The Other McCain

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

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran May Not Have Made The Judicial Watch List, But I Have My Shame, And Only VA-8 Voters Can Take That Away From Me

by Smitty Regular readers of the blog know that I’m a firm believer in the Constitution, American Exceptionalism, and the Enlightenment that informs the better aspects of Western culture. One exception to my generally positive view of all things American, from military service to Virginia residency, is my Congresstool, ‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran. If you follow […]

Nancy Pelosi, Victim Of Those Bad, Bad. . .Campaign Donors

by Smitty Big Government quotes Alexandra Pelosi on poor wee Princess Pelosi: She would retire right now, if the donors she has didn’t want her to stay so badly. They know she wants to leave, though. They think she’s destined for the wilderness. She has very few days left. She’s 71, she wants to have […]

Arlen Specter, Stand-up Comic?

by Smitty NBC10 Philadelphia: The longtime Pennsylvania senator performed stand-up at an open-mic night at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia on Tuesday, continuing a post-politics foray into standup. “I’ve been in comedy now for 30 years,” the former senator told the crowd, reports the Inquirer. Specter took shots at former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, […]

Are You Sure That BHO Would Not Pursue War With Iran, Pamela?

by Smitty From CBS News: A federal judge has signed a default judgment finding Iran, the Taliban and al Qaeda liable in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Judge George Daniels in Manhattan signed the judgment Thursday, a week after hearing testimony in the 10-year-old case. The signed ruling, which he promised last week, came […]

Is BHO’s Re-Election Interest Misplaced?

by Smitty Disagreeing with Andrew Malcom here, emphasis mine: This makes it easier, if not quite inevitable, that Republicans will regain their Senate majority from 2006. Harry Reid’s Senate is now 53-47, counting two independents who caucus with him. So far, eight senators, six of them Dems, have decided to retire instead of facing this […]

Red At CHWAC Doesn’t Get The Class Warfare Joke

by Smitty Caught Him With A Corndog posts about Princess Pelosi’s Hawaii trip: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, who served as Speaker of the House and is now head of the House minority, is once again spending her Christmas at the exotic Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu in Kona on the island of Hawaii. […]

E. J. Dionne Gets His Winston Smith On

by Smitty Sweet, sweet NewSpeak. How thou makest the truth to reek. And those blindest Who’d their past seek. Dionne’s column is masterful. Wander through the professional-grade propaganda has E. J. denounces the GOP candidates. A taste: The GOP is engaged in a wholesale effort to redefine the government help that Americans take for granted […]

Prayer For The Egyptian Christians

by Smitty Christianity seems to make one a punching bag in the Middle East in general, and Egypt in particular: Under US and international law, growing numbers of Egyptian Christians will qualify as refugees if these conditions continue to worsen. For Americans, the persecution of religious believes in other countries is more than a foreign […]

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