The Other McCain

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

Boehner Debt-Ceiling Bill Barely Passes House 218-210; 22 GOP ‘No’ Votes

We’ll have the roll-call and other news momentarily. UPDATE: New York Times: The House of Representatives on Friday approved a plan for a short-term increase in the debt ceiling and cuts in spending, ending a week of intense fighting among Republicans and shifting the end game of the debate to the Senate. The vote was […]

Fake Boob News Update

No — not talking about Harry Reid, but about an item that Wombat linked this morning in his “Live at Five” headline roundup: Denise Richards hasn’t always been happy with her body. In the new issue of Us Weekly (out now), the 40-year-old actress opens up about her series of botched boob jobs — and why […]

Pete Wins the $10. I Blame Soros.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average failed to drop by the 200 points I’d predicted. It was down badly, off 96.87 to close at 12,143.24, but that wasn’t enough to win my $10 bet against Pete Da Tech Guy, so I’ve already paid off. It’s obvious to me that George Soros manipulated the market today just to […]

Renee Ellmers, GOP ‘Rock Star’

It was June 14, 2010, and the notorious video of Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) manhandling a videographer had just hit the ‘Net when I wrote: A “macaca” moment for the Democrat. His Republican challenger is Renee Ellmers. That was the first time Etheridge’s Tea Party-backed GOP challenger was mentioned on the blog. We frequently mentioned Ellmers […]

A Smitty Favorite

“It is not book-learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies: do the thing — ‘Carry a message to Garcia!’” — “Management Delegation, Staff Initiative: A Message to Garcia, By Elbert Hubbard,” […]

Obama Speaks, Markets Fall

Before President Obama’s speech, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 90 points. Now — as of 10:45 a.m. ET — it’s down 110 points. Why? Because he used his speech for a partisan hit on the GOP as offering a bill that “does not solve the problem” and can’t pass Harry Reid’s Democrat-controlled Senate. […]

Pamela Geller Linked by New York Times

Not in a good way, but by a couple of Norwegian writers blaming her (and “Islamophobia”) for the Oslo massacre: Hatred of Muslims and resentment of the left — one of us has repeatedly received resentful diatribes against the “multiculturalist elite,” and was mentioned in Mr. Breivik’s own writings — is not confined to Norway. […]

BLACK FRIDAY? Betting Market Reaction to Failure of Boehner’s Debt-Ceiling Bill

Drudge Report headlines: Boehner Delays Vote on Debt… Limbaugh: We’ve Been Played… GALLUP: Obama Rates Higher Than Boehner, Reid on Debt Situation! Ron Paul: ‘Default Is Coming’… Treasury Contingency Plan on Debt Gives Priority to Bondholders… Carney: If We Have No Other Alternative We Will ‘Take Action’… Obama faces legal bind if time runs out… […]

« go back — keep looking »