The Other McCain

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

VA-8 Gets More Interesting This Friday

by Smitty From a 16Sep AP story, emphasis mine: Paul Magliocchetti pleaded not guilty to an 11-count indictment felony indictment on Aug. 20. He is charged with paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations to scores of campaigns dating back to 2003 to enrich himself and increase his firm’s influence with public officials. […]

Take Order Issued On 20 House Seats

by Smitty The FaceBook Page That Rocked America just celebrated 6 months of the ObamaCare sucking wallet wound with a post: “Lies, Damned Lies – Obamacare 6 Months Later; It’s Time to Take Back the 20!” No need to quote the litany of government prevarication outlined. This blog, ever concerned with safety, would like to […]

Oh, My: Liberal Bloggers Getting Tired of Putting Out (Propaganda) for Obama?

“We’re the girl you’ll take under the bleachers but you won’t be seen with in the light of day.” — Susan Madrak, Crooks and Liars Never mind exactly why Madrak went off on David Axelrod during a conference call today. The point is that she’s right. In order to win elections, Democrats have to pretend […]

This Is Not a Scandal!

Newsreal contributor Susannah Fleetwood attended BlogCon, where she was kind enough to pose with  sidekick Smitty: Earlier today, Smitty highlighted Mrs. Fleetwood’s latest column and, in an e-mail thanking us for the linkage, she mentioned remembering that someone had taken a photo like this. However, concerned that perhaps Frau Smith might share Mrs. Other McCain’s (unjustified) suspicion that […]

Pro-Fellatio Coalition to Gather in Boston

Bill Clinton will campaign Sunday for Barney Frank and never have two more famously fervent advocates of oral sex shared a stage at a political event — not even in Boston! And what is the occasion for this Bill and Barney reunion? Well, you see, back in January, a guy named Scott Brown got himself elected to the […]

Christine O’Donnell, Right Again!

“And you can tell that Britney Spears is struggling with who she is. I think she has a team of agents and managers who are saying, yes, push the envelope, kiss Madonna, take off all your clothes. And she’s doing that because she doesn’t want to sacrifice this enormous platform that she’s built. But at […]

If Stupidity Was Illegal, Slate Would Be In Trouble

by Smitty Volokh links to Dahlia Lithwick expressing an opinion of Jane Curtin proportions. Isn’t it a court’s job to determine whether or not something is, in fact, constitutional? Dahlia darling, you’ve just captured succinctly the not-my-problem view that has led to the current crisis. The Progressive doctrine of judicial restraint, abetted by a snoozing […]

Mourning In America

by Smitty (via Proof Positive) In case you missed it, a sobering, yet polished reminder that this politics thing has ceased to be a spectator sport:

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