The Other McCain

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

Thank You, Desert Renegade

Sitting here near midnight, I was feeling bummed out — lower than a snake’s belly — over this: Friday afternoon Mrs. Other McCain said, “Oh, Jim just called — you need to go pick up the part for the car.” This required a trip across town to a machine shop, where my 17-year-old son had […]

Advice For The Rational Man

by Smitty How do I know that the World’s Only Rational Man is my junior? Look at him applying a logical methodology to a matter of political history. Of course FDR didn’t mean anything like the scientific method when he set about tinkering with the US Constitution and economy. Any superficial appearance of such was […]

I Remember That Flick

by Smitty Power Line points to possibly self-referential research showing that Americans are stupid, based upon doubts about elected leadership. The astroturf seems to work as follows: . . .Egan thinks Republicans are dumb. But let’s take a closer look. His 46 percent is an unpublished number from a Time magazine survey that is described […]

EXCLUSIVE: Alaska LP Senate Candidate Dave Haase Is ‘Huge Sarah Palin Fan’

Libertarian Party sources in Anchorage say they’ve been deluged with phone calls today from media and “political types” asking about the LP line on the ballot, which is Lisa Murkowski’s only hope to remain in the Senate unless her NRSC lawyer can find a way to steal the GOP nomination from Joe Miller. Murkowski’s supporters […]

One Year Ago Today

Thanks to Bob Belvedere for reminding us that, for the past 365 days, Ted Kennedy has been the only kind of good Democrat. And Mary Jo Kopechne still could not be reached for comment.

Reminder To Self: Purr More, Hiss Less

by Smitty My favorite obscure ukulele player, the Howlin’ Hobbit, has an original number for your delectation:Anyone in Seattle, get down to the Pike Place market and support this wonderful artist.

Dennis Miller And Megyn Kelly: The YouTube Equivalent Of Peanut Butter
And Chocolate

by Smitty (h/t No Sheeples Here) Just a great outing, start to finish:

Friday Smittypalooza To Study For ‘Restoring Honor’

by Smitty We have a Facebook group for coordinating quaint, old-fashioned, in-person events. Previous outings have been a blast. We’ll be returning to the earlier PayGo model, where you bring enough cash to kick back to me that they don’t throw the book at me. RSVP if you’re in the ‘hood and may drop by. […]

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