The Other McCain

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

The President’s Speech: OK With Pepper

by Smitty There were about five references to sharing in the speech, as I read it on the WSJ. The whole sharing concept, and the generally surreal approach to governance evidenced by the administration, brings to mind none other than Pepper, by the Butthole Surfers: Marky got with Sharon And Sharon got Sharice She was […]

One Of The Cooler Things In Afghanistan

by Smitty Lovely day in the Hindu Kush. I’m working around CJITF-435, commanded by VADM Harward, who is one of those guys who is such a Bad Mike Foxtrot that he simply doesn’t have to prove anything, emitting quiet, calm competence instead. In front of the head shed, he has a deck cool enough to […]

A: Since Most Are Neither Productive, Nor Reproductive, Nor Paying Taxes

by Smitty “Since when is going to work and paying your taxes and raising your kids the alternate lifestyle in this country?” The blame for which, of course, must be laid at the feet of . . . wait for it . . . Boooooowsh. Ahhhh. Hadn’t had a Blame Bush moment in so long. […]

Why It Is Crucial To Own The Definitions

by Smitty (h/t Lucianne) After former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker was appointed in 1979, the consumer price index surged into the double digits, causing the now revered Fed Chief to double the benchmark interest rate in order to break the back of inflation. Using the methodology in place at that time puts the CPI […]

It’s Only Disaster If Anyone Pays Attention

by Smitty Pat in Shreveport links the WSJ story about an independent Trump candidacy if His Donaldness doesn’t score the GOP nomination. Well, we can just pack it in right now, as far as I can tell. Clearly 1992 will repeat itself. There will be an equestrian GOP candidate who can be relied upon to […]

Conservatives: Relax About Boehner

by Smitty I’m totally with Red State on this one. No, they shouldn’t. I think John Boehner is more conservative than Eric Cantor, who’d most likely replace him, but Boehner’s leadership has been crap lately. This deal that got us $38.5 billion in cuts, turns out to not only have gotten us $14 billion in […]

Huffy Arianna And The Circling Sharks

by Smitty Morrissey and the dextrosphere are all enjoying a good chuckle at the expense of the Huffington Post lawsuit. Jonathan Tasini: We’re going to make it clear that, until you do justice here, your life is going to be a living hell. Justice? Really? How does Tasini’s notion of justice relate to things like […]

Pregnant Portman Quits Veganism (Insert Puerile ‘Meat’ Double Entendre Here)

A radical alteration in the delicate ballet of her diet! Let not meat protein cross these lips! Natalie Portman made the incredible shift from full-on vegan, which metamorphosis occurred in 2009 after reading Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals, to the far more widespread practice of vegetarianism: “I actually went back to being vegetarian when I […]

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