The Other McCain

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

McCain Clan Didn’t Notice Stacy’s Absence

by Smitty As Stacy was noting recently: This was the second year in a row that the Fourth has found me dead broke, without fireworks or the means to get to Alabama, so that I have been continuously (and quite publicly) humiliated in the eyes of my friends and family for the past 24 months. […]

Help For Your Sexylaid

by Smitty (via Kottke) The real question is whether there will ever be a cure for Stacy McCain’s Luddism.

The Arroyo Is In Production

by Smitty Many rail about the decay of American culture and politics. A few set about doing something. Declaration Entertainment is one of the better examples of getting it done. I have supported it since inception, hope you do too, and eagerly await the first product.

On My To-Do List For R&R:
The Undefeated

by Smitty I’m within about 36 hours of starting the trip home. Travel within Afghanistan is simply not a fun thing for anyone. And there are more important things, like greeting the World’s Youngest Blogger on the plate. Still, there are other things on the to-do list. Nice Deb posts a review of The Undefeated. […]

Justin Elliott’s Lefty Math Calculation: Gov. Rick Perry Is A Bad Confederate Man

by Smitty Let me save you some self-abuse and summarize a post at Sal(ivati)on. A 1998 voting guide published by a leading neoconfederate group and obtained by Salon not only endorses Perry for lieutenant governor, it also describes him as “a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.” . . . In the late 1990s […]

Jim Hanson On Afghanistan, With A Side Of Military Voting

by Smitty Check out His Badness, Jim Hanson, of BlackFive fame: Hanson’s a frequent visitor on RT, rapping with Alyona on various topics. I’m only endorsing Hanson himself, while not actually saying whether or not Hanson’s remarks reflect any ground truth. Dunno. One side effect of the Surge Recover in Afghanistan is that there will […]

They Told Me If I Voted For McCain, Minorities Would Be Thrashed And Denied Justice, And They Were Right!

by Smitty Workin’ hard, tryin’ to be surprised that Kenneth Gladney received a legal thrashing to match the physical one. No mention at Big Journalism, but if there is a fund to appeal this case, I should like to hear about it. What is going on in St. Louis? The comments mention Casey Anthony. Has […]

How Can Any Conservative Support Caylee’s Law?

by Smitty Newton’s Fourth Law: For every tragic action, there is a correspondingly idiotic, bureaucratic jerk of the knee, whose only real effects are to throw liberty further off balance, and make it a still easier prey for lawyers. From Volokh: The recent controversial acquittal of Casey Anthony has stimulated efforts in many states to […]

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