The Other McCain

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

Virginia Feud: Radtke vs. Red State UPDATE: Palin/Perry ‘Proxy War’?

My co-blogger Smitty is a Virginian who first blogged here about Jamie Radtke, the Tea Party candidate in next year’s Republican primary to replace retiring one-term Democrat Sen. Jim Webb. In July, I added my own two cents in support of Radtke, writing: Her biggest obstacle is overcoming the GOP Establishment’s support for former Sen. […]

Spitzer: I Thought You Said ‘Buy-Sexual’

by Smitty Althouse links another soft-core porn piece disguised as news at the Gray, Room-temperature Lady. Not that I have the slightest interest in the topic, mind you: merely an opportunity to ridicule the behavior of the un-repentant Client #9. The NYT doesn’t understand that Rule 5 should be a positive, fruitful appreciation of the […]

That Lefty Cartoon World

by Smitty Rasmussen hovers around 1 in 5 Americans strongly approving of BHO’s performance. Apropos nothing, I was on Wikipedia, looking up Hong Kong Phooey, and discovered this bit of insight: A running gag is that Hong Kong Phooey is such a respected hero that when his incompetence causes him to crash into, harm, or […]

Obamanomics Helps Wall Street Fat Cats?

Four years ago, Bank of America stock was trading above $50 a share. It’s now selling for less than $7 a share. And it may be worth a lot less like that: The stock of a humongous American bank, Bank of America (BAC), is collapsing. This is stoking fears that Bank of America will go […]

Who Should Be Embarrassed, Mr. Yoo?

by Smitty John Yoo at the National Review: Obama did the right thing to order U.S. forces in [to Libya], but it was done reluctantly, with the administration claiming it was not really at “war,” limiting the U.S. and its allies to enforcing a no-fly zone only, and then trying to reduce our participation in […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 08.24.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Despite Seizure Of Qadhafi Complex, Regime Says It Can Fight For Years Growing number of foreign countries recognize National Transitional Council even as Khadafy, loyalists vow to fight on Quake Sets Northeast Aquiver Mineral earthquake measures 5.8 on the Richter scale; little actual damage Hurricane Irene Regains Category 2 […]

What an Awesome Computer!

A couple days ago, one of our readers bought an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101-B1 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer, an Android device that sells for $459.44 via our Amazon Associates link, along with a compatible $125.21 Keyboard Docking Station, thus kicking a sweet $23.39 commission my way. We also sold a Hamilton Beach 48464 Brewstation Summit 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker […]

Tea Party: ‘Small-Minded, Fear-Driven, Superstitious Lovers of Authoritarianism’?

Hey, that’s what the experts say: [T]he study was released at the annual convention of the American Sociological Association in Las Vegas . . . Head researcher and author of this purported study, Andrew Perrin, is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill . . . Could such an eminent expert […]

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