The Other McCain

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

Bride of Rove Needs Support

by Smitty (nudge: Pat in Shreveport) The Dialysis Diary is about the stress of caring for someone when the outcome is uncertain and the caring perhaps less than pleasant. Let us bear each others’ burdens.

Illinois Update: Brady Leads in GOP Gov. Race; Kirk Wins Senate Primary

LIVE RESULTS Wednesday, Feb. 3, 12:15 a.m. ET: As disappointing as the Illinois GOP gubernatorial primary is for Andrzejewski’s Tea Party supporters, Mark Kirk’s win in the Senate GOP primary is much worse from a conservative perspective. Michelle Malkin notes the “hold-your-nose” factor as reflected in the ultra-low primary turnout. 11:55 p.m. ET: Bill Brady leads […]

Among the Reasons For Discomfort When Some Call the US a Christian Nation II

by Smitty The previous installment to this occasional series had to do with ObamaCare. It noted the fact that the rest of the Christians in the country are lovingly taken to the mat and given a pacifistic thrashing by the Amish example of refusing to let Caesar operate in Divine territory.

What Would William F. Buckley Jr.
Say About Eric Boehlert?

Buckley might limit himself to the two most famous words of Rahm Emanuel, but the Media Matters mouthpiece blathers on for more than 1,200 words, playing the familiar (and dishonest) liberal trick of invoking dead conservatives to disparage living conservatives. This reminds me of something that Buckley once said to a liberal contemporary. “Now listen, you queer, you stop […]

Submitted to the Court of Public Opinion

by Smitty This end of the blog has no idea what Stacy is up to. There is a full-time job I go to, and I don’t check my personal email there. Thus, should there be a serious need to get ahold of me, you need to know my desk phone number. As a casual reader […]

The Difference One Life Can Make

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. . . . Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command […]

‘Down in Alabama, You Can Run,
But You Sure Can’t Hide’

As mentioned yesterday, I’m now soliciting contributions to the Shoe Leather Fund to help fund an expedition to Alabama later this week. Despite promising Mrs. Other McCain I wouldn’t make any more road trips before CPAC, there’s some Tea Party action happening down there in the Republican primaries, and I need to check it out. Early this morning […]

Sarah Palin Is Like Oprah Now

She’s got her own magazine: Retailing for $8.99, the 100-page glossy magazine, titled “Sarah Palin: Faith, Family, Freedom,” hit newsstands in mid-January and was jointly published by a fashion-publishing subsidiary of international marketing firm IMG and Imagine That Publishing. It will remain on sale through April 30. The best parts of Sarah’s new magazine? Low-fat moose-meat recipes […]

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