The Other McCain

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

Rep. Paul Ryan Delivers 3:20 Of Lucidity

by Smitty (via Gateway Pundit) Emphasis mine: Hello – I’m Paul Ryan – I work for the people of Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District and I serve as the top Republican on the House Budget Committee. Yes, Congress does have a budget committee, but I’m afraid it hasn’t been very busy this year. In fact, this […]

Sad Ending for USA in the Quadrennial ‘Let’s Make Fun of Foreigners’ Festival

Third World 2 Effete Pansies 1 American imperialism ain’t what it used to be: RUSTENBURG, South Africa — In the end, the U.S. team was undone by what had haunted the Americans throughout the World Cup. By giving up early goals, the Americans fell to Ghana 2-1 on Saturday and were knocked out of the […]

The G-String 20

by Smitty While exotic dancers are feeling pinched financially from the economic downturn in Louisiana, more public dancers gather for another ecdysiaster in Toronto. Via Insty, Mead at AEI falls short of respect for the undertaking: These summit meetings of world leaders date back for a generation; they have always gotten lots of coverage in […]

McCain Sell Out? Who Knew There Was A Market?

by Smitty Dan Riehl accuses Stacy of selling out on the Weigel situation: Of course, if Stacy defends one faux-conservative, another would praise him. And why not? He’s probably angling for Weigel’s slot. That’s how the game is played down here. Look, Dan, I can’t pretend to know the exact quid required to tempt Stacy […]

Finding Military/Journalist Relations Aggravating

by Smitty It was refreshing to see the President come to a decision that Americans could comprehend. That comprehension required reference to the principles inherent in the Constitution, which document is normally afforded the affection one might offer to a urinal cake by this Congress and Administration.

‘Human Sacrifice! Dogs and Cats Living Together! Mass Hysteria!’

Inspired by a Tweet from Conor Friedersdorf. When he agrees with me, this could be a sign that the Apocalypse is upon us. UPDATE: Maybe this whole thing is part of a secret conspiracy to destroy my right-wing grassroots street cred? Yeah. I’m totally screwed. Now I’m forced to admit that David Frum is actually making […]

‘The Written Word Is Forever’

Do you remember this headline? Dede Goes Down Upstate That story was filed from the Carriage House Inn in Watertown, N.Y. Ali Akbar, Kerry Picket of the Washington Times and Dave Weigel (then with the Washington Independent) were all blogging in the same hotel room where I was trying to hit deadline for the American Spectator with my 793-word […]

Weigel to the Atlantic?

Donald Douglas on Twitter asked me if I knew whether David Weigel had gotten a new job. As I mentioned earlier, Dave told me he had received three or four offers, but he didn’t say who had made the offers, and I didn’t ask. But then I saw this Hot Air Green Room post by Karl: Andrew […]

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