The Other McCain

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

Wrong Headline, Professor

Glenn Greenwald spent the Bush years in a constant state of hysteria about war and infringements of civil liberties. It’s hard to think of a commentator who more typifies the anti-war Left of that era. It is therefore a shock to see Greenwald now grumbling this way: I wonder: does someone who goes from being […]

Senator Rand Paul Lays It Down Like Every Republican Should

by Smitty The GOP should be firmly on #OccupyResoluteDesk’s sad little case just like this, 24/7/365: @4:36 “This is the emotionalism that’s always used to argue against any cuts.” Paul invites the question: just why are the bulk of other elected Republicans not stepping up to the plate? via The Examiner Update: Geraghty at NRO: […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 02.21.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Has Hugo Chavez Come Home to Rule, Or Die? Spanish newspaper ABC reports that his Russian and Cuban doctors say nothing more can be done for his final-stage cancer Lead Detective Dropped From Pistorius Case Policeman the subject of murder charges Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty To Misuse Of […]

Pete Domenici, Republican Sex Machine

Damn. Is this the Republican Party or an episode of the Maury Povich show? washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-pol… — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) February 21, 2013 You know how, whenever there’s a Democrat scandal, liberal blogs try to pretend like they don’t notice it? I hate that, and so I’m not going to pretend not to notice that […]

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

That’s right, folks. Another corrupt Chicago Democrat — but I repeat myself — is on his way to federal prison: With moist eyes and soft voices, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday related to years of using campaign funds for personal expenses that included purchases […]

The Great Karl Rove Super PAC Scare

Having said nothing about all this previously, my inclination is to discourage pre-emptive panic among grassroots conservatives. Until we get down to cases — in a clear-cut situation where a Republican primary pits a solid conservative against a Establishment RINO type hand-picked by Karl Rove — there’s no point getting all angry or frightened about […]

Dishonest Bill Schmalfeldt Got Banned from Daily Kos for Anal Rape ‘Satire’

Bill Schmalfeldt of Elk Ridge, Maryland, a.k.a. “Liberal Grouch” It’s noon, boys and girls, which means that deranged cyberstalker Bill Schmalfeldt is now podcasting his fathomless rage against Lee Stranahan and other eeeee-vil people who, just coincidentally, happen to be on Brett Kimberlin’s enemies list. Schmalfeldt’s compulsive lying has been previously examined here, but on […]

That Feeling When The Goal Is Known, But The Means Remain Ambiguous

by Smitty The question of exactly how to re-engage the culture is a serious one, especially when approached from a Christian viewpoint. This is a political blog with a SoCon flavor that is neither hidden, nor preached like Jonathan Edwards. And yet, Jerry at Goldfish and Clowns issues “A Challenge to Conservatives” that tempts one […]

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