The Other McCain

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

Continuity & Tradition

–by Wombat-socho Conservatives tend to be traditionalists, by and large, preferring to preserve the past and look skeptically on the New Improved Billion-Volt Limitless Future. We also tend to get cranky when organizations and people who we thought were on our side start acting woke or kowtowing to those who are. So it pleases me […]

In The Mailbox: 11.23.22 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho The Black Friday book sale is on! Almost 200 books for 99 cents or less, including my own The Anti-Dog Tank & Other Stories. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box, Episode #1910 EBL:  Remember the Pulse Night Club Murders? The Motive […]

In The Mailbox: 11.23.22 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The FGC9 MkII 3D Printed Gun EBL: 22 November 1978: A Day That Will Live In Turkey Infamy Twitchy: Elon Musk Checks Twitter’s Pulse, Finds Out It’s Not Dead Yet, “You’re Burning The Wrong Witch”, and What The Puck? Louder With Crowder: […]

In The Mailbox: 11.21.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho I haven’t decided yet whether I’m going to blog on Thanksgiving or not. Watch this space for updates. Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Michigan Cops Have Trouble With Self-Defense EBL: Lauren Boebert Wins In CO-3, also, The English  Twitchy: Elon’s Graph Showing “All-Time High” This Week Might […]

Rule 5 Sunday: USS McCall

— compiled by Wombat-socho Named for War of 1812 naval hero Edward McCall, this destroyer was part of the Gridley class, laid down in 1936, launched in 1937, and heavily involved in the Pacific War at Guadalcanal, Eniwetok, Yap, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, finishing the […]

FMJRA 2.0: If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)

— compiled by Wombat-socho A winning week for the Senators! We lost two of three to the Cardinals in St. Louis (the middle game was a 4-1 win with Marichal outdueling Bob Gibson) but beat the Red Sox in two games straight at Fenway, overcoming Jack Billingsley (we NEVER beat Jack Billingsley) and Phil Niekro. […]

In The Mailbox: 11.18.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Wargaming A Red Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Twitchy: Elon Musk’s “Picture Of The Day” Mocks Democrat Investigative Priorities, also, Journalist Calls Elon Musk’s Purchase Of Twitter “An Act Of War”, Everybody Laughs […]

In The Mailbox: 11.17.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum:  Crypto – A House of Cards EBL: Robert Clary, RIP, also, Confirmed – The Mar-A-Lago Raid Was A Politically Motivated Witch Hunt Twitchy: Sen. Hawley Grills FBI Director Wray On That Hearing He Needed To Cut Short To “Catch A Plane”, also, […]

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