The Other McCain

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

#ILikeObamaCare

by Smitty A fairly raucous hash tag game broke out on Twitter. It really brings out my snarky side. If you’ve a Twitter account, give me a re-Tweet. IowaHawk also notes that the farce has infected FaceBook. I don’t think the traditional propaganda means are translating so well into the Information Age.

Did Bain Own Computer Associates?

by Smitty A fuzzy memory of Mitt’s days as a pitchman for Computer Associates came to mind: Romney is a timeless fellow. Hasn’t changed a bit since he cut that “How much software do you want to buy?” ad. Politics, software: it’s all sales to a businessman, no?  There was one where the sales dude […]

A Dry Shot Of Ott

by Smitty

Axis Of Socially Inept

by Smitty It must get awful lonely up there in Burri-land: Although Paco now denies it, his investigation clearly shows the ascendancy of The Axis of Cheesehead above that of the now passe Axis of Fedora. Passé? Really? Look at the photo at the link above. Quite the dude party you’ve got going there. Now […]

Great Excuses For Blogