The Other McCain

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

Yglesias: Asking NIH to Get By On 95.7% of Its Current Budget? The Sky Is Falling!

“Dire consequences,” the Harvardian at Think Progress says, echoing predictions of “devastating” results from . . . uh, the director of the agency whose budget might get cut by 4.3%. No matter how serious the deficit, there will always be intellectuals who tell us that any proposal to reduce federal spending — even by a measly […]

Gold Price Hits Record High

Nothing to worry about: Gold futures closed at a record high on Thursday, handily surpassing the mark reached just last week as investors grew more concerned about the U.S. economy and its proxy, the stock market. Gold for August delivery, the most active contract, added $18.20, or 1.5%, to settle at $1,248.70 an ounce on […]

Flaming Massa Japes Redefine Absurdity

by Smitty This week’s FMJRA salutes Rep. ‘Burnout Over Fade Away’ Massa, who went from obscurity to celebrity to ignobility with stunning brevity.

Fumbling Majority Jerks Recklessly, Arhythmically

by Smitty Two months into the second quarter of the Worst Administration Ever, coupled with The Congress That Shall Live in Infamy, and atrocious ideas continue to shamble forward, zombielike. I’m moving toward the suspicion that the left knows that ObamaCare is pure fail, and that their goal is to make the death of ObamaCare […]

Flakes Mandate Journalist Repair to Alabama

by Smitty Update: the links internal to The Other McCain have quit working.  I blame a recent server upgrade.  I’ll change the PostID values to Permalinks when I get a chance.  Thanks to Political Byline for keeping me straight. This week’s misleading FMJRA title is a fun poke at RSM, who, if I may, serendoofusly* […]

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