The Other McCain

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

Yglesias Is As Unimpressive As Brooks

by Smitty Here is Matthew Yglesias at Think Knucklehead arguing against Judd Gregg. Yglesias, whose literacy seems challenged, appears to misread deliberately what he quoted from Gregg: The Senate was structured to be the place where bills which rushed through the House because they have a lot of rules that limit debate and allow people […]

Charlie Crist Is Not Scum

Charlie Crist is the bacteria that infect the parasites which feed on the pus that oozes from the maggots which crawl through the slime that grows on scum.

Obama Still Trying to ‘Do a Chicago’ in Push for Health-Care Bill (UPDATED)

Threatening “reconcilliation” to muscle Senate Republicans: White House officials tell ABC News that in his remarks [today] President Obama will indicate a willingness to work with Republicans on some issue to get a health care reform bill passed but will suggest that if it is necessary, Democrats will use the controversial “reconciliation” rules requiring only […]

Oh, Great: Senate Plans to Entrust U.S. Financial System to Federal Reserve?

The kind of economic insanity only Chris Dodd could concoct: Key members of the Senate Banking Committee, after months of negotiations, are expected to unveil their proposal within the next week, people familiar with the negotiations said. While the sources cautioned that no agreement has been reached, the lawmakers, led by the panel’s chairman, Sen. […]

How Doomed Is Charlie Crist?

Even Salon.com has noticed that Charlie is toast: In February 2009, Crist embraced, both figuratively and literally, President Barack Obama when Obama came to Florida to tout the economic stimulus package that had not yet become law. At the time, both Obama’s and Crist’s favorability ratings were high in Florida. . . . Crist’s opponents […]

Getting Re-Tweeted by Alyssa Milano May Have Gone to Mickey Kaus’s Head

He’s running against Barbara Boxer in the Democratic primary: Pioneering political blogger Mickey Kaus took out papers filed to run for U.S. Senate in California, he told LA Weekly. The Venice resident said he’ll run this year against Barbara Boxer for her seat. He said he took out filed papers at with the Los Angeles […]

Charlie Crist Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot

Again. The headline says it all: Crist says he would not scrap Dem health care reform, can’t identify part worth keeping Trying to turn “bipartisan” and “moderate” into a matter of political principle is a losing game, because it means that voters are never really sure where you stand. Crist’s GOP primary opponent Marco Rubio […]

Arizona’s New Motto: The Birther State

Remember last week when John McCain attacked J.D. Hayworth with an ad accusing Hayworth of being a birther? That may actually help Hayworth in the GOP primary, as Paul Craft explains: McCain has vocally opposed the birther movement since his 2008 presidential bid. His renewed criticism of the movement may endear McCain to Arizona moderates […]

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