The Other McCain

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

Strained Althouse Logic: Bipartisan Appeal Equals Presidential Disqualifier?

by Smitty Kind of a head-scratcher here (emphasis original). . . .Sarah Palin’s rise to power in Alaska and her excellent achievements and immense popularity as governor. The problem is that all of this happened in the context of boldly and bravely challenging the corrupt Republican establishment. This made her very popular with Democrats in […]

The Economic Kabuki Is A Bigger Problem Than The Political

by Smitty Via the ever-upbeat Monty at Ace of Spades, this Hernando de Soto article is worth your time. He outlines six specific developments that have destroyed the clarity and reliability of information in the global economy, and then concludes: If we can agree that the recession wasn’t about bubbles but about the organization of […]

HuffPo Blogger Talks About Liberty Like It’s A Bad Thing

by Smitty This Fred Goldring rant is a valuable summary of the disease afflicting the Progressive mind: Dear Tea/Republican Party: Be Careful What You Wish For — And I Want My Country Back! Shorter Goldring: You need government. Specifically, you need federal bureaucracies. If I say that mine is the majority opinion, that makes me […]

Living On The Debt Ceiling

by Smitty If you’ve been reading blogs for the last couple of years, there is an air of predictability as the political theater moves forward. Via BlogProf, we have the weekly GOP address, where Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) lays everything out in smooth, even tones: Also trying to sound reasonable, and failing, we have Elizabeth […]

That Saucy Memeorandum

by Smitty NTTAWWT, mind you; one is pleased that the political will of New Yorkers has been expressed. Whether or not the Almighty will be impressed remains to be seen, but hey: not my problem. Sprinklerman and BHO, on the other hand, are a two guys making decisions that affect a large number of people. […]

FAA Shutdown Goes Mostly Unnoticed; Really Futile And Stupid Gesture Required

by Smitty (h/t Instapundit) The partial FAA shutdown was about as effective as an Obama Administration budget negotiation. Desperate times, lads. My recommendation: up the ante. Load-shed the entire Transportation Safety Administration. That’ll get some attention. We all sort of know it was about as useful as a punctured prophylactic, anyway. No offense to the […]

The United Nations: Time To Eject?

by Smitty PJTV still doesn’t provide embed code, but watch this interview with Larry Greenfield of the American Freedom Alliance: Is It Time for the US to Quit the UN? It’s great to see the issues summarized so succinctly and cleanly. My opinion is that the UN is slightly better than no UN. How, precisely, […]

DeMint Decommisions Commissions, Plus Subtle Krauthammer Humor

by Smitty If the magnitude of the debt was not nearly beyond visualization, then listening to BHO bloviate in stark criticism of the current debt crisis might nearly be amusing: As Krauthammer noted on Fox News All Stars: The Republicans have not done what they should have done months ago, which is to find one […]

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