The Other McCain

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

Sen. Barbara Boxer Uses Bin Laden’s Death to Promote Afghanistan Pullout

The U.S. special-operations mission that killed Osama bin Laden signals that it is time to end U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, Sen. Barbara Boxer said in an e-mail to liberal activists Saturday. “Three days after 9/11, my Senate colleagues and I voted unanimously to authorize the president to use all necessary and appropriate force against […]

Kathy Shaidle Smacks Kirsten Powers

Strangely enough, Kathy smacks Kirsten for a silly quote in that rarity: A Kirsten Powers column I actually agree with. Of course, My Favorite Canadian’s larger complaint is that she doesn’t have her own newspaper column. There is no justice in the world. (Thanks to Mike in Ardmore for the e-mail tip.)

Newt? No Problem.

While I usually quote Time magazine’s David von Drehle only to mock him, he’s inarguably right when he says: The main problem Newt Gingrich faces in his campaign for President is not going to be the number of liberals who don’t like him. It’s going to be the number of conservatives who don’t like him. […]

Whatever Happened to AuH2O?

“People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.” — Edmund Burke, 1790 In 1964, Sen. Barry Goldwater (a) voted against the Civil Rights Act, and (b) was the Republican nominee for president. Goldwater’s argument against the Civil Right Act was that it constituted an infringement of property rights. Ron […]

Kate Puzey and the Death of Beauty

I asked myself — “Of all melancholy topics, what, according to the universal understanding of mankind, is the most melancholy?” Death — was the obvious reply. “And when,” I said, “is this most melancholy of topics most poetical?” From what I have already explained at some length, the answer, here also, is obvious — “When […]

Where Have I Been?

by Smitty I’ve been in Mazar-i-Sharif for a couple of weeks. Camp Marmal, as it’s called, is on the east side of town. The Germans actually run this, and it’s highly international. Which means a lot of weird little rules, and lousy internet connectivity. After three tries, I finally found a card that logs me […]

Eyes of Texas on Herman Cain

A standing overation from a “capacity crowd” at the Austin Economic Club, Bryan Preston reports at PJ Tatler: Cain hit all of the major issues, coming out strong for border security in this border state (“Instead of suing Arizona, they should have gotten a prize!”), hammering away at liberal politicians and policies (“The problem with […]

Osama bin Laden’s Porn Stash?

Sam Foster at the Lonely Conservative was the first to predict that the “treasure trove” of electronic data discovered at Osama’s Pakistan compound would turn out to include computer porn. Now Reuters reports: A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. […]

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