Monthly Archives October 2009

CAPTAIN CATASTROPHIC GIVES ADVICE

It would appear that Steve Schmidt has a gift for unintentional irony. The architect of John McCain’s recent debacle offers his brilliant advice to the Republican Party:

As I wrote the other day, fear of Palin is nearly as strong among establishment Pubbies as it is among progressives. It was such people who made careers of […]

THE UNDEAD PUBLIC OPTION

The other day, I wrote that the death of the public option would require a stake through the heart and a full magazine of silver bullets. Like most truly bad ideas, this one won’t be easy to kill.
Thus, the White House still holds out hope that, despite apparently mortal wounds received last week in the Senate Finance Committee, the thing can […]

ANOTHER SEND-UP OF MORONIC CELEBS

A couple of days ago, I posted a brilliant parody of the video featuring Will Ferrell and a variety of other trained seals celebrities pimping Obamacare. Well, here’s another parody of the same idiotic video and it is also a thing of beauty:

[HT Hot Air]

SARAH PHOBIA, PARTIE DEUX

Fear of Palin is not limited to our progressive friends. Its noisome presence can also be detected in the precincts of the GOP establishment. Sullivan quotes the architect of John McCain’s recent defeat:
My honest view is that she would not be a winning candidate for president and if she was the results would be … catastrophic.
Oh really? More […]

THE GOP “HAS A PROBLEM” WITH REFORM

Philip Klein does a good job of summarizing the fundamental problem with our health care system: the U.S. health care market is everywhere shackled by government:
The way the health care system functions in this country is completely different from the way any other part of the economy functions. Everywhere else, American consumers face a dizzying array […]

PARODY OF CELEBRITIES PIMPING PUBLIC OPTION

If you’re not familiar with the ad featuring Will Ferrell and a variety of other brain-dead morons entertainers pimping the public option, it can be found here. Watching it will be painful, but it will help you appreciate the brilliance of the following:

[HT Hot Air]