The Other McCain

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

On Bush Nostalgia

by Smitty Bob Belvedere explores the nuances and variations on theme of missing George W. Bush. I think that: Bush was the proper fellow at the time, in terms of foreign policy. Bush was yet another Progressive tool in domestic policy terms. Bush was submarined in a big way by the media. This engenders: A […]

The Off-Beat Observations Of Jeff G.

by Smitty The Onanny State: That progressivism…keeps failing as it runs into the realities of the market…seems never to trouble those like Surber; in fact, their idea of intellectualism, inasmuch as it brackets actual data in favor of privileging political and social desire, is not really intellectualism at all. Instead, it’s a rather wordy masturbation […]

Iowahawk Rocks. Again.

by Smitty One likes to get beyond the “look here” post. The latest Iowahawk skewering of liberalism achieves his usual high standards. Let me point out a couple of bits that might escape if you for whatever reason. The title alludes to Joseph Conrad’s classic Heart of Darkness. This masterpiece (and I’m a tremendous Conrad […]

Ted Turner And The Unexpected Comparison

by Smitty Check Da Tech Guy serving up the on-scene interview. Just didn’t see that one coming, though, in retrospect, it’s a straightforward play. Maybe the people on the other end of that comparison should set out to mitigate this kind of comparison. OK, I see it as logical, so those people are beat. American […]

Live Roadtrip Update From Field Weatherman Stacy McCain

by Smitty Stacy phones in the Interstate 81 report: I stopped Resaca, GA, got gas and a chili cheese dog, coffee and chips @1300. Stopped again in Bristol, VA to charge cel phone, have soul food and sweet tea at Cracker Barrel. Dessert was cheesecake (non-Rule 5) and coffee. Stacy also wanted to highlight his […]

Thomas Sowell Drops The ‘F’ Bomb

by Smitty Right there in Real Clear Politics: Some years ago, for example, there was a big outcry that various mental tests used for college admissions or for employment were biased and “unfair” to many individuals or groups. Fortunately there was one voice of sanity– David Riesman, I believe– who said: “The tests are not […]

Colmes: Yes!

by Smitty Read the writing on Gibbs’s hand, Alan Colmes: the word ‘jobs bill’ does not appear. Says Alan: “So far, there’s only sniping from the right.” You don’t really get it, Alan. If anyone at all thought sniper fire would help…but everyone realizes it’s worse than that. No unspeakable ‘silver bullet’ acts are going […]

Technology Isn’t Always The Answer

by Smitty I just don’t see a screw-in coffin as ever being a hit except possibly among the hyper-secular FTW set. It really makes no difference how efficient it is, or how much cost is avoided at the funeral home. Cremation remains an option. Best wishes to the inventor; clearly some thought went into the […]

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