The Other McCain

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

A Flock of Ravens

Residents of Washington, D.C., report that the city has lately been plagued by flocks of ravens. The spooky black birds have been making quite a nuisance of themselves in the vicinity of 425 2nd Street NE, headquarters of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Jeffrey Lord of the American Spectator had a couple of interesting exchanges […]

It’s a Small World, After All

BOSTON — I called a source tonight to see if there had been any developments with Marty Lamb‘s campaign in the 3rd District. Well, yes, Mark Levin had mentioned the campaign and Howie Carr had interviewed Marty and — the latest news — there was this mention from a certain nationally known conservative columnist: Rep. Jim […]

Trying To Help George Will Catch Up

by Smitty Another day, another George Will column that raises some great points without really seeming to grasp what’s afoot. George F. Will Smitty A historic shift in the making this election? Thursday, October 14, 2010 Voters seem to think Congress is like a weedy lot — that anything done to it will improve it […]

Quick Note To Eliot Spitzer

by Smitty (h/t BlogProf) Around ~1:40, “leadership class of our society”: This is sort of a ‘duh’ statement, but a leader is someone with followers. How in the world does a pack of fools who have piled up immeasurable debt and wrecked an economy the way tools such as Spitzer have possibly consider themselves a […]

Democrat Jim McGovern: ‘Silly’ to Blame Him for ‘Constitution Is Wrong’ Gaffe

BOSTON — After last night’s debate gaffe in Shrewsbury — when Jim McGovern said, “I think the Constitution is wrong” — it was to be expected that the 3rd District Democrat would try to spin his way out of it: Last night, I had a slip of the tongue. While answering a question about the awful Supreme […]

Just To Get It Out Of The Way

by Smitty I’m not related to the Smith in the family trees of Limbaugh, Palin, and Obama. My mother has traced the Smiths back to some folks who came over from Merry England ~1850, fought for the North, and drifted West. Not especially notable, probably due to lack of blogs back then. Jesse Jackson & […]

A Note On The Comment Policy

by Smitty As we get down to crunch time on the election, the amount of consideration afforded trolls is going to be essentially none. Under less serious circumstances, we’re generally happy to go back and forth in the comments with commie degenerates; there is always a possibility of redemption. However, the next three weeks are […]

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran: A Machine Tool Among Party Tools

by Smitty That’s not motor oil you smell, it’s Eau de Moran, the perfect cologne for the high-RPM party tool: Just so the rest of the country knows, I’ll be phone banking again tonight, as well as whatever is going on this weekend, to support Patrick Murray against this guy. Why? Because I love the […]

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