The Other McCain

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

One Wonders: What Was The Context Of Cheney’s Deficit Remark?

by Smitty Ran across this last night, emphasis mine: Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill was told “deficits don’t matter” when he warned of a looming fiscal crisis. O’Neill, fired in a shakeup of Bush’s economic team in December 2002, raised objections to a new round of tax cuts and said the president balked at his […]

Rule 5 Monday: Boxing Day Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho Laughing Conservative leads off this week’s Rule 5 roundup with a Catholic joke, while Randy’s Roundtable takes a midweek break with Nina Agdal and Laura Acuna. Three Beers Later has cartoon Christmas cuties and Joey Heatherton; Fishersville Mike celebrates the delayed start to the NBA season. El Opinador Compulsivo sifts through […]

The Lonely Conservative Injures Herself While Linking Us

by Smitty This blog fully understands the compulsive desire to link The Other McCain, but encourages blogger safety at all points. If you’re all broken up, how can you link us more? Ouch! OK, it was an ice skating accident. Seriously, TLC: best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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 […]

Edasurc: ‘Crusade’ Spelled Backwards

by Smitty Earlier, this blog noted the plight of the Egyptian Christians. Memeorandum points to The New York Times (twice today) with atrocious news: A series of apparently coordinated bombings struck three churches during Christmas services across Nigeria on Sunday, killing more than a dozen people and solidifying a recent escalation in violence by a […]

Great News! John Dennis Undeterred In The Anti-Pelosi Struggle

by Smitty Do you remember John Dennis, brought to national attention by this Ladd Ehlinger outing? I just got a phone call from his campaign, and he’s running in 2012. Granted, his numbers are even rougher than Patrick Murray’s against Jim Moran, but the struggle against the Ruling Class Overlords permits no rest. John Dennis […]

Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right. Two Thousand Wrongs? A Right Jolly Commie Start.

by Smitty IoawHawk called it a “Last minute entry sweeps Stupidest F’ing Thing You Will Read This Year awards”. Neil Clark blazes beyond beclownment bounds: No one questions that Havel, who went to prison twice, was a brave man who had the courage to stand up for his views. Yet the question which needs to […]

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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