to see the vampire today for my octofortnightly* donation on the apherisis machine. The Inspiron Mini proves its worth yet again. With the 6-cell battery pack, it represents a great tradeoff between form factor, horsepower, and endurance. The trackpad exhibits some […]

What ‘Structural’ Unemployment Means

We have previously discussed the difference between “cyclical” unemployment — temporary job losses caused by a dip in the business cycle — and “structural” unemployment, which is a function of fundamental changes in the economy. That is to say, if you’re waiting for the buggy-whip industry to rebound, you’re going to be waiting a long time. […]

PA-12: The ‘Scott Heard Round the World’ Will Campaign for Tim Burns Today

I’m about to leave for Pennsylvania, where Scott Brown will be the special guest at a Tim Burns for Congress rally at 1 p.m. today at the Washington County Courthouse (100 West Beau Street, Washington, PA). Here’s the basics from the Associated Press: Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is coming to western Pennsylvania to try to help the […]

‘How Can Someone Hate America?’

The Boston Herald reports on yesterday’s raids: Federal agents are scrambling today to determine whether a Boston cab driver and Brookline gas station attendant arrested yesterday in a massive sweep knew whether their money was provided to a suspected Times Square terror bomber. The Pakistani natives were rounded up in raids in Watertown and Brookline […]

Following Up On Thoughtful Remarks From wallamaarif

by Smitty Commenter wallamaarif offers comments #17 and #20 on Get Stuffed, Alan Colmes that merit examination. Before delving into details, let’s note that the overwhelming bulk of human history, and, indeed, the contemporary situation, has featured unrepresentative regimes. For example, the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon does a fine job of kicking European representative democracy […]

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