The Other McCain

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

I Guess Curmudgeon Is Not A Wasserman-Schultz Fan

by Smitty Rather rough, overall: “Debbie Does Des Moines“

Ah, Yes: The Wallet, Plus Two More Predictions For Next Year

by Smitty Mark Mardell at the Beebs: The other major factor in whether or not Obama survives in office is the state of the economy. There are glints of light, indications it is getting a little better. But another set back in Europe could blow the US further off course. And whatever story of slight […]

Are You Sure That BHO Would Not Pursue War With Iran, Pamela?

by Smitty From CBS News: A federal judge has signed a default judgment finding Iran, the Taliban and al Qaeda liable in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Judge George Daniels in Manhattan signed the judgment Thursday, a week after hearing testimony in the 10-year-old case. The signed ruling, which he promised last week, came […]

Is BHO’s Re-Election Interest Misplaced?

by Smitty Disagreeing with Andrew Malcom here, emphasis mine: This makes it easier, if not quite inevitable, that Republicans will regain their Senate majority from 2006. Harry Reid’s Senate is now 53-47, counting two independents who caucus with him. So far, eight senators, six of them Dems, have decided to retire instead of facing this […]

E. J. Dionne Gets His Winston Smith On

by Smitty Sweet, sweet NewSpeak. How thou makest the truth to reek. And those blindest Who’d their past seek. Dionne’s column is masterful. Wander through the professional-grade propaganda has E. J. denounces the GOP candidates. A taste: The GOP is engaged in a wholesale effort to redefine the government help that Americans take for granted […]

Prayer For The Egyptian Christians

by Smitty Christianity seems to make one a punching bag in the Middle East in general, and Egypt in particular: Under US and international law, growing numbers of Egyptian Christians will qualify as refugees if these conditions continue to worsen. For Americans, the persecution of religious believes in other countries is more than a foreign […]

Cli-Fi And Radical Feminism Go Together Like Czars And #OccupyResoluteDesk

by Smitty Thanks to Paco for ‘Cli-Fi’, which would expand to ‘climate fiction’, clearly. Equally brilliant: ‘an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues‘. Melanne Verveer’s post was created by President Obama on April 6, 2009, yet does not appear to be on the usual czar list. Fortunately, if we all chip in $40/week, we can cover […]

Faced With Maxed-Out Race Card, Can Eric Holder Get A Rep. Allen West Bailout? Why, No; No, He Cannot!

by Smitty The blogs have been on about Eric “The Bolder” Holder’s NYT interview, where he few a Hail Jerry* and said that: “This is a way to get at the president because of the way I can be identified with him,” he said, “both due to the nature of our relationship and, you know, […]

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