The Other McCain

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

Long Knives in Iowa

Michelle Bachmann pushed “a pardon … for a convicted drug dealer/money launderer in 2007”? They’re bringing it all now — as predicted — and check out this bit buried in today’s Wall Street Journal profile of Bachmann: Ms. Bachmann has gone through four chiefs of staff and two acting chiefs in less than five years […]

Cain, Corn and … the Phantom Menace

My American Spectator column: DES MOINES, Iowa — Highway 193 runs nearly flat and straight some 60 miles southeast from the state capital in Des Moines to the Mahaska County seat of Oskaloosa, where the monument in the town square honors the tribal chieftain for whom the county was named. Chief Mahaska? “lived at peace […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 08.05.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Sect Leader Warren Jeffs Convicted Of Child Rape Could face life in prison for abuse of 12-year-old “wives” President Seeks Tax Credit To Spur Hiring Of Veterans Unemployment for post-9/11 veterans over 13% Typhoon Muifa Nears Okinawa Expected to make landfall in PRC Saturday or Sunday POLITICS Senate Poised […]

Fear and Loathing on Highway 193; Pawlenty Aiming at Bachmann?

DES MOINES, Iowa Got back from Oskaloosa — an hour away on Highway 193 — about 6 p.m. local time and spent hours struggling to upload video and photos. Now I’m just a couple hours aways from my deadline for The American Spectator, and so there’s only enough time for a couple of pictures and […]

How About Some Love, VodkaPundit?

by Smitty Stephen Green comes close to throwing Virginia under the bus: Virginia is traditionally GOP-friendly, but has been trending purple. Also, there’s been a huge influx of money and power and more money into the Northern VA ‘burbs around DC. That helps the state’s economy (at the expense of the rest of the nation), […]

Balanced Budget Amendment Is A Pyle Of S. . .urprise

by Smitty Insty points to a devastating Bloomberg piece: So the balanced-budget amendment, whatever its political popularity, possesses the following difficulties: It is poorly written and easy to circumvent; it invites judicial control of the appropriations process; and it pretends to know more than we can confidently say we do about how the economy works. […]

Why I’m A Gay Spiderman Fan

by Smitty Once again, I’m not tracking the uproar over the recent Progress made in comic book characters. While the World’s Youngest Blogger isn’t yet into comics, I remember fondly collecting comics for several years. That I may not agree with the direction some comics I used to enjoy are taking seems more an opportunity […]

Althouse Poll: 3-to-1 Against BHO In ’12

by Smitty Unscientific, but an interesting self-selected reader pool. As of 1400 EST, it looks like he’ll be honorably ousted: Again, I think we’re looking at an ego so monumental that he’ll pull the plug rather than risk defeat. The question there will be: “Why did Bush engineer the circumstances that forced BHO’s hand?”

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