The Other McCain

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

Alan Colmes Whining About Boehner Showing Vertebrae

by Smitty . . .why, that’s just frickin gravy: “$4 trillion in cuts held hostage to far-right ideologues” Alan, if the current outburst of common sense is so scary, why don’t you just emigrate to Greece? @Boehner: keep you pimp hand strong, man. Update: better detail at The Sundries Shack.

Tut Tut, Stacy: Let’s Not Stand Here Bickering And Arguing
Over ‘Oo Voted For ‘Oo

by Smitty In a rare moment of disagreement with the marquee name on the blog, I don’t think taking swipes at any repentant, legal voter over the 2008 election is helping matters. History is immutable. If someone made a rational decision, based upon imperfect information, then that should be respected. Bainbridge ran the Philadelphia aground on […]

Cthulhu 2012

“Why settle for the lesser evil?” Sarah Palin on the current evil in Washington: It’s a matter of public record that I did not go to Harvard Law School, but I can add. The same “experts” who got us into this mess are now telling us that the only way out of our debt crisis […]

Re-Explaining the Amazon Thing (Or, Is Your Husband Reading The Right Blog?)

When I’d mentioned earlier that someone bought a $199.99 piece of jewelry via my Amazon Associates link — thereby earning me an $8 commission — some of the commenters seemed not to understand how it works. Look, here’s the wonderful Amazon “carousel” widget: Amazon.com Widgets This is a selection of products I’ve picked out — […]

Now THAT Is What I Call a ‘Finale’

From Lancaster, Ohio’s 4th of July show: That show was previewed by the local newspaper July 1: “When that finale is done, the only thing you hear is the rip-roaring of the crowd,” [Hamburg Fireworks president Ken Sprague] said. “They’re saying, ‘Oh, my God,’ and, ‘Wow.’ The wow factor is huge.” . . . Sprague […]

Ann Althouse: Rube

“[Obama] really is a solid, normal person who remained grounded in the middle of all this craziness. And I like to think that, now that he’s President, with his steely nerve, his intelligence, and his groundedness, he’ll do the job that must be done. The trickery is over.” — Ann Althouse, Jan. 22, 2009 “The […]

Hannan: Eurocrats Out Of Schlitz

by Smitty Every conservative’s favorite MEP, Daniel Hannan, draws a parallel between the demise of the Eastern Block and the current mood of the Eurocrats: Title reference.

U.S. Recognizes Southern Independence!

After seceding from the North and fighting the longest civil war in modern history, South Sudan has finally gained its independence, and has been officially recognized by the United States: President Barack Obama says the achievement is a tribute to the generations of southern Sudanese who “struggled for this day.” So having recognized the legitimacy […]

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