The Other McCain

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

You Might Be a Raaaaacist If . . .

. . . you think Democrats are corrupt: The politically charged decisions by veteran Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California to force public trials by the House ethics committee are raising questions about race and whether black lawmakers face more scrutiny over allegations of ethical or criminal wrongdoing than […]

File No. 100-360217

For those who missed the weekend’s Howard Zinn FBI files story — or who prefer a straight narrative account — my latest column at The American Spectator is “The Case Against Howard Zinn”: Howard Zinn was teaching a class, but he wasn’t yet a professor and his classroom wasn’t at a university. It was late […]

Lindsay Lohan Out of Jail

And into rehab again: The 24-year-old actress was discharged from a suburban Los Angeles jail about 1:35 a.m. Monday. She served 14 days of a 90-day jail sentence for violating her probation for a 2007 drug case. The “Mean Girls” star’s release doesn’t end her legal saga though. She now must go to an inpatient […]

Sweet, Sweet Argument From Authority

by Smitty Via Memorandum, we have Steve Benen assuming the position for the Priesthood One of the uglier strains of modern conservative thought is pervasive anti-intellectualism. As Faiz Shakir noted today, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) offered a rather classic example of “Fox News Sunday.” Host Chris Wallace noted that “a number of top […]

Murder in Monroe County, Tennessee

A couple weeks ago, Patrick at Political Byline called attention to the murder of Jim Miller in Monroe County, Tennessee. As it was reported July 19: MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Investigators are tight lipped, rumors are flying and a community is in shock by the discovery Saturday of a body that is widely believed to be […]

Best Wishes, Chelsea Clinton

Dear Chelsea: You probably don’t remember when we met in West Virginia, but I remember how nice you were to my sons Jefferson and Emerson. Be that as it may, I’m very happy for you, and wish you all the best as Mrs. Marc Mezvinsky. Your wedding was lovely, and it’s certainly not your fault that your […]

Democrats and Ethics: An Oxymoron

As co-author of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party, I am certainly not surprised to learn that Rep. Charlie Rangel and Rep. Maxine Waters have been less than exemplars of selflessness in public service. What’s interesting is how, when Republicans get caught with their pants down and/or their hands in the […]

Rule 5 Sunday

by Smitty Rule 5 Sunday returns with delights aplenty. WyBlog poses the question of the week: Will Obama Pardon Snookie? R5S is fairly certain that this is a simple question of money. Cute is cute, but business is business. On with the show.

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