The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE – 08.17.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Sarkozy, Merkel Want More Unity In The EU Leaders call for balanced budget amendments in EU nations; also, vague talk about a “new economic government” Wisconsin Fleebaggers Survive Recall Elections GOP maintains control of state legislature President Tries To Connect With Iowa Voters Maybe he should actually try, you […]

Real Suicides of Beverly Hills

Russell Armstrong, whose wife Taylor was a star of the Bravo network reality show Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, apparently committed suicide Monday, reportedly hanging himself in the bedroom of his lavish home on Mulholland Drive. He was 47 years old. Armstrong’s wife filed for divorce last month, accusing him of abuse. The Associated Press did […]

Two Words: ‘Surgical Sterilization’

A writer at the parenting blog Babble, pregnant with her fourth child, writes about the prospect of her husband undergoing vasectomy. And as always when that topic — or tubal ligation for women — comes up, I find myself startled by the blithe attitude so many people take toward such a genuinely drastic step. “Snip! […]

The Pappas-Palin Drama

Last night I wrote a post at The American Spectator entitled, “Dear Governor Palin: Please Call Me,” an attempt to clear up a misunderstanding of an incident that transpired Friday while Sarah Palin was at the Iowa State Fair. While the governor has not yet called, I have spoken to people familar with the situation […]

Marcus Bachmann and the Dangerous Modern Myth of ‘Sexual Orientation’

My friend Da Tech Guy got into an argument with Cynthia Yockey about Michele Bachmann’s husband, Marcus. Everyone is jumping up and down yelling that he sets off their “gaydar,” pointing especially to his (alleged) involvement with the NARTH “reparative therapy” movement. Between that and his (alleged) gay mannerisms, these armchair sexuality sleuths have concluded that […]

The Wrongness of Krugman

Kevin Williamson disassembles the Nobel Prize-winning Keynesian: Paul Krugman continues his campaign to discredit the economic success of Texas, and, as usual, he is none too particular about the facts . . . A booming population leads to growth in jobs. But there is another half to that equation: A booming economy, and the jobs […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 08.16.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Rick Perry’s Coming On Hard Hits Romney on jobs, Bachmann on experience Accuses Federal Reserve of playing politics with the money supply Google’s Patent Play: $12.5 Billion For Motorola Mobility Real prize in Motorola purchase is their trove of seventeen thousand patents This Is What An “Anonymous” Protest Looks […]

Blogging About Pathetic Perverts and Also Andrew Sullivan’s Sarah Palin Toe Fetish

Sarah Palin thronged by admirers during her Friday visit to the Iowa State Fair. HARTSELLE, Alabama Does the headline seem a tad redundant? Never mind. My travels around Iowa and yesterday’s 700-mile trip with Ladd Ehlinger down here to Alabama have kept me offline so much that I haven’t had much time to keep up […]

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