The Other McCain

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

Lakoff: A Seminar In Hooey?

by Smitty Dear George Lakoff, I used to think that Lefties held beliefs. Now I’m not so sure. Can you ground this argument about intimidation and framing in real history, starting with the Founders? Reading your PuffHo post, it sounds as though you may be the heir to Chomsky. You’re making weighty-sounding pronouncements, which arrive […]

Not Even Chesley Sullenberger Could Have Made The Spruce Goose A Success

by Smitty Chesley Sullenberger is as close to immortal as a pilot can get, after his Hudson River heroics. But even that skill could not have made the Spruce Goose a success. Progressivism is the political equivalent of the Spruce Goose, on a variety of levels. However, BHO is no political Sullenberger, despite the prodigious propaganda […]

Things I Am Confident Will Not Occur: A Unionized U.S. Military

by Smitty iOwnTheWorld: Ulsterman: Stop right there. Did you just say that the Obama administration wants to unionize the American military? Wall Street: Oh my – look at you now! That’s got you a bit riled does it? Ulsterman: Are you being serious? Wall Street: Oh yes. Absolutely serious. A bit over a year…perhaps a […]

Joe Fein, in a Fighting Mood

My L.A. friend Joe Fein has been trying for some time to get the California GOP to take online New Media seriously. He’s trying again with “Why 30 Bloggers are Worth More for the CAGOP then One MSNBC.” Joy McCann likes Joe’s message. Let’s hope California Republicans are paying attention. Otherwise, some day soon they […]

NY-9: Boots on the Ground

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Changing planes here on my way to Tampa for the debate, but enough of a layover that I had time to had time to check my e-mail, and found a report on what the Conservative Action Fund is doing in the run-up to Tuesday’s special election in Anthony Weiner’s former congressional district. Here […]

Jobs Saved or Created?

Just randomly checking the news headlines when I saw this at Fox News: Use of Surrogate Sex Partners Rising Among Women Ummm. OK. Let’s see what this is about: “More and more women are now claiming their birth right to either have an orgasm, or healthy relationship or have sexual satisfaction,” said Shai Rotem, a […]

Krugman Shows Off His Oxymoron

by Smitty (h/t Jazz Shaw) I really can’t comment on this in any family-friendly way.

Arguably The Best Thing Written On The Subject Of 9/11

by Smitty MAZAR-E-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN — This is track five on Satriani’s 2006 Super Colossal release. It’s called “Ten Words,” though he never gets around to explaining what those words are. In the CD booklet, he noted that he composed this on piano on 12 September 2001, and then let it sit for a few years […]

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