The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 02.04.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Death Toll Reaches 36 In Pemex Building Blast AG Murillo promises investigation into cause of deadly explosion India Welcomes “Mrs. Hollande” PM’s girlfriend to be treated as spouse to avoid protocol problems in conservative India Super Bowl Commercials Miss Big Scores “Maybe Madison Avenue has run out of great […]

Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens Win 34-31 as Satan Honors Contract With Ray Lewis

The Baltimore Ravens defeated San Francisco 34-31 Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII, offering further proof that the contract under which Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis sold his soul to Satan remains in effect. Baltimore got three touchdown passes by Joe Flacco, capitalized on key mistakes by the 49ers and leaned heavily on satanic assistance to stave […]

Just Hit Da Tech Guy’s Tip Jar

Gratitude requires generosity and vice-versa. Having fallen drastically behind on my thank-you notes to tip-jar hitters, I am nevertheless grateful for the continued support, and when Pete Da Tech Guy rattled his tip jar, I immediately hit it. Given the circumstances of our friendship and his many acts of generosity toward me, Pete’s explanation of […]

The 2016 White House Game, Briefly

It is a mistake for Republicans to look past the 2014 mid-terms, yet much of the current discussion among conservatives is distorted by the attempt to identify a consensus presidential pick for 2016. Because everybody’s playing that game, I’ll indulge speculation briefly. Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal are the three names currently getting […]

FMJRA 2.0: Free Bird

— compiled by Wombat-socho Apparently, John McCain Doesn’t Think He’s Done Enough Yet to Destroy the GOP Dr. Flap Hot Air Michelle Malkin The (Perhaps Slightly Less) Lonely Conservative Tony Johnson Blog de KingShamus Gay Patriot CNN’s ‘Poorly Rated’ @Soledad_OBrien Will Lose Her Show Nobody Watched Nice Deb Daily Pundit TrogloPundit The Daley Gator Ed […]

Elite Pundit, Belatedly Catching Up With Me, Recognizes the ‘Fox Trap’

How long have I been talking about the “Fox Trap”? Forever, it seems, but for example, here’s a description from February 2009: Media-wise, the GOP made the mistake of putting all its eggs in one basket. I enjoy Fox News, but it has created a syndrome where Republicans watch Fox all the time and delude themselves […]

How to Make Babies

Do I really need to explain this, people? Apparently so, because Jonathan V. Last has written an entire column at the Wall Street Journal about the fact that people aren’t having babies and — as if that were not enough — has also written a book on the subject, What To Expect When No One’s […]

Billion With a ‘B’: Did Menendez Provide Special Favors to HookerGate Donor?

A sex scandal is quite often more than just a sex scandal, and the emerging story of the connection between embattled Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his shady Palm Beach patron, Dr. Salomon Melgen, appears to be developing as a complex scandal: Sen. Bob Menendez used his influence to advocate for a Dominican Republic business deal that […]

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