Author: McQ

What’s Obama’s latest dodge? Oh yeah, he didn’t know Ayers did all those things. Oh wait, that was the last one. Now it’s “I thought he was rehabilitated”. Well watch this [Not Safe for Work – language in one spot]: You know, I have to wonder what the reaction would be if David Duke had […]

And look how it has manifested itself this time: Nebraska’s “safe haven” law, intended to allow parents to anonymously hand over an infant to a hospital without being prosecuted, isn’t working out as planned. Got that? Key word “intended”. In fact, they intended to put a 72 hour limit on the age of the infant. […]

If you’ve ever wondered what the acronym ACORN stands for, it stands for “Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now”. And, as you might imagine, it is an organization of and for community organizers. As we learned when we took a peek at the original bailout bill put forward by Barney Franks and Chris Dodd, […]

The Heritage Foundation’s “Morning Bell” points me to something Sebastian Mallaby said today in the WaPo: [B]laming deregulation for the financial mess is misguided. But it is dangerous, too, because one of the big challenges for the next president will be to defend markets against the inevitable backlash that follows this crisis. Even before finance […]

My how things change – or not. Any idea who said this and when? “I believe that most Americans would agree on the problems this country faces and which the next administration must solve. They include the need, once again, for an economy that works. The economy today is in very, very bad shape, the […]

I‘ve been beating the drum about examining one the root causes of this financial mess and laying it at the proper doorstep. Russell Roberts does a very good job of that in today’s WSJ. First he lays out the conventional wisdom: Many believe that wild greed and market failure led us into this sorry mess. […]

Historian Paul Johnson takes a swing at the theory of AGW. He posits that AGW “science” is about as scientific as theories by Karl Marx: The idea that human beings have changed and are changing the basic climate system of the Earth through their industrial activities and burning of fossil fuels–the essence of the Greens’ […]

David Brooks gives us an example today. He entitles his piece “Revolt of the Nihilists” and thus presents us with a false dilemma. You are either with us (for the bailout) or against us. And if you’re against “us”, it is because you’re a nihilist. Not because you may have serious and deep problems with […]

There won’t be any vote in the Senate because the bill has gone down in the House. Dems – 141 Yes/94 No Reps – 64 Yes/134 No So, by a vote of 228 against to 205 for, the bill is dead – at least for today. As the bill was announced in the House, the […]

This is a preview of the final bill that they’ve worded on this weekend. This is from a Republican source (email) showing a comparison of the previous two bills and the final bill as they wish to present it. Obviously there may be more: Issue Paulson Plan Frank-Dodd Final Bill $ 700B with no strings. […]

One of the reasons, or “sticking points” was the usual crap by Democrats trying to shape a bill which would reward their constituencies at the tax payers expense: The payoff to this corrupt organization is one of the major sticking points of the legislation. Yesterday, Senator Lindsey Graham said: “Twenty percent of the money that […]

We have a little back-and-forth going on in the breaking news department. First we get this: Key lawmakers have reported an agreement in principle on a bailout of the financial industry designed to avert a deeper economic crisis. Emerging from a two-hour negotiating session, Sen. Chris Dodd said, “We are very confident that we can […]

He’s asked Obama for a delay in the Friday debate (I would guess Obama will agree since the subject isn’t his forte. Additionally refusing the request wouldn’t do any good and McCain would make political hay with it) and is suspending his campaign tomorrow and returning to Washington. He’s calling on Obama to join him […]

The VP candiate from hell? What the hey, he knows where the gates of hell are as I pointed out today. Right where his helicopter was “forced down” in Afghanistan. On energy, well, to all the coal miners in PA and elsewhere, fugitaboudit: “No coal plants here in America,” he said. “Build them, if they’re […]

Of the bailout now being considered, the Heritage Foundation says the following: As a general principle, conservatives believe government should not intervene to protect those who have made poor business decisions — even if those decisions have been influenced by excessive government regulation. But there can be rare situations where the cumulative effect of many […]

Sam Harris takes up the baton to defend elitism. Of course to do so he has to rip Sarah Palin and most of the country. The problem, as far as our political process is concerned, is that half the electorate revels in Palin’s lack of intellectual qualifications. When it comes to politics, there is a […]

Stuart Taylor of the National Journal has a column out today in which he takes both presidential candidates to task for engaging in what he characterizes as “a race to the bottom”. But it isn’t the candidates or campaigns which are the real target of his disdain. It is the media: At the same time, […]

The things you can find offered as serious journalism. PERHAPS the most insidious byproduct of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has been a reflexive sanctification of the military. To put this in bumper stickerese: Support the Troops. Well, I have an ugly confession to make: I don’t support the troops – at least not […]

As I pointed out previously, Nancy Pelosi is clueless. Apparently history, at least for her, started after at least 2005. As Ed Morrissey points out, 2005 would be the year John McCain made this speech: Mr. President, this week Fannie Mae’s regulator reported that the company’s quarterly reports of profit growth over the past few […]

Just have him support the Gang of 20’s energy compromise. Why? Because it is a sham that is directly opposed to his stated belief about drilling (drilling in all of the OCS) while it is loaded with what he says he opposes (wasteful spending): The bill would open up a tiny little smidgen of space […]

I, like many Americans, have been amazed by the reaction of both the right and the left to the naming of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. To label her a “phenomenon” seems to be an understatement. Her choice has shocked the establishment, changed the entire election, created visceral positive or negative reactions, and, […]

Mr. “Do-as-I-say-but-not-as-I-do” Obama directly questions McCain’s patriotism: “Just ask the machinists in Pennsylvania who build Harley-Davidsons,” Obama said of McCain’s record. “Because John McCain didn’t just oppose the requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles, he called Buy American provisions ‘disgraceful.’ Just ask the workers across this country who have seen their jobs outsourced. The […]

Josh Marshall and much of the left thinks Gibson’s question about the “Bush Doctrine” showed Palin to be lacking in understanding concerning foreign affairs. The awkward moment when Charlie Gibson tries his best not to press the point that Sarah Palin doesn’t know what he’s referring to when he asks her about the “Bush Doctrine” […]

Anne Kornblut’s article in the WaPo attempts to claim, in the headline to the article, that “Palin Links Iraq to Sept. 11 In Talk to Troops in Alaska”. Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would […]