The Other McCain

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

Edasurc: ‘Crusade’ Spelled Backwards

by Smitty Earlier, this blog noted the plight of the Egyptian Christians. Memeorandum points to The New York Times (twice today) with atrocious news: A series of apparently coordinated bombings struck three churches during Christmas services across Nigeria on Sunday, killing more than a dozen people and solidifying a recent escalation in violence by a […]

Joe Nocera On ‘The Big Lie’

by Smitty Joe Nocera in the Grey, Undead Lady: So this is how the Big Lie works. You begin with a hypothesis that has a certain surface plausibility. Postmodernism is the ultimate lie, beginning with the notion that there is no Truth. In responding to any modern accusation of deploying a ‘Big Lie’, one should […]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The family gathered around the Christmas tree for a traditional holiday song, with a traditional greeting at the end: It was a most excellent Christmas: We went out caroling and giving gifts to neighbors on Christmas Eve, then got in the car and drove around looking at Christmas lights. The kids woke up at 7 a.m. to […]

Prayer For The Egyptian Christians

by Smitty Christianity seems to make one a punching bag in the Middle East in general, and Egypt in particular: Under US and international law, growing numbers of Egyptian Christians will qualify as refugees if these conditions continue to worsen. For Americans, the persecution of religious believes in other countries is more than a foreign […]

The World’s Youngest Blogger Paraphrases Congress

I DENOUNCE THIS ATROCITY!

I’m not sure which is more profoundly offensive: The song itself, or Richard McEnroe posting it under the title, “A Ron Paul Christmas”: There are so many layers of sick humor atrociously bad taste hate crime involved, I’m not sure where to begin: Orthodox Jews will be horrified by this shiksa‘s expression of carnal lust for Jew-flesh; […]

FMJRA 2.0: Twisting In The Wind

— compiled by Wombat-socho Report: Huntsman, Bachmann, Santorum Fail to Make Virginia Primary Ballot UPDATE: Close Calls for Newt and Perry The Right Scoop The Right Scoop Instapundit Southern Maryland Online Lisa Graas News In Context City-Data.com Bearing Drift DC-ON.us News Tablet PolitiSite Iron Mill News Service Shorter Ace: ‘Bitches Lie’ ScrollPost Mac’s Mind Pirates […]

Gingrich Misses Virginia Ballot, Too

This was pending late last night, but now has been confirmed: Like Rick Perry — and Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum — Newt Gingrich failed to submit enough eligible signatures to qualify for the March 6 Virginia Republican primary. That leaves Virginia voters to choose between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Irony? A […]

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