The Other McCain

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

Congratulations to Little Miss Attila

by Smitty . . .on the occasion of 1 megahit on her blog. Confession: I’m dumbfounded she’d not past that milestone long ago. I blame other slackers in the dextrosphere. Here something crunchy to celebrate, lady: Update: fellow Fedorable Fishersville Mike is pushing 100k.

British Sending Military Advisers to Libya; Russia Says Aid Violates U.N. Mandate

It may be too early to call it a hopeless quagmire yet, but the situation is definitely getting squirrelly now: Britain said Tuesday it is expanding its presence in Libya with military advisers and the European Union said it is prepared to send troops for humanitarian assistance if requested by the United Nations. . . […]

Once In A Lifetime

by Smitty And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack. . . This essay pinpoints the systemic problems with the Federal government, surveys the current approaches, and offers a concise outline of What I Would Do. The problem is centralization. Pournelle’s Iron Law has birthed a Ruling Class that delivers speeches, debt, laws […]

Dark Thoughts Of 2012

by Smitty Apparently the 18 hour road trip to Texas was a bit too much alone time for Ladd Ehlinger. 1) The Republican candidate will lose to Obama, no matter who is picked and 2) The “Red Wave” of 2010 will be reversed. Sorry to be a wet blanket here, but from my observations it […]

Carol’s Closet Rocked The Tampa Tax Day Tea Party

by Smitty Our excellent blog friend Carol had the privilege of getting video of Marco Rubio. I confess total jealousy.

Anti-Monarchist Christopher Hitchens Stubbornly Resists Royal Wedding Mania

Give him credit at least for consistency: Convinced republican that I am, and foe of the prince [i.e., Charles] who talks to plants and wants to be crowned “head of all faiths” as well as the etiolated Church of England, I find myself pierced by a pang of sympathy. Not much of a life, is […]

Charles Manson, Environmentalist

You don’t have to be a sociopathic mass murderer to believe in global warming — but it sure helps! Crazed cult leader Charles Manson has broken a 20-year silence in a prison interview coinciding with the 40th anniversary of his conviction for the gruesome Sharon Tate murders — to speak out about global warming. The […]

You Might Be a Terrible Mother If …

. . . there’s even the slightest chance you could ever lose custody of your kids to Charlie Sheen: Charlie Sheen is declaring legal war on Brooke Mueller and will not only ask a judge for full custody of their twins, he wants to cut off the child support he’s paying her. . . . […]

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