The Other McCain

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

What Ace Said

A post he did five days ago just got a huge “Heh” yesterday, and perhaps you see why: On the other hand, goddamn if I am not weary of a barbaric desert nomad culture of rape and outrage while carrying around a ton of chip-on-the-shoulder arrogance-hiding-profound-insecurity about it all. Oh right, a thousand years ago they […]

If This Is Monday, It Must Be Time for Another ‘Death of Blogging’ Story

A few weeks ago, it was “The End of Blogging.” Now the New York Times offers the latest reiteration of this year’s hot meme, “Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter“: Like any aspiring filmmaker, Michael McDonald, a high school senior, used a blog to show off his videos. But discouraged by […]

You May Be Surprised by This

Or maybe not: The federal government gave $669.6 million to the public schools in Wisconsin in fiscal 2008, according to the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). That is more than 20 times as much as the $30 million that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is trying to save in the current fiscal […]

Maryland: The Silly State

I live near Hagerstown, in the hills of western Maryland, about 15 miles north of West Virginia and about 10 miles south of the Pennsylvania state line. West of Hagerstown, near Hancock, is the skinniest part of Maryland’s panhandle. And a bit farther west of there, on I-68 . . . GRANTSVILLE — Bryant Bunch, […]

Libya: Qaddafi’s Son Speaks
UPDATED: Qaddafi on the Run?

From the BBC: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, has warned that civil war could hit the country. His comments came in a lengthy TV address as anti-government protests spread to the capital Tripoli, and were brutally countered by security forces. Saif Gaddafi offered political reforms, and admitted that the police and army had […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.21.11

TOP NEWS Libyan Protesters Brave Bullets To Close In On Qaddafi Hundreds reported dead; “Thunderbolt” division rumored to have defected Gov. Walker Predicts Fugitive Senators Will Return Demonstrations continue into 2nd week PRC Cracks Down Hard On Call For “Jasmine Revolution” Police out in force, activists detained, massive efforts online to suppress calls for protests […]

Coolest Nature Video Evah!

Completely ripped off from Ace of Spades HQ: I’d feel guilty about ripping off that video, except (a) it was posted there seven hours ago, which means about 35,000 people have seen it already, so it’s not like I’m depriving them of traffic, and (b) let’s face it, at least 90% of my shtick is […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Getting To First Base

Sometimes, in my haste to throw shit together carefully prepare linkagery for the Loyal Readers, I inadvertently overlook contributions by our friends and allies in the Axis of Cheesecake. Last week was one of those  occasions, and I do penance for it by moving Proof Positive to the leadoff spot in this week’s revue of […]

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