The Other McCain

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

How Much Cash Did Jerome Armstrong Collect in the ‘MalaysiaGate’ Operation?

Cashing in and Crashing the Gate: Markos Moulitsas and Jerome Armstrong sign their book, April 2006 “At 1:11 AM, Monday March 21st, Bush signed into law an order that vacates the state of Florida from having jurisdiction over the case involving Terri Schiavo. Of course, Mercury is retrograde, so at first indication, it’s unlikely that […]

Wrong Litmus Test

by Smitty Sorry, Mickey: You’d think the rule that should govern pundits is “if it’s a deal within the bounds of reason, and a net plus for the country, it’s good. If not, it’s not.” No. It’s still “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Not buying any squishy re-phrasings with ambiguous, who/whom “net plus […]

Is Progress A Bonfire?

by Smitty Ace blogged about this latest stage of bovine spongiform in-search-of-emphathy: Feeling anxious about your labia? Just stick a cellphone camera between your legs, post the photo to the Internet, and invite strangers to discuss what you’re working with. That’s the theory behind the Large Labia Project, a submission-based Tumblr that encourages women to […]

Who Upset Wombat?

by Smitty via Ace

If Anyone Can Pull An Upset In The Mass. Senate Election In June, It’s A Navy SEAL

by Smitty The bad news is that, according to this, it does not appear that Sean Bielat is running for the June 25 special election for the Senate seat vacated by “Medal Chuckin’” John Kerry, who at least can differentiate between a yacht and an Olds Delmont 88, whether or not it takes considerable public […]

Malaysians, and Other Foreigners I Might Be Able to Give a Damn About, If You Could Pay Me $389,724.70 to Care

Bar Refaeli, a key element of Israel’s foreign-policy strategy (CONTENT ADVISORY: This post contains strong language, generic xenophobia and brutal cynicism.) After having briefly remarked — “Damn. Just . . . Damn.” — last night about this story, I’ve had a few conversations with friends, and taken time to reflect on the shocking news that Josh […]

CPAC 2014 Idea

by Smitty This year’s CPAC is a done deal, with the usual kerfuffles about groups that are too sexuality-centric (GOProud) and too controversial (Pamela Geller). I’d favor an improvement in the Rules of Engagement that supports bringing in more people with whom I don’t necessarily agree, as long as there are ground rules about how […]

Women: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live With ‘Em

by Smitty The title is about as negative as I ever get about women while having a conversation. It’s symmetric about the gender line, and I hope the ladies appropriate it as well. It relieves the very real tension about the gender divide in a joking way that doesn’t widen the gap. All that is […]

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