The Other McCain

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

How Dare You?

One of the trademark reflexes of organized liberalism is the tendency of its adherents to respond to critics in outraged tones of self-righteous indignation: “How dare you . . .?” Thus, when it was suggested during the Bush presidency that liberals seemed more concerned with defeating Republicans than defeating terrorists, the response was: How dare you question our […]

Rule 5 Sunday

by Smitty Rule 5 Sunday dawns, with a healthy selection of beauty across the spectrum. For starters, we’ll separate out the topic of Katy Perry getting her Elmo on, or mostly on. SNL’s season opener with Katy Perry was mostly bad. Last night’s was an even worse mis-use of free speech. SNL: Kristen Wiig is […]

Glenn Greenwald vs. Andrew Sullivan

Two of the biggest hysterics on the ‘Net have gotten into a squabble that began last week with a dispute over President Obama’s anti-terrorism policies. We pause to ask the important question: Who gives a rat’s ass? The notion that the opinions of Andrew Sullivan and Glenn Greenwald could — or should — influence U.S. national security policy is either […]

LIVE AT FIVE10.3.10

TOP NEWS State Dept. May Issue Travel Alert For  Europe Monday Final decision postponed; action based on recent threats PLO Sez: No Talks Until Settlement Halt Oh, wait, that’s not news. Activists Rally For Beleaguered Democrats Thousands, I tell you! Thousands! Rutgers Honors Tyler Clementi At Homecoming Game POLITICS Heated Debate On Immigration Highlights Univision […]

America: Let’s Make Bill Maher Cry!

This is simply beyond description: “I am not here to carry water for this or any administration, but the facts of the coming election are Democrats have real accomplishments to run on. . . . [W]hen it comes to voting, when we only have two choices, you got to grow up and realize there’s a […]

Dateline: ARMAGEDDON

An Anxious Nation Awaits the onset of the cosmic conflict upon which rests the hope of all mankind. Never before in 5,000 years of recorded history have the stakes been so high. Never has the world’s attention been so intensely focused on the outcome of such a struggle. Unearthly quiet suddenly silences the breathless masses. Now every voice is hushed as the fateful […]

Finally Milano Justifies Retweet Abjurations

by Smitty Briefly: it looks as though, in trying to work on one issue, I may have caused others. The autopsy is still out, the lesion earnedlesson learned holds constant: there is no royal road to information technology. Kudos to Silver Logic for remarkable patience in the face of challenging customers. Certainly there are better […]

18 Taliban Killed by AOSHQ Jokes, Hellfire Missiles From Predator Drones

But mainly the Hellfire missiles: Two U.S. drone attacks killed 18 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO incursions raised tensions with an ally critical to Washington’s war effort in Afghanistan. The United States has escalated pilotless drone aircraft missile strikes against al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan’s northwest, with 21 attacks […]

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