The Other McCain

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

QOTD: “A party that stands for nothing, a party that becomes synonymous with weakness, will not attract support.”

by Smitty It looks as though, like it or not, Sequestration could evolve into political Armageddon. After four years of Democrats blocking budget legislation in the Senate, of Quantitative Easing, of the same SOTU speech and behavior over and over, we have an artificial crisis upon us. The merest hint of an attempt to control […]

Does ObamaCare Suck Enough, Or Need It Suck More To Get Us To Single Payer?

by Smitty Troublesome stuff at the WSJ: The provision, part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, requires health plans for individuals and small businesses to cover 10 categories of services, including prescription drugs, maternity care and physical rehabilitation. Many of the specifics of what is covered in those categories will be left to states to […]

Hey, Nice Try With the #DemandAVote Spambots #p2! Jacked and Busted! #tcot

Why does the Left hate us so much? Mainly because we’re red-blooded, patriotic, God-fearing Americans, but also because we keep messing up their narratives. The Left (#p2) can’t stand the fact that conservatives (#tcot) are more active on Twitter, so that when they roll out a pre-fabricated Obama-approved #hashtag, it immediately (and hilariously) gets hijacked by us. Just for […]

Dangerous Video Could Trigger Another Great Awakening If Too Many View

by Smitty This is lengthy, but worth your time, especially the first 38 minutes or so: Positive arguments given by Dr. Craig include that God is the best explanation: why anything at all exists, for the origin of the universe, the applicability of mathematics to the physical world, for the fine tuning of the universe […]

Grief Tends Not To Transmit Far

by Smitty Jerry makes a good point here: It’s interesting to note where priorities lie for people. I clearly recall after my brother passed away unexpectedly last year feeling not a little anger toward those too self-preoccupied to express condolences even after having been directly notified about what was happening. I also heard from more […]

Jonah Goldberg: ‘Cheer Up, The Worst Is Yet To Come’

by Smitty This first seven minutes is stand-up (but good if you’re a fan), so you can skip that if pressed for time: One great quote, I guess due to Charles Murray: “One of the problems with the elite is that it refuses to preach what it practices.” Another crucial point, he calls it a […]

Bill Whittle’s Virtual SOTU: Guns

by Smitty Set aside ~8 minutes and watch this. Then tweet/post/email it around to all who understand the English language. via Instapundit

Of Course It’s Not A Single Dime: It’s Trillions If Dimes

by Smitty President Obama’s humor is so subtle as to be unknown. But he’s kind of a funny guy, if you approach his schtick with a certain diabolical, bloody-minded literalness: AFP has a spending accountability project that is interesting. I wonder, though, if we’re not focusing too much on symptoms, and not the disease here. […]

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