The Other McCain

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

Karen Handel: ‘She’s No Nikki Haley’

So says my friend Orit Sklar, referring to Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Karen Handel. Orit is supporting the rival campaign of Nathan Deal. The GOP primary is Tuesday and the latest poll shows the race a dead heat. Orit is quoted in an Associated Press article about the campaign: Critics say Handel is trying to have […]

Lindsey Graham Sadly Abdicated His Elected Responsibility

by Smitty (h/t Doug at Malkin) Per CNSNews: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said that Jesus’s Golden Rule inspired him to vote to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and suggested it would be a good thing for his Senate colleagues to also ponder Jesus’s words as they prepared to vote […]

What These Dudes Said

by Smitty (h/t Big Government) Wow, these dudes make sense:The notion that the government, especially the federal government, should involve itself in marriage may need to be reviewed. I should not be imposing on these gentlemen to support my hyper-conservative views on baptism, and I appreciate that they are not asking me to justify their […]

The Future of Conservatism

I’m at the Young America’s Foundation National Conservative Student Conference, where YAF vice president Patrick X. Coyle explains everything: Will have further updates, but you can follow the conference on Twitter at #NCSC10, and there is also a live Webcast. UPDATE: Now a few photos from the conference: A young conservative activist takes notes on a lecture […]

‘Humble and Polite’ Bloggers?

Diana Adams lists “22 Traits of Successful and Happy Bloggers,” including this: Humble and Polite – Humility and politeness go a long way in blogging and in life. Smart and savvy bloggers know this. I dunno. Arrogant and obnoxious have worked pretty well for me. We await commentary from mild-mannered Dan Riehl and the unfailingly […]

Recovery Summer: U.S. Now Losing Jobs

The New York Times writes a confusing lede, but ultimately can’t hide the bad news: With the American economic recovery hanging in the balance, private employers added 71,000 jobs in July, up from a downwardly revised 31,000 in June but below the consensus forecast of 90,000. The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.5 percent. Over […]

This Kind of Stuff Happens to Successful Blogger Dudes All the Time . . .

Just one link from Instapundit, and next thing you know . . . Scoff if you wish, but once you get that ‘Lanche, they can’t resist.

That Was No Love Affair, That Was Your Misplaced Narcissism

by Smitty Bryan Safi, at HuffPo: After a brief love affair with metrosexualism, the pendulum of American culture has shifted back to the straight side. Dude, you are R. O. N. N. G. G. The new ethos seems to be. . . Bring back the real guys and smear those queers. The queers, now, as […]

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