The Other McCain

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

Quaff That Kool-Aid!

by Smitty #OccupyOvalOffice would like to lament the fact that Triple-O can’t snap his fingers and make us all drink the Kool-Aid: Listen, buddy: you can’t have it both ways: either you’re a transformational figure standing in front of the Greek columns, or you’re just a mediocre crapflooder with “Property of the Plutocrats” stamped on […]

Narcisssism, Continued

Having previously remarked on Newt Gingrich’s narcissism issues, it would be unfair for me to ignore Michele Bachmann’s comments: The Minnesota congresswoman was asked by Bloomberg TV’s Al Hunt which of the remaining candidates was the most conservative during an interview Friday, and said none of them measured up to her conservative credentials. “I was. […]

Laughing In The Face Of Pessimism

by Smitty The Camp of the Saints sure had a case of the Mondays yesterday: We have, indeed, gone mad [I like to use the term ‘A World Turned Upside Down’]. What once was considered perverse is now considered normal. Ideas are now accepted as reasonable that, had we expressed them to our ancestors, they […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 02.07.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Shelling Of Homs By Syrian Government Continues Into Fourth Day Observers report loyalist forces moving into position to attack the city; PRC, Russia continue to block UN action PRC: We’re not going to be a rubber stamp Rick Perry Leaves Door Open To Future Presidential Bid Could face tough […]

A Political Math Problem

“The after-battle assessments in the major newspapers and newsweeklies generally agreed on the big picture: the campaign was not prepared for a lengthy fight; it had an insufficient delegate operation; it squandered vast sums of money; and the candidate herself evinced a paralyzing schizophrenia — one day a shots-’n’-beers brawler, the next a Hallmark Channel […]

FreedomWorks Conference Call On H.R. 3551 With Rep. Jeff Landry

by Smitty Freedom Works sponsored a conference call with Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) on H.R. 3551, a bill that would create an opt-in measure for the Payroll Tax Holiday. Landry is Iraq veteran, and a former Army Sergeant. A genuine Tea Party representative. HR 3551 Summary: 12/2/2011–Introduced. Social Security Preservation through Individual Choice Enhancement Act […]

‘I Just F–king Killed Someone’

Alyssa Bustamante was a 15-year-old high-school sophomore in October 2009 when she wrote this entry in her journal: “I just f—— killed someone. I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they’re dead. I don’t know how to feel atm. It was ahmazing. As soon as you get over the ‘ohmygawd I […]

Presidential Paternity

If you want your son to grow up to be president, either: A. Establish a powerful political dynasty; or B. Abandon your kid’s teenage mother and die drunk. That’s what Michael Medved explains in the Wall Street Journal today. The odds are against any of my kids making it to the White House, obviously. My […]

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