The Other McCain

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

GOP’s Angst Correlates To Progressivism

by Smitty Totally disagree with Dean Clancy at U.S. News: And no matter how the GOP fares in November — even if it should somehow wipe the floor with the Democrats — President Obama’s veto pen will still be there, waiting to stop any plan they can manage to put on his desk. This will […]

Boko Haram and the Jihad in Africa

The #BringBackOurGirls Twitter hashtag — online activism about the plight of girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria — has been embraced by numerous celebrities, including Alyssa Milano. This situation has gained worldwide attention and highlights a reality that American media have in recent years deliberately ignored: The persistent menace of violent Islamic jihad […]

Under All That Spin & Whitewash, I Guess That Tammy Bruce Isn’t A Hillary! Fan

by Smitty Absolutely brutal assessment of Hillary!, brought on by the Monica Lewinsky resurgence: …I, too, want a woman in the White House. But not just any woman. I want a president who loves this country more than herself. I want a president who genuinely views the American people as valuable, important and worthy of […]

Things Fall Apart

— by Wombat-socho Literally and figuratively, this is the plot of John Barnes’ Daybreak novels, which start with Directive 51 and continue on through Daybreak Zero and The Last President. These have a very weird feel to them; the basic plot, in which ecosaboteurs spread genetically engineered plastic- and gasoline-eating bacteria along with nanobots designed […]

The Farce of Sequester

Alas, the cruel imposition of draconian right-wing austerity! At the core of the dysfunction in Washington is this dilemma: Government must approve spending cuts, yet government has no interest in approving spending cuts. Federal employees are quite content with their lifestyles — 46 percent more in retirement benefits than the private sector, cozy job security […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 05.09.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Russian Victory Day Parade Buoyed By Crimea Putin lauds “iron will of the Soviet people” who “saved Europe from slavery” in WW2 House Votes To Establish Select Committee On Benghazi Seven Democrats join the GOP Hillary Clinton’s State Department Resisted Labeling Boko Haram As Terror Group Well, that’s ONE […]

‘Homo Rapiens’: Anti-PIV RadFem Goes Total Moonbat on Climate Change

There are times when, in studying feminist theory, I start to think, “Hey, maybe they’re onto something here.” A bedrock conservative, unshakable in his patriarchal heteronormative christofascist worldview, can read the really hard-core feminists and glean insights into the fundamental psychosexual dynamic of male dominance, appreciating women’s experience within this dynamic. However, just when you […]

Contempt of Congress

Lois Lerner, under the bus: The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into the agency’s special targeting of groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names that were seeking tax-exempt status. On a 231 to […]

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