The Other McCain

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

Spokesman Denies Report That Virginia’s Corrupt Republican Governor Will Resign

Some headline, huh? The problem is that if Gov. Bob McDonnell is corrupt, he obviously wouldn’t employ an honest spokesman. So if Willie Deutsch says there’s a plea deal being worked out that would require McDonnell’s resignation, then of course his two-faced weasel of a “communications director” would lie about it. That’s your job, when […]

‘We Need Reinforcements’

Robert E. Lee once famously paid tribute to the fighting ability of Texans: “I rely on Texas regiments in all tight places, and fear I have to call upon them too often. They have fought grandly, nobly.” During the Battle of the Wilderness, when it seemed the Confederate line could not hold, Lee rode his […]

The World’s Youngest Blogger Gets His Vanilla Shake On

World's Youngest Blogger: Was that a vanilla shake, or Pink Floyd? pic.twitter.com/QQvW7CgvE7 — Smitty, JokeCracka (@smitty_one_each) July 7, 2013

Maryland Democrat Leads Key Group: Criminal Perverts for Martin O’Malley

Scott Markle is registered as a Democrat and as a sex offender. “A Carroll County man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after being charged with possession of child pornography. 51 year old Scott Wade Markle made a brief appearance Friday in Carroll County District Court on a separate charge of failing to […]

Is John Kerry’s Yacht Named ‘Failure’?

Things are going badly in Egypt, although it’s hard to say just how bad they’re going. The latest trouble sign: [The office of interim President Adly Mansour] said pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei had been named as interim prime minister but later backtracked on the decision saying consultations were continuing. A politician close to ElBaradei said […]

When Did Failing Upward Become An American Tradition?

by Smitty Heritage reports that (presumably blue) cities and states will be dumping employee healthcare costs onto the federal health care exchanges: Both Chicago and Detroit have explored using the exchanges to reduce massive budget shortfalls, and it could set an example for others. Bloomberg quotes one expert from the Rockefeller Institute of Government: “We […]

The Dishonest Liar From Phonyville

Was there ever a time that honest people did not despise John Kerry? He first came to public attention more than 40 years ago, lying about his service in Vietnam, and he has been lying about everything — every single thing — ever since. So this headline kinda set me off: Experts: John Kerry’s credibility […]

On Another Plane, Everyone Is High-Fiving George Orwell Over Affirmative Action

by Smitty Legal Insurrection points to the abject farce of Affirmative action. First, the Daily Caller: This fall, the Supreme Court faces an even bigger test of its determination to support equality when it hears Schuette v. Michigan Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, a case challenging the right of a state (in this case, Michigan) […]

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