The Other McCain

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

Philly Layover Musings: The Republican Party Is Depraved and Decadent

PHILADELPHIA With a three-hour layover in Philly, I logged on here at the Riverbend Bar & Grill at the airport Marriot, and the first thing I find atop the Memeorandum aggregation is my buddy Dave Weigel’s thoughts on the campaign to date: I’m thinking of a Republican primary. It starts with a candidate (John McCain/Mitt Romney) who […]

Is Torie Bosch Really An Idiot?

by Smitty Torie Bosch has deliberately, diabolically misconstrued Chris Christie, and Ann Althouse, unexpectedly, seems to want to take Bosch seriously, leading to much cognitive dissonance: But it’s not enough here to say Bosch is an idiot or that Bosch’s idiocy exemplifies the pathetic present-day feminist web-writers and impugns the entire enterprise of feminism — […]

Dammit, Smitty! How Many Times Must I Tell You, ‘No Quarter to Feminists’?

HOLLIS, N.H. The sun is shining this morning in New Hampshire, but the shadows of gloom still threaten to swallow my soul. First, I couldn’t get a “Roll Tide” from Rick Santorum and now . . . Et tu, Smitty? “Roxeanne gets me thinking with this one,” indeed! The redheaded temptress has evidently beguiled and confused […]

Fun Gerbils

by Smitty Roxanne gets me thinking with this one: Now, I suspect that the retort is “That’s not what I meant by fungible,” but that leads us to the question: in what way are men fungible with each other but not with women? Can we really not take a male scientist and replace him with […]

Dr. Wolf Thinks That Meghan McCain’s Malapropism Means She’s Clueless

by Smitty Maybe she should drink a little less Santeria while practicing sangria: On the other hand, if President Obama listened to her sage advice, it might help that bad encomium that Bush left him and stuff. via The Wolf Files

Bitter Fruits of a Bitter Seed: Envy, Feminism, Maureen and Meghan

HOLLIS, N.H. Time constraints have improved my ability to ignore Maureen Dowd. Many months now often elapse between my ever bothering to notice anything she’s written. Today, however, Pete Da Tech Guy called my attention to Ms. Dowd’s unseemly assault on Rick Santorum’s family. And then Pete sat down and wrote a rather stunning contrast […]

Got To Curb This Recognition, Lest One Acquire Delusions Of Social Acceptability

by Smitty Thanks to Zilla, for graciously acknowledging this blog’s efforts at universal conquest. Nevertheless, it’s a big universe, and so we’ve got to work hard to maintain our counter-cultural affectations and keep the focus on the output. Stay righteous, Zilla!

Shorter Jay Cost: ‘Politics Is Not A Spectator Sport’

by Smitty Jay Cost in The Weekly Standard: So, here’s the question of the day: why can’t the party of Reagan ever seem to nominate a Reaganite? My answer: because conservative Republicans are not actually in control of their own party. Though they are its animating force – they give it policy ideas to implement, […]

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