The Other McCain

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

‘Humble and Polite’ Bloggers?

Diana Adams lists “22 Traits of Successful and Happy Bloggers,” including this: Humble and Polite – Humility and politeness go a long way in blogging and in life. Smart and savvy bloggers know this. I dunno. Arrogant and obnoxious have worked pretty well for me. We await commentary from mild-mannered Dan Riehl and the unfailingly […]

Recovery Summer: U.S. Now Losing Jobs

The New York Times writes a confusing lede, but ultimately can’t hide the bad news: With the American economic recovery hanging in the balance, private employers added 71,000 jobs in July, up from a downwardly revised 31,000 in June but below the consensus forecast of 90,000. The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.5 percent. Over […]

This Kind of Stuff Happens to Successful Blogger Dudes All the Time . . .

Just one link from Instapundit, and next thing you know . . . Scoff if you wish, but once you get that ‘Lanche, they can’t resist.

That Was No Love Affair, That Was Your Misplaced Narcissism

by Smitty Bryan Safi, at HuffPo: After a brief love affair with metrosexualism, the pendulum of American culture has shifted back to the straight side. Dude, you are R. O. N. N. G. G. The new ethos seems to be. . . Bring back the real guys and smear those queers. The queers, now, as […]

What A Beautiful Group Of Americans

by Smitty (h/t Cassandra) This clip is a who’s who of Tea Partiers and rightfully proud Americans. That they happen to be black is merely a detail. Kevin Jackson, Alonzo Rachel, Herman Cain, for three I know at a glance. All is not lost to the Orwellian, racially divisive Ruling Class.

‘Coked-Up Stimulus Monkeys’

No, it’s not the name of a punk rock band, it’s what Democrats are doing with your tax money: Harry Reid’s Plan to Save the Nevada Economy: Coked-up Stimulus Monkeys In the face of the worst recession since the Great Depression, where has the money from Harry Reid’s stimulus bill gone to help our ailing economy? Cocaine-addled […]

The Sadly Underrated ‘Broken Window Fallacy’

by Smitty (h/t Fausta) People object to the broken window fallacy in terms of economic opportunity cost. The baker in the example could have had a window and a suit. Maybe the White House CoS can explain: “You never want a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is that it’s an […]

Ode to the Fail Whale

Damn you, Fail Whale, And damn your smile That taunts sarcastically. All the while, Tweeps are waiting For my latest words. Whale, why try to fly With little orange birds? “Please wait a moment and try again,” As if “please” could excuse Your smiling sin. Damn you, Fail Whale! Damn your courtesy, While “Twitter is over capacity”! […]

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