The Other McCain

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

Ace of Spades Gets It

“The New Aristocracy isn’t made by blood but by credentials,” Ace writes, commenting on a Mark Steyn column about the Strauss-Kahn sex scandal. One of the most unfortunate consequences of the controversy that enveloped The Bell Curve is that, by affixing the “racism” label to Murray and Herrnstein’s book, liberals discouraged people from acquainting themselves […]

World’s Youngest Blogger Rocks Him Some ‘Claustrophobic Blues’

by Unborn Son of Smitty Props to Chris Cassone for giving voice to the voiceless, and Jim Nowak for filling out the sound on bass. Also, special props to Burrius Maximus for the Fedora ‘shop. Now, let me launch this before my battery dies completely.

David Gregory, Putz

“Just take my word for it, I’m David Gregory, and I’m paid to make up lies for the White House on television.”

Congratulations and Condolences

Congratulations to Todd and Sarah Palin whose 22-year-old son, Track, just married his high-school sweetheart, Britta Hanson. And condolences to The Lonely Conservative, whose mother died yesterday. She asks that you remember the Troopathon.

NY-26 Update: Jane Corwin Ad

Responding to Democrat attacks, the GOP is really trying to blur the Medicare/Social Security issue: The most effective part of this ad is Corwin’s appearance at the end. She just seems nice, doesn’t she? Dave Weigel is up in the district covering the campaign, and has a report on Wednesday’s debate between Corwin and Democrat […]

About Today’s FMJRA Award

You might notice that the Full Metal Jacket Reach-Around Award is currently allocated to “Steve Eggleston, Irresistible Sex God of the Innerwebs.” A technical problem developed on the site this morning and Steve said he knew how to fix it. Helpful assistance was also offered by Jimmie “The Awesomeness” Bise. Given that the Pentagon has seen fit […]

Holy Freaking Crap: Time Magazine’s GOP 2012 Chart Omits Herman Cain!

Da Tech Guy points out that Time magazine’s resident political “expert” Mark Halperin has a chart giving odds on candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, a chart that completely omits the hands-down winner of the first debate in South Carolina. Halperin also omits Rick Santorum and gives thousand-to-one odds against Michelle Bachmann — and Bachmann, whatever the […]

Dan Collins Loves Kirstie Alley and Generous Tip-Jar Contributions …

. . . but yeah, mainly it’s the generous tip-jar contributions Dan needs now. His Piece of Work in Progress co-blogger Enoch Root explains how serious the situation has become. I’ll explain a bit more of the background — and also explain the Kirstie Alley reference — but first go hit Dan’s tip jar. I […]

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