The Other McCain

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

Obama the Neocon?

Max Boot’s take on the president’s big “Arab spring” speech: As John [Podhoretz] and Jonathan [Tobin] have already noted, today’s speech at the State Department marks Barack Obama’s emergence as a full-fledged, born-again neocon firmly in the George W. Bush mold. . . . Obama, like Bush, is a neocon because he has been mugged […]

Schwarzenegger, Babies and Bathwater

Image by Irony Curtain, IOwnTheWorld.com “Arnold Schwarzenegger has disappointed all of those who put their faith in males, Republicans, politicians or all any combination of the above.” — Red State Gal, Death by 10,000 Papercuts That’s rather over-generalizing, isn’t it? Surely, somewhere in America, there must be at least one male Republican politician who hasn’t spawned […]

Jonah Doubts the Cain Magic

Jonah Goldberg got some blowback about a column on the 2012 campaign that didn’t mention Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann or Herman Cain: As for Herman Cain, I’m also catching a lot of grief for not discussing him. For the record, what I’ve seen of Cain I like. I certainly respect the guy, though I was […]

NY-26 Update: Jane Corwin Ad

Responding to Democrat attacks, the GOP is really trying to blur the Medicare/Social Security issue: The most effective part of this ad is Corwin’s appearance at the end. She just seems nice, doesn’t she? Dave Weigel is up in the district covering the campaign, and has a report on Wednesday’s debate between Corwin and Democrat […]

Strauss-Kahn Resigns

IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn submitted his resignation last night, “with infinite sadness.” It’s hard to beat “infinite,” but the sadness might get worse if Strauss-Kahn’s accuser turns out to be HIV-positive. Joseph A. Harriss, Paris correspondent for The American Spectator, raises an interesting question about Strauss-Kahn: Strauss-Kahn’s personal Götterdämmerung on Saturday came with stunning swiftness. […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.19.11

TOP NEWS French Aghast At Treatment Of IMF Chief tl;dr: read Iowahawk instead New Strauss-Kahn Bail Hearing  Set For Thursday Gates Says Pakistani Leaders Didn’t Know About Bin Laden ISI finally shedding its terrorist ties? Assad Concedes “Mistakes” In Handling Protests No, really? US Slaps Sanctions On Assad, Top Aides US, EU Plan New Steps […]

VIDEO: Iowa Loves Herman Cain

This 4-minute video features an interview by Lynda Waddington of the Iowa Independent. But never mind that part: Pay attention to the enthusiastic reaction Herman Cain generates from the grassroots GOP in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: You see what I’m talking about? People love this guy. He is a people person. And that makes a huge […]

Tiny Endangered Fish Hampers U.S. Border Enforcement in Arizona

When Audrey Hudson of Human Events e-mailed to ask if I’d be interested in her story about the pupfish, I sent her back a six-word message: “What the hell is a pupfish?” Here’s part of her story: Federal agents must abandon their vehicles and chase drug smugglers and illegal aliens on foot through 40 acres […]

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