The Other McCain

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

Noah Berlatsky, Who Seems to Be OK With Pedophiles, Sure Does Hate Republicans

In case you wondered whatever happened to this particular scumbag — who, just a few years ago, was busy defending pedophiles as “MAPs” (minor-attracted persons) — he seems now to have latched onto his buddy Aaron Rupar’s blog Public Notice, where today he declared: “Republicans have used the crisis [in Israel] to indulge in monstrously […]

Politics Is a Team Sport

Saturday evening on The Other Podcast, I found myself ranting furiously about the idiots who decided that what the conservative movement needed was for eight House Republicans to join the Democrats and vote the GOP Speaker out of office. It prompted me to invoke Casey Stengel who, frustrated by the ineptitude of the 1962 Mets, […]

Rule 5 Sunday: I’m In Love With Shouko’s Mom

— compiled by Wombat-socho One of the more endearing characters in the manga Komi Can’t Communicate is the tongue-tied title character’s mom, Shuuko, who is (almost) everything her daughter isn’t: chatty, flirtatious, and a rebellious teen who somehow gets her heart captured by Shouko’s strong (but very silent) dad Masayoshi. On the other hand, like […]

Israel and ‘The Godfather’

“Barzini is dead. So is Phillip Tattaglia. Moe Greene. Stracci. Cuneo. Today I settled all family business, so don’t tell me that you’re innocent. Admit what you did.” — Michael Corleone, The Godfather (1973) In the comments on yesterday’s post about the Hamas attack on Israel, we learned something new: Dianna Deeley has never watched […]

FMJRA 2.0: Lepanto

— compiled by Wombat-socho Today is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, originally known as Our Lady of Victory. On this day in 1571, an alliance of Catholic states including Spain and Venice faced off against the Turkish fleet led by Ali Pasha. Under the command of Don John of Austria, the […]

Hamas Attacks Israel

More than 100 people have already been killed, according to reports from Israel, which is under a sustained attack from Hamas terrorists based in Gaza: The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched unprecedented terror attack on Israel, which has included the firing of thousands of rockets onto the Israel and the infiltration of Israeli territory by […]

In The Mailbox: 10.06.23 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Concealed Carry In LA EBL: Joe Biden Beats His Dogs (what a bastard), Dick Butkus RIP, MAGA Speaker of the House, and BIDENOMICS Twitchy: Twitter Tries To Figure Out What’s Wrong […]

Will You Still Feed Me?

When I get older, losing my hair, Many years from now, Will you still be sending me a Valentine? Birthday greetings, bottle of wine? If I’d been out till quarter to three, Would you lock the door? Will you still need me? Will you still feed me, When I’m sixty-four? Turning 64 is an auspicious […]

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