Is the Mac Back?

This post is the first thing I saw when I bring up Swampland today, and now I’m already fed up.
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So I’ll just go ahead and show myself out.

A love letter to Saint John?
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I think we’ve all read that before once or millionth.
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Explaining away McCain’s petulance as “philosophical differences” with BHO is laughable.

Agreed; boring, insipid, uninspired writing.

Could you provide 2 or 3 examples of left-wing policies Obama has pursued and tell us exactly what the “center” is?

Thanks in advance.

Jay, kudos for keeping this story away from the paywall, but remember that Sen. Get Off My Lawn has changed positions so many times it’s fair to say that when there are two sides to an issue he’ll represent both. No wonder he’s on teevee every Sunday morning. It would be a long list of flip flops changed views. He’s like a weathervane. Or maybe he’s apologizing to Obama for introducing youwhoknow to the political world.
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That said, I hope YOU pin McCain down (literally) and make him do an interview. Go for it, seriously. Interview The Lion In Winter (good quote at end of your piece) and ask him the tough q’s. I’d start with, “Senator, I’m sorry but must ask the ‘elephant in the room’ question: why did you pick HER? WTF were you thinking!?” I’d ask that verbatim but of course you’d ask oh so politely, advantage goes to you.
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…but re-reading your first sentence, Jay, it could also mean that YOU are going to the WH to interview Obama. I’m not teasing you (really), hope you really are going to interview Obama. KT once did, remember? Hell, if Sen. Lion In Winter is there too interview ‘em both: guaranteed dead-tree cover and appearance on Hardball; maybe Matthews will even let you speak. Thanks for your thoughts, Jay.

Is the Mac Back?

(rolls eyes)

“The Lion in winter is starting to roar.”

Really.

I don’t understand how continuing to write puff pieces fluffing Palin and McCain qualifies as good examples of journalism.

Jay reported the Lion quote; she didn’t create it. I found it funny, largely because comparing McCain to The Lion In Winter’s Henry isn’t entirely flattering: too much family drama and infighting with nothing getting resolved in the end. Yep, sounds like McCain after all. Hope he doesn’t try to lock Cindy or Megan in nearby castles or dungeons.

Legislation signed
[edit]2009
January 29: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
February 4: Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act
February 11: DTV Delay Act
February 17: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
March 30: Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009
April 21: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
May 20: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act
May 20: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
May 22: Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009
June 22: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
August 6: Cash For Clunkers Extension Act
October 22: Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act
October 28: Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
October 30: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act
November 6: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
[edit]2010
January 27: Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Haiti Earthquake Act
March 4: Travel Promotion Act
March 18: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act)
March 23: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
March 30: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
May 5: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
May 17: Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act
July 1: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
July 21: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
July 22: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
July 22: Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
August 10: SPEECH Act of 2010
September 27: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010
December 13: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
December 17: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
December 22: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010
[edit]2011
January 2: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847)
January 4: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111-353, H.R. 2751
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Gee, I didn’t think I would have to post this list so soon again. I believe that is 11 in total which are far left liberal activist agenda items.

Jay reported the Lion quote; she didn’t create it.
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Yep. Note the use of quotes. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

Derek, after revising rusty’s list to remove the wishy-washy centrist bills there really might be two or three “left”. Certainly not ACA or finance reform, though, not tough enough.

“qualifies as good examples of journalism”
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No only those that slander and denigrate conservatives with or without proof are examples in the small minds of liberals

I always forget… Are you the one in the swing or with the mouthful of barbeque?

Every time I read one of decondiva’s comments there seems to be this big sucking sound comes out of my computer speakers…..WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH.
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How do you do that decondiva?

I don’t think there’s anything there that George Bush Sr. wouldn’t have signed.
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The Democratic Party is a centrist party; the Republican Party has no views on policy.

“With the President moving to the center, memories of 2008 have faded,” says Senator Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat … Now there’s an occasion for the two of them to get together on a bunch of issues and actually get something done. I don’t know that they’ll ever be close friends, but the President’s agenda and John’s agenda are closely aligned — so why not get together and have some fun? It could benefit the country enormously.”
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What a horrible liar and human being. Obama’s always been in the center. Saying otherwise gives aid & comfort to America’s enemies.

Rusty, what’s your point, assuming you have one? Don’t try to impress us by writing at levels waaaaay over your head. Keep your insults clear and simple so that even you know what you’re trying to write.

Would that be AMC?

