The Other McCain

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

The Vicious Jackals Are Planning to Screw Us Over (But You Already Knew That)

Sincerity in Washington, D.C., is as rare as chastity in a whorehouse, and the secret to understanding what’s really going on is complete cynicism: President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of a stormy debt-limit meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, a dramatic setback to the already shaky negotiations, according to GOP sources. If you are taken […]

All You Need To Know About Why McConnell’s Plan Is A Soup Sandwich

by Smitty (h/t Memeorandum) Harry Reid thinks it’s swell. “He spent a great deal of time working on this. I commend him for his thoughtful and unique proposal, something that we have to look at very closely,” Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said on the Senate floor. “I’m heartened by what I read. This is a […]

Obama Declares Moral Bankruptcy: ‘No Social Security Checks Next Month!’

A political limbo dance: How low can he go? President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks. (Via Memeorandum.) Doug Powers: “Hopefully Social Security recipients are […]

Will Althouse Praise ‘His Steely Nerve, His Intelligence, and His Groundedness’?

“In a 75-minute meeting Sunday night, President Obama once again demanded that more than $1 trillion in tax increases be part of any deficit reduction package attached to a vote on the debt ceiling. In the session, Obama rejected a Republican proposal to seek $2.5 trillion in spending cuts and reforms, and insisted on higher […]

Cthulhu 2012

“Why settle for the lesser evil?” Sarah Palin on the current evil in Washington: It’s a matter of public record that I did not go to Harvard Law School, but I can add. The same “experts” who got us into this mess are now telling us that the only way out of our debt crisis […]

MoveOn.org Threatens Obama: ‘I Won’t Ever Give His Campaign Another Dime’

As we reported yesterday, Obama reportedly offered to trade cuts to Social Security in return for Republicans agreeing to close a few tax loopholes. Democrats are desperately trying to spin this, as Talking Points Memo reports today, but some of Obama’s key “progressive” supporters are threatening to boycott his 2012 re-election: Dear MoveOn member, News […]

Obama: ‘Hey, Grandma, There’s Still Room for You Under This Bus!’

Or, “They Told Glenn Reynolds if He Voted for John McCain, We’d Have a President Cutting Benefits for Senior Citizens — and They Were Right!” President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for […]

John Cornyn Endorses Obama on Taxes

No sooner had I urged Republicans to call out President Obama for his “tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires” rhetoric than Texas Sen. John Cornyn goes squish: Texas Sen. John Cornyn this morning laid out a political blueprint for comprehensive tax reform, declaring that he favors raising taxes on some American businesses by closing corporate […]

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