The Other McCain

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

Herman Cain Campaign Press Release

Got it by e-mail. Not yet posted on the campaign’s Web site: Cain Attacked by Accuser; Will Not Stop His Effort to Renew America Detractors are trying once again to derail the Cain Train with more accusations of past events that never happened. The Cain Campaign is not surprised that another female accuser has come […]

Rule 5 Monday

— compiled by Wombat-socho Before we begin, some administrivia. Either through a lack of reading comprehension or just plain laziness, some folks are sending Rule 5 links to the above address. I’m coming up on semester finals and trying to wrap up other projects this month, and I’m getting tired of shuffling e-mails into the […]

Exploring ‘Explaining Postmodernism’ By Stephen Hicks 2: Counter-Enlightenment

by Smitty The Enlightenment’s emphasis on rationality quickly came under attack. Figuring that reality is mechanistic offend pietistic Germans, as it seemed to lead to Deism at best, and atheism at worst. The French absorbed the Enlightenment by way of Rousseau and arrived at the Terror, a.k.a. the French Revolution. Immanuel Kant, if I may […]

BLACK MONDAY DEALS WEEK: Thanks to the Reader Who Bought a 55-Inch TV!

Yesterday, one of our readers got a great bargain via our Amazon links: A 55-inch HDTV for $949.99! Other purchases made by our readers yesterday included a Garmin Navigator GPS for $129.99, a Makita saw for $79, and a Skagen men’s titanium watch for $68.99. Great bargains for you, a commission for me and even free […]

A Lump Of Coal For That Special Congresscritter’s Stocking

by Smitty The news of Barney Frank ejecting really puts Tea in the teacup. Via Sissy Willis, we have Brendan Steinhauser offering a bi-partisan list of people who may not be on Santa’s ‘Nice’ list next month:Remember: it’s all swell and spiffy to decry the corruption, and eject the incumbents, but unless the next round […]

VIDEO: Gary Glenn Vows ‘We Will Restore the Greatness of Our Republic’

Gary Glenn, running in the Republican primary to take on Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow next year, just released this video: Glenn has emerged as the favorite of Tea Party activists in Michigan, and has won a series of straw polls. Last week, he won 45% of the vote following a Tea Party-sponsored debate in Richland, […]

BARNEY FRANK WILL RETIRE UPDATES: ‘Corrupt Creature of Washington Who Helped Usher in the Great Recession’; Maxine Waters to Become Top Dem on Banking Committee

by Smitty Via Stacy’s close friend Tabitha Hale and Weasel Zippers, you know something is headed in the right direction when those that are utterly wrong start heading for the exit. There is to be a 1300 EST press conference, wherein the relatively un-sordid details are trotted about for public consumption. Along with whatever else […]

Hoffman at The College Conservative Misses the Genius of Meghan McCain

by Smitty And by misses I mean thoroughly rejects (emphasis original): Moreover, the “brilliant” Meghan McCain — daughter of “Lord of the TARP” John McCain — has taken every opportunity to deride conservative women and social issues. McCain said, “I consider myself a progressive Republican. I am liberal on social issues. And I think that […]

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