The Other McCain

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

OK, Let’s Make This Quick

Jimmie Bise Jr. called to my attention an article that Jon Ward of the Huffington Post had Tweeted out, in which Mark Judge complains about the lamentable dearth of writerly journalism by conservatives, under this provocative headline: Standing Athwart Breitbart, Yelling Stop Judge’s complaint is valid, so far as it goes. Conservative journalism was born […]

So, These Two Republican Senators Walk Into An Elevator. . . #StandWithRand

by Smitty I’m trying out the word “choadtzpah” to characterize Sens. McCain & Graham’s perfomance=> pjmedia.com/instapundit/16… @instapundit #StandWithRand — Smitty (@smitty_one_each) March 8, 2013   I should probably take a moment to define “choadtzpah”: Noun: whereas traditional chutzpah has a broad, general meaning of “gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible ‘guts,’ presumption plus arrogance such as […]

Just in Case New York Times Readers Don’t Feel Enough White Guilt Yet …

. . . Ta-Nehisi Coates is there on the op-ed pages with a stern sermonette for them. It involves the fact that an employee of a New York deli didn’t recognize the actor Forest Whitaker and accused him of shoplifting. Coates offers a few more examples — including from before he was born — of […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 03.08.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Norks End Non-Aggression Pacts, Threaten U.S. & ROK With Nukes Announcement follows fresh round of UN sanctions President Obama Does Lunch With Paul Ryan Still no cure for cancerdebt crisis Hugo Chavez Gets The Lenin Treatment Corpse to be embalmed. put on public display POLITICS Rand’s Stand Draws Bipartisan […]

Brett Kimberlin Calls Blog Bash Venue, Vows to ‘Put You Guys Out of Business’

Occupy’s allies and #BrettKimberlin ready their cyberbullying machine against #BlogBash at #CPAC2013: twitter.com/ali/status/309… — Ali A. Akbar (@ali) March 7, 2013 Wednesday, Brett Kimberlin associate Neal Rauhauser contacted the venue where the National Bloggers Club is hosting the fourth annual Blog Bash. Now I can report that Thursday morning, Kimberlin himself contacted the venue and, […]

Tell The GOP We Want Reform

by Smitty What I said here at Boehner’s little site: I blame the input more than the output. Instead of a proper economy, with taxation funding an enumerated set of federal services, things run backward now. “Zimbabwe” Ben Bernanke prints the money, DC hands it out as increased spending, and everyone pretends this is sustainable. […]

Report: Team Kimberlin Harassment Now Targeting ‘Blog Bash’ Event at CPAC

‘Speedway Bomber’: Criminal terrorist Brett Kimberlin was convicted in 1981 Guests and sponsors of the fourth annual “Blog Bash” have been harassed by associates of convicted bomber Brett Kimberlin, the event’s organizer said Thursday. Kimberlin associate Neal Rauhauser reportedly contacted the party’s venue Wednesday attempting “to gather information about Blog Bash, knowing that all of us will […]

Senators Cruz And Lee Talking Doubling Down On ObamaCare Funding

by Smitty Byron York at the Examiner reports: With Congress moving ahead on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, some Senate Republicans are proposing an amendment to delay funding the implementation of Obamacare — and they are threatening to stop the entire continuing resolution process unless […]

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