The Other McCain

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

‘A Historic, Flawlessly Run Campaign’

At some point, we will get past the Gloat Zone. Conservatives will begin to grapple with the difficult business of governance, and move on from the cheap thrills of election schadenfreude. Someday, and perhaps one day soon, we will stop mocking liberals and their idiotic “hot takes,” but my dear friends, today is not that […]

In The Mailbox: 11.11.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho I wasn’t going to blog today, but there’s been so much stuff posted this weekend that the notion of leaving it until tomorrow made me tired just thinking about it. Also, a comparison of David Drake’s Hammer’s Slammers and C.J. Cherryh’s Alliance/Union universe. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE […]

Rule 5 Sunday: In The Kitchen

— compiled by Wombat-socho Women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. Everybody belongs in the kitchen, because that’s where the food is! Tonight’s appetizer courtesy of Rule 5 Texan on Twitter. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule 5 Winning Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: Saturday […]

FMJRA 2.0: Folders & Holders

— compiled by Wombat-socho What with all the hours I’ve been putting in on the county elections balancing board and other business, it’s a good thing Pete was feeling lenient, because it took me until yesterday to sort out my keepers list for the 1973 season. (The deadline was October 9.) Finishing as I did […]

All I Can Say Is, ‘You’re Welcome’

Little did my great-grandfather suspect, as he sat for two years as a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware, that the cause for which he fought would be vindicated some 160 years later when a New York real estate tycoon — the grandson of a German immigrant — defeated the descendant of a Jamaican slave […]

The Wile E. Coyote of Liberal Journalism

Everybody remembers Wile E. Coyote was a Super Genius, right? That old Looney Tunes character came to mind this week when I read liberal journalist Michael Tomasky’s hot take on the election: I’ve had a lot of conversations since Tuesday revolving around the question of why Donald Trump won. The economy and inflation. Kamala Harris […]

In The Mailbox: 11.08.24 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Science is Failing EBL: The Ten Commandments, also, Goodbye Tim Walz – You were such a gift Twitchy: Joe Biden’s Revenge? Cutting Kamala – Joe Rogan Reveals Harris Demanded Editorial […]

In The Mailbox: 11.08.24 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD: Psycho Liberal Reaction Remix Hopefully we can wrap up this business with the G*d-damned mail-in ballots tomorrow so we don’t have to come in Tuesday. I’m about ready to track down every Nevada legislator who voted to continue mail-in voting after COVID and beat them like piñatas until the candy […]

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