The Other McCain

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

Two Excellent Arguments in Favor of a Jon Huntsman Presidency

HOLLIS, N.H. At tonight’s Hillsborough County GOP dinner I had the enormous pleasure of meeting Mary Anne and Abby Huntsman: For all the grief I’ve given “Governor Asterisk” in the past several months, I must confess that his daughters were not only lovely, but also quite gracious. I gave them one piece of advice: “Whatever you […]

Rule 5 Monday: Apocalypse Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho So here we are in 2012, when according to a bunch of people who don’t understand Mayan the ancestors of today’s Guatemalans say the world is going to end. Whatever; we have pulchritude to post! On the off chance that your HR department gets to you before the Rapture happens, though, […]

Behold, I Bring You Peace, Goodwill, and Also This Gratuitous Vintage Pinup Girl

There are exactly two kinds of ideas in the blogosphere: Bad ideas; and Ideas worth stealing. Therefore I’ll begin with a hat-tip to William Teach at Pirate’s Cove, from whom I swiped the idea of using vintage cheesecake to grab attention for an odds-and-ends aggregation — as Jimmie Bise of Sundries Shack calls it, “clearing the […]

Workin’ Hard, Tryin’ To Figure Out Them There Women

by Smitty Yahoo News reports Men Often Misread Women’s Sexual Cues: Study You can’t help but go here: Back to The Fine Article: The researchers found that: Men who wanted a short-term sexual encounter were more likely to overestimate a woman’s desire for them. Men who believed they were “hot” also thought the women were […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Obsolete

— compiled by Wombat-socho We begin this wee’s Rule 5 roundup with a PSA from Doug at the Pegu Blog, who warns us of the dangers of mixing booze and Facebook without this reputation-saving product. Don’t go partying without it! More conventionally, the POH Diaries brings us Kristen Stewart, and the Rio Norte Line gets […]

Hey, Mitt Romney: Bet Me $10,000 I Won’t Post This Vintage Pinup Girl

Ha, ha! You lose! Lots of fallout today over last night’s debate, in which Mitt Romney offered Rick Perry a $10,000 bet that Mitt’s book did not include a call for nationalizing RomneyCare. The video: Lisa Graas reminds us that Mitt reportedly spent $45 million of his own money on his failed 2008 bid for […]

FMJRA 2.0: [Insert Appropriate Music Here]

— compiled by Wombat-socho HERMAN CAIN ANNOUNCEMENT UPDATE: SUSPENDING CAMPAIGN UPDATE: Therapeutic Vengeance The Camp of the Saints Nice Deb Fausta’s Blog Conservative Hideout NOVA Townhall The Camp Of The Saints Truth About Bills SANTORUM EXPRESS SUNDAY: Complete Iowa Tour Schedule Right Wing News Hot Air Katy Pundit Right Wing News Hot Air They Don’t […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Truth

— compiled by Wombat-socho Gosh, what a week. Herman Cain suspends his campaign, my daughter arrives from SFO for a month’s TDY among the stone knives and bearskins of Amazon’s Virginia data centers, 0bama goes on vacation, and Rule 5 Sunday actually falls on a Sunday this week! What better way to start the post […]

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