The Other McCain

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

Bad News: Low-End Plan Costs $20 Large.
Good News: We Know What It Says

by Smitty In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a family will cost $20,000 for the year. $20 large is rather dear for “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning,” isn’t it? Especially at an outfit […]

News Flash: Crazy People Are Dangerous

Bill Schmalfeldt of Elk Ridge, Maryland, a.k.a. “Liberal Grouch” Aaron Walker discussed the most recent evidence that Bill Schmalfeldt is a deranged sadistic sociopath, as if more evidence were necessary. But I think people are taking too lightly the menace to public safety posed by this swarm of obsessive Internet cyberstalkers whose persistent harassment has […]

Mayor Ass-Man: ‘How Dare You Accuse Me of Sexism, You Lying Media Bitches?’

OK, the headline may be a slight paraphrase of Mayor Bloomberg’s response to questions at Thursday’s press conference: On Monday, New York Magazine published a profile . . . that contained a quote from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that got a great deal off attention. According to Jonathan Van Meter . . . Mayor Bloomberg “gestured toward […]

Three Axis Of Fedora Amigos

by Smitty We got together for a bite several weeks back, and finally got a picture of the three of us in the hats: So, left to right, that’s me, Stacy, and the Wombat. This should help them identify us when we’re hauled off to Room 101.

Alex Pareene Shocked To Learn That Rational Americans Think Him Daft

by Smitty “Americans shocked to learn that there isn’t actually a Social Security crisis” I guess we can view this assertion as somehow valid to the extent that, say, Terri Shiavo was arguably not in a crisis, either. But truly: Despite the staggering popularity and undeniable success of Social Security, a lot of political figures […]

FORMER NYC MAYOR ED KOCH DIES

The New York Times: Edward I. Koch, the master showman of City Hall, who parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as mayor of New York with all the tenacity, zest and combativeness that personified his city of golden dreams, died Friday morning at age 88. More reaction at Memeorandum. […]

Chuck Hagel’s Very Bad Day

Hagel delivers shaky performance — The Hill Hagel Pleads Ignorance: “I have a hard enough time understanding American politics, I certainly don’t understand Iranian politics.” — Ace of Spades HQ Chuck Hagel’s Ill-Received Performance Puts Confirmation In Flux — BuzzFeed Is Chuck Hagel Failing? — National Journal Wow, he stunk it up in that confirmation […]

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