The Other McCain

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

Determined to Lose the Catholic Vote, Newt Gingrich Says Homosexuality Is a Choice Like … Clerical Celibacy?

I understand the argument, but maybe the twice-divorced candidate isn’t the guy who should be making it: Q: Do you believe that people choose to be gay? GINGRICH: I believe it’s a combination of genetics and environment. I think both are involved. I think people have many ranges of choices. Part of the question is, […]

Billionaire Prepared to Spend $20 Million on My Blog Newt Gingrich’s Campaign

Is Newt a better investment? Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is planning to direct $20 million to an outside group backing Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign, multiple sources told POLITICO – the first answer to urgent pleas from allies to the former speaker’s long-time billionaire supporters. After leaving Congress, Gingrich cultivated a network of a few dozen […]

We Needed ‘Science’ to Tell Us This?

Unattractive guys lacking social skills are — unexpectedly! — poor judges of women’s interest in them: There are “tons” of studies that show men think women are interested when they’re not, says lead author Carin Perilloux, a visiting professor at Williams College. But her study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological […]

Joe Scarborough’s Weird Man-Crush on Jon Huntsman: Get a Room, You Two!

MSNBC has in recent weeks become the daily venue for one of the most bizarre reality shows on cable TV: Morning Bromance, starring Joe Scarborough as a man helplessly smitten with “Republican presidential candidate” Jon Huntsman. When he isn’t blowing air-kisses at Huntsman, Scarborough is citing every possible media blurb about Huntsman as ratification of the former Utah […]

Complete Insignificance of This Blog Now Confirmed by Recognized Expert
UPDATE: Necessary Correction

Once you’re deemed “Not Good Enough for BlogCon,” it’s just a matter of time before people decide you’re Not Good for Anything Else. Hat-tip to A Blog That Matters. UPDATE: I’m told that the fine print on the “Best Blogs” list explains that contributors to Right Wing News (of which I am one) were not eligible for […]

Unprecedented Uprising in Chinese Village Chases Out Communist Party

Malcolm Moore reports from Wukan, China: For the first time on record, the Chinese Communist party has lost all control, with the population of 20,000 in this southern fishing village now in open revolt. The last of Wukan’s dozen party officials fled on Monday after thousands of people blocked armed police from retaking the village, […]

Jeffrey Lord vs. the Paulistas

Driving back today from picking up my twin sons at college — today was the last day of final exams in their first semester — I heard my American Spectator colleague Jeffrey Lord on Sean Hannity’s radio show talking about his war against Ron Paul’s supporters. It makes my head hurt to think about it, […]

Newt Staffer Fired for Mormon ‘Cult’ Comment Got a Raw Deal, Source Says

When I blogged about this controversy last night, I realized the story would cut at least three ways: Gingrich would be hurt by association with a “controversy.” Most people would just hear a blurb about it on TV or radio and absorb the notion that Newt was somehow connected to what would appear to be […]

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