The Other McCain

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

No One Says That #OccupyResoluteDesk Has Much To Hide, But He Acts That Way

by Smitty President Obama’s attorney sent a letter to Congressional investigators on Friday, saying the White House would not cooperate with a subpoena requesting documents related to its doling out a $535 million loan guarantee to now bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. “I can only conclude that your decision to issue a subpoena, authorized by […]

Saw Brian Williams On CNNNBC Say That Herman Cain Should Unseal The Settlement For The Alleged Harassment

by Smitty If I was Mr. Cain, I’d be all: “Yeah, we’ll unseal them. . .right after the good President unseals his academic records. Heyooo!” UPDATE: thanks to the commenter who helped me with my title problem. Workin’ hard, tryin’ to tell the difference between the Judean Peoples’ Front and the Peoples’ Front of Judea.

President Obama’s Re-election Hope: Divide And Conquer

by Smitty BHO has little hope against Generic Republican. Therefore, the Axelrod strategy has to include running BHO against Divided Republican. Dondero at Libertarian Republican quotes CNN’s Wolf Blitzer: Earlier in the month, I asked Paul whether he could support Romney if he won the nomination. He replied that none of the Republican candidates was […]

BHO And The Medicine Cabinet: Workin’ Hard, Tryin’ To Understand That There ‘Economics’ Stuff

by Smitty The WaPoo: This morning [31 October, 2011] President Obama signed an executive order intended to combat a wave of prescription-drug shortages in the United States. How can there be a wave of something not being there? But I quibble. The whole point of the article is to excite some feeling of unexpected calamity. […]

White House Responses To Petitions

by Smitty (via Slashdot) It seems like a good time to review the WhiteHouse.gov petition site. After all, if you’re a Constitution weenie, and/or you’ve been following Ott’s excellent exposition, you may know that the right to petition the government is a big deal. I got about halfway through the lot, so here goes:

Is The EBT The BHO Ticket?

by Smitty According to Soopermexican, “My EBT” is the new BHO campaign theme: “My EBT” represents a renewed commitment to Economics, after the retirement of its predecessor, “Because I Got High”: “My EBT” has met some blowback from the #OWS crowd because it, admittedly, takes a step in the direction of math. Administration officials were […]

About The Acid Down At Zuccotti Park

by Smitty Lawrence Weschler is in need of prayer for his mental health: So here’s my fantasy. Chelsea gets pregnant, such that Hillary retires, around the middle of next year, to pursue a fresh, well-earned career as doting grandmother. Obama has to choose a new secretary of state and appoints Joe Biden (the position the […]

Roseanne Barr Workin’ Hard, Tryin’ To Find BHO’s Approval Rating

by Smitty Mooched from Director Blue.

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