The Other McCain

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

Could Dionne’s 21 July Column Be The Worst Dreck Ever?

by Smitty (via Memeorandum) It may not actually compete too heavily with some of Brooks’ or Krugman’s bowel ejections, but, nevertheless, stand by while I pump a few metaphorical rounds into the zombie known as “GOP leaders must free themselves from the Tea Party’s grip” Dionne Smitty Media reports are touting the Senate’s Gang of […]

When Havidol Is Not Enough: Spenditol

by Smitty Havidol used to be my non-medication of choice. Via House of Eratosthenes we have Spenditol, the new wee pill that’s turning everyone into beggars: Just drop another handful, to keep us on the road to serfdom.

Q: Contessa Brewer, Do You Have A Degree In Bimbology?
A: Yes, I Do, Highest Honors

by Smitty (h/t Scott’s Slant) Alternate title: ‘Hey, Contessa, if you’re going to play the Appeal to Authority card, you may want to ensure your authority is credible’. As a younger chap, I had some misapprehension that wisdom and intellect grew in a linear way as one assumed higher office. That is to say, by […]

Mitt Romney Lines Up Post-2012 Campaign Work

by Smitty And who can fault him? I thought B-movie actor was a way better gig for him, for all I really don’t have the attention span for horror flicks.

Ho Ho, It Is To Laugh: The James O’Keefe ‘IRA’ Medicaid Exploit

by Smitty If you’ve ever seen Inglorious Basterds, one scene in a bar hinges on how a German would order three shots o’ hooch. Hint: if you’re Basterd posing as a Kraut, you’d better remember that the thumb is one, the index finger the second, and the middle finger is the third. Sometimes, it’s the […]

Jim Moran: Clownish Buffoon, Or Buffoonish Clown?

by Smitty (hat tip: BlogProf) Ol’ “Gentleman” Jim Moran just does Northern Virginia Proud: I suppose that, if you hold a condescending, equestrian viewpoint, and taxpayers are a flock of sheep to be shorn in support of your Vision of Progress, then Moran’s viewpoint may seem sensible. Moran’s point seems to be that if you’ve […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.21.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Debt Limit Impasse Continues Cap, cut & balance seemingly doomed in Senate; McConnell plan likely to die in House with 70 on record opposing it. President now says he’s open to a short-term deal Atlantis’ Final Landing Scheduled For Today Mission Control plays Kate Smith’s “God Bless America” as […]

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Teen Bride’s Mom Blames Jealousy, ‘Insecurities’ for Criticism of Courtney and Doug Hutchison

Courtney Stodden and her husband Doug Hutchison are being criticized because of jealousy, the mother of the teenage singer/actress said Wednesday in an exclusive interview. “I mean, a girl that every man would love to have, and she’s a woman that every woman would like to be, and women know this, and they try to discredit her,” Krista […]

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