The Other McCain

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

We Needed ‘Science’ to Tell Us This?

Unattractive guys lacking social skills are — unexpectedly! — poor judges of women’s interest in them: There are “tons” of studies that show men think women are interested when they’re not, says lead author Carin Perilloux, a visiting professor at Williams College. But her study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological […]

Rep. Jim Moran Does The Right Thing On The National Defense Authorization Act

by Smitty The Senate’s bill to make CONUS part of the battlefield has been one of the creepier items of recent news. My Representative, of whom I am not always the biggest fan, let us say, had the following to say of this legislation, via Blue Virginia: “While the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes […]

Kedging

by Smitty Kedging in the Golden Era. The Manual of Seamanship for Boys and Seamen of the Royal Navy, 1904 (a recent fathers day gift) defines kedging as follows: “Laying the kedge anchor out in a boat and warping ahead to it”. In more practical English it meant that sailing ships in the days before […]

Joe Scarborough’s Weird Man-Crush on Jon Huntsman: Get a Room, You Two!

MSNBC has in recent weeks become the daily venue for one of the most bizarre reality shows on cable TV: Morning Bromance, starring Joe Scarborough as a man helplessly smitten with “Republican presidential candidate” Jon Huntsman. When he isn’t blowing air-kisses at Huntsman, Scarborough is citing every possible media blurb about Huntsman as ratification of the former Utah […]

LIVE AT FIVETENNINE – 12.15.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Panetta Cases The Flag In Baghdad Formally marks the end of the war in Iraq; 4000 troops remain to train Iraqi security forces Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan Propose Bipartisan Medicare Reform Plan Would preserve current Medicare until 2022, then give seniors option of private plans Democrats Abandoning Millionaire Surtax […]

OMG

by Smitty Observing My Government’s Overwhelming Monetary Gouging, One Might Guess Our Main Guarantee: Obama Must Go And, for a chaser, the Ott: Update: things that would be raaaaacist if I did them:

Judges [Update: Or Legislators] That Should Be Cashiered

by Smitty Volokh: If you buy a card that allows you unlimited access to a city subway system, and you then sell swipes from your card to let others access the subway system on your card, are you guilty of theft? No, says the New York Court of Appeals in People v. Hightower (Dec. 11), […]

Complete Insignificance of This Blog Now Confirmed by Recognized Expert
UPDATE: Necessary Correction

Once you’re deemed “Not Good Enough for BlogCon,” it’s just a matter of time before people decide you’re Not Good for Anything Else. Hat-tip to A Blog That Matters. UPDATE: I’m told that the fine print on the “Best Blogs” list explains that contributors to Right Wing News (of which I am one) were not eligible for […]

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