The Other McCain

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

A Jimmy Carter Apology

by Smitty I am sorry, country, for the fact that my school produced Jimmy Carter. At least I no longer have to apologize for him calling himself a Baptist. His attempts at torquing the Sermon on the Mount to serve as a Political Science text are fine blog-fodder, but poor policy. Jimmy, you’ve got a […]

Think Right-Wingers Started ‘Birther’ Rumors? Nope: Clinton Supporters!

Clay Waters at Newsbusters explains “the rumor that Obama was not a U.S. citizen was initially spread in April 2008 by a group of Hillary Clinton supporters,” which is something to keep in mind the next time someone claims “raaaaacism” is the besetting sin of Republicans. The media often promote all manner of myths that […]

Ye Merry Olde Upskirt Traffic

Back in November, when I first had the silly idea of grabbing the “Kate Middleton upskirt photo” Google-bomb (I blame John Hawkins and his Linkiest aggregator site for the inspiration), I little imagined how traffic would surge on the royal wedding day.

George Soros: Forget About Adam Smith; My Invisible Pimp Hand Is Strong

by Smitty (via George Scoville) Via the BlogCon email list, Scoville pointed to a George Soros column Politico. First, it’s a brief article. At just under 1,500 words, there is no way to shoehorn complex ideas into a small space. Nevertheless, it is revealing, and you should read the whole thing. Soros gives us some […]

Nearly Enjoying Trifecta

by Smitty Trifecta has a bull session about amending the Constitution. They badly need to support buffering, so that I can let the clip download at a medium pace in a back tab, and then watch it normally. Typing commentary for this post was somewhat improved by the stop-n-go motion, but it’s bad. I managed […]

EXCLUSIVE: Royal Wedding Photo

Guarantee no other site on the Internet has this one: That’s my 8-year-old daughter Reagan Elizabeth, who got up at 4 a.m. to watch coverage of the royal wedding. Note the tiara. We call her “Princess.” You should hit Ye Merry Olde Tip Jar. UPDATE: From Her Royal Majesty: The Queen has today been pleased […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 04.29.11

TOP NEWS Dozens Of Tornadoes Ravage South, Nearly 300 Dead Alabama hardest hit with 131 confirmed deaths Can New CIA Chief Petraeus Be Objective In Judging His Own Work? CIA, DIA agree that official progress estimates too rosy Nine State Attorneys General Urge NLRB To Drop Boeing Complaint SC Attorney General Alan Wilson: “Our states […]

Is America Ready for the Return of National Offend a Feminist Week?

Yes, it’s true: The third annual celebration begins Monday, May 2, and I’ve begun preparing for the occasion by accumulating vintage images of happy housewives from the Dark Ages of Patriarchal Oppression. Nothing so offends a feminist as the idea that somewhere there might be a woman who considers it an honor and privilege to […]

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