The Other McCain

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

Important Rule 5 News: March Madness Sweater Puppy Contest

by Smitty No Sheeples Here deftly trumps the President’s brackets: The Second Annual March Madness Sweater Puppy Contest was officially launched today. Enter early and often for your chance to win a magnificent trophy suitable for placement in a prominent place in your man cave or your website and for some therapeutic breast staring. Enjoy […]

The Wisconsin Restraining Order as a Harbinger of 2012?

by Smitty Walsh at The Corner is sounding just a teeny bit alarmist about what’s going on in cheeseland: Yes, a mighty jurist in Dane County with the Dickensian name of Maryann Sumi has halted publication of the new law restricting collective-bargaining privileges for the state’s public-sector unions until she can rule on its merits. […]

‘Valley Of The Shadow’ Reports From A Convening Of Springs In The CA Republic

by Smitty Stacy was disgruntled, I gather, that the Koch brothers didn’t decide to send him to California Republican Spring Convention. But we do have the Valley of the Shadow on scene, providing an effort worthy of your attention, albeit slightly less gonzo. The economic train wreck that is California promises to be important and […]

In E-Mail to Dan Riehl, Shankman Claims ‘Very Mainstream Catholic Theology’

This is a very significant message from Wisconsin pro-union cyberstalker James L. Shankman: With regards to distributivism, it is very mainstream catholic theology. You could ask James O’Keefe, who says he is personally inspired by G.K. Chesterton. Chesterton is the main political philosopher of distributivism. The last couple pages of What’s Wrong With the World are […]

Dan Riehl Always Gets His Man: Madison Althouse Stalker James L. Shankman UPDATE: Social F–ing Justice Theory? Shankman Quotes … Pope Leo XIII!

Hey, did I call this one or what? I’d expect online research maestro Dan Riehl is going to have much, much more to tell us about Mr. Shankman. As soon as Shankman was ID’d as author of the anti-Althouse rant, Dan’s name crossed my mind and within a couple hours he was on the phone […]

Ladd Ehlinger: The Wisdom Of Niccolo In 1/10th The Space

by Smitty To paraphrase George S. Patton, “No bastard ever won an election by dying for his platform. He won the election by making some other poor dumb bastard die for his platform.” Starting from a picture of George C. Scott as Blood-n-Guts, Ehlinger calls his 10 point essay ‘The Prince: Advice For Citizen Candidates‘. […]

Can You Hear Me Cheering From The Middle Of Asia?

by Smitty (via Cubachi) Oh Kentucky, the pride you must feel in having a Senator who is packin’ the gear: Senator Rand Paul unveiled his five-year path to a balanced budget, which includes cutting four federal government departments: Departments of Education, Energy, Commerce and Housing and Urban Development. The proposal also calls for the repeal […]

Althouse Discovers A Problematic Pattern With Our Society: Living In The Present Tense

by Smitty Concerning the punkish online behavior of a couple of people she’s encountered in the last three weeks: Even if you have no human kindness at all and care only about yourself, how can a moment of passion be worth all the damage you do to your reputation? Do you think a potential employer […]

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