That was Ana Marie Cox and Michael Scherer, if I’m recalling that episode correctly.
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Figuratively, you’re spot on.

LETTERMAN: How are things going in Afghanistan now?

MCCAIN: I think we’re doing fine …. I think we’ll do fine. The second phase — if I could just make one, very quickly — the second phase is Iraq. There is some indication, and I don’t have the conclusions, but some of this anthrax may — and I emphasize may — have come from Iraq.

LETTERMAN: Oh is that right?

MCCAIN: If that should be the case, that’s when some tough decisions are gonna have to be made.

- October 18, 2001

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/culture-of-deception/

None of those things would be called socialist or left-wing, using text book definitions. In fact, when it comes to the political spectrum in the US I think it makes more sense to talk about left and right-wing liberals, as there are not many genuine communists or fascists in the country.

I’m going to spare Jay my objection that McCain can’t go “back” to a center he never inhabited and instead ask a much more important question.

The Mac?

Who has ever called him that?

Same old sorry-ass McCain: http://www.frumforum.com/mccain-rejects-cbo-repeal-estimates

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday rejected the CBO’s cost estimate of healthcare repeal as “garbage in, garbage out.”

McCain said the Congressional Budget Office estimate that repealing the healthcare law would increase the deficit by $230 billion relies on falwed assumptions.

“So what I’m saying is, garbage in, garbage out,” McCain said on the Senate floor.

McCain cited two examples of how the CBO’s estimate is not properly taking into account the true costs of the healthcare law. First, he noted that the repeated increases in reimbursement levels to Medicare physicians, and the failure to repeatedly let cuts to those payments happen, are estimated to cost $208 billion over 10 years. “Nowhere is that put into the equation,” McCain said.

He also criticized the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act, a long-term care insurance program that was part of the law.

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The doc fix has absolutely nothing to do with the ACA. It long preceeded it. The CLASS Act is a voluntary, self-funded program.
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McCain still thrives on lies when it comes to anything important.

AMC was at the party, Michael was on the bus.

Jay probably meant these…
http://www.economist.com/node/10498767
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/229160/mac-back-again/robert-costa

…but my fave is this…
http://www.zazzle.com/john_mccain_the_mac_is_back_t_shirt-235008967045938999

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act
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According to the Dr Rusty, AIDS only affects the far left.
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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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According to Dr Rusty, conservatives think kids should smoke more.
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
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And, according to our drunken curmudgeon, Sarah Palin should get paid 30% less than she would if she was a guy.
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Or, to paraphrase Rusty, “I gots yer compassionate conservataism riiiiiiight here.”

Its after 2p. Rusty’s usually ‘deep in his cups’ by now. As we used to say.

Reading this piece makes me think that Jay’s pining to be invited to the next BBQ…

This is a great post! Keep up the good work, Jay!

Maybe we can all sent Newrusty a food packet that includes food not regulated by the FDA. I hope he eats hardy.

Hear that? That is the “McCain Express” revving its motor. All aboard sycophant journalists. He will stroke you and give you the attention you crave. And, of course, there is the BBQ.

@deconstructiva. Weow. And thanks for the laughs.

Gee nothing like a good Palin or McCain post to get the libtards all up in a rile.

February 2, 2011: The RustFreep Groundhog Day Act

“Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”
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Let’s follow this dizzying liberal logic. The left condemns, taxes, vilifies tobacco users and tobacco industry and spends more tax money to stop smoking. Now supposedly the class action lawsuit was supposed to extort money from tobacco companies for the states to set up tobacco education programs and help with medical care. Now that money has been whizzed down a rat hole by the states as virtually none of it went for the stated cause. I think in common parlance that is fraud.
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Now we know the major causes of HIV are drug abuse and gay sexual activity. Now do we treat them the same as the tobacco companies were treated. No we extort more taxpayer money to enable folks to continue what many consider immoral lifestyles.

Why does the wheels fall off the wagon of liberal logic as we go from point A to point B?
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“Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009″
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Another wealth re-distribution to pay off liberal supporters – liberal women and the Bar Association. Studies have dismissed the old liberal lie that women only receive 70% of what men make. When adjusted for education, experience and time out of work force there is little difference. What you have is an open season to sue (lawyer lottery) and the ability for someone who is fired after 5-10 or 15 years now to sue. Doesn’t improve pay but it will limit how and when women are hired, employed or promoted.

I see what you did there.

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I love sharing the with the reactionaries here the latest on their heroes.
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Palin phrenology:
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