What? You got a problem with that, Hobbits? Amid this month’s payroll tax fracas, few noticed that Congress passed a 1,200-page, $1 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2012. Maybe no one in Washington boasted because it’s a victory for spending as usual. Republicans—in the House and Senate—need a better strategy. The news is that after accounting for last-minute unemployment insurance extensions, “emergency” spending and higher Medicare physician payments, total

“The kinds of people who think Lindsay Lohan is a Hollywood ‘bad girl’ evidently weren’t paying attention when me, Barry Williams, and Mike Lookinland would snort coke off of Rob Reed’s bare chest, then use the set of the Brady kitchen to run trains on Florence Henderson and, if we could loosen her up with enough tequila, a suddenly very adventurous Eve Plum.”

How many lies can you fit into a single NY Times lead sentence?. Europe’s leaders braced their nations for a turbulent year, with their beleaguered economies facing a threat on two fronts: widening deficits that force more borrowing but increasing austerity measures that put growth further out of reach. Note the martial language, economies are beleaguered, they are facing a threat. Threats. The problem is that deficits are widening you

Kyle Orton returns to Denver a Chief hoping to keep the Broncos out of the playoffs / no more “snacking” after 10 pm on bags of Poppycock or entire summer sausages sliced into half moons and dipped in honey mustard. Go!

I’ll make this short: The very same conservatism / classical liberalism that in 2010 propelled the GOP to historic gains in power — from the local level up to a retaking the House — was in 2011 rather unceremoniously reframed as hickish, unnuanced extremism by a GOP establishment that is every bit as interested in an expansive centralized government run by a permanent ruling class as are its progressive counterparts

Serr8d, who has been one of this site’s strongest advocates and friends, lost his wife of 26 years, Mary, to an aneurysm yesterday. She’d lapsed into a coma 8 days ago and in his email to me he notes that she eventually died in his arms in the hospital. As you would expect, he’s devastated — as is his daughter — and he was writing to let me know he

Because, well, dayumm! My boy is nowhere near this yet. But by next year this time he just might be. Recognize.

Others may wish to pick up the slack. Or not. In which case, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, deck the halls, bitches! and all that jazz. Meanwhile, be inspired (w/ thanks to JD): O!

Tony Katz: In the span of 24 hours, Mike Flynn, Dan McLaughlin (and much [of] the staff of RedState) and Ace all endorsed Rick Perry. Yet, Gov. Haley, Rep. Rohrabacher and other politicians endorsed Mitt Romney. Am I the only one who finds that curious? And it begs the bigger questions – which endorsement is more important? The millions of dollars with the establishment, or the millions of followers with

To celebrate this first night of ObamaHannukah, I lit all 8 menorah candles then got together with a French buddy and cursed you behind your lying Jew backs over pitchers of Stella Artois. Also, I told your neighbors that they can have all your property from your sliding rear door to the fence line, including your in-ground swimming pool. And for Christmas? I’ll be giving out nukes. Enjoy!