The Other McCain

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

BlogCon: Paparazzi!

Caleb Howe tries to help Jason Mattera think of a better BlogCon pickup line than this one: John Hawkins was trying this one on everyone, including a couple of cocktail waitresses at the Rocket Bar in Chinatown. Cheryl Prater at the FreedomWorks reception, where she had to explain to John Hawkins that she is not […]

Fulminating, Malevolent Jackalope Revenge Arrangements

by Smitty The FMJRA salutes with a thumb pointed downward the terrorists of the world, great and small, who do everything from park planes in buildings to training suicide deer to attack automobiles, to mooching canolli at airports, to pondering commission of odious acts like burning scriptures. Some may say the preceding ‘graph is a […]

Momma Grizzly-1, Terminator-0

by Smitty (via Twitter, source scrolled away) The Governator tried to talk Twitter trash about being unable to see Russia while flying over Alaska, and got beaten down. In other Sarah news, the Beck visit seems to be a pure 9/11 remembrance. But could Beck have some deeper, proselytizing plot? Will they both convert to […]

TrogloPundit’s Musical Career Cut Short?

by Smitty Sordid, debauched details here. Society has failed yet another out standing* blogger. I blame Debbie Gibson. In the muck

Blackstone on Liberty

“Sir William Blackstone, England’s famous 18th century juror, said that every wanton and causeless restraint of the will of the subject is a degree of tyranny, and ‘even laws themselves, whether made with or without our consent, if they regulate and constrain our conduct in matters of mere indifference, without any good end in view, […]

9/11: Never Forget

Thanks to Big Fur Hat  for reminding us of this 70-minute documentary: UPDATE: Joe at Valley of the Shadows reminds us how on 9/11/01, “At 8:46 AM, the world shifted on its axis.” UPDATE II: Statement from Georgia 12th District congressional candidate Ray McKinney: Nine years ago today, I turned on my television while getting […]

Delaware Senate Primary Update: NRA, DeMint Endorse Christine O’Donnell

Once Sarah Palin endorsed, the avalanche was on: The National Rifle Association endorsed conservative commentator Christine O’Donnell Friday in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary.  The Tea Party-backed O’Donnell is looking to upset Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) on Tuesday. Via Memeorandum and also CNN: South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint announced Friday night his endorsement of the Tea Party-endorsed […]

A Post That Is Not About Net Neutrality

At BlogCon Friday, we went to the Newseum in D.C. for a panel discussion that was supposed to be about politics. During the Q&A period, however, it got hijacked into a discussion of The World’s Most Boring Policy Issue. After ten minutes of this narcolepsy-inducing blather, I gestured frantically at Tabitha Hale and got the […]

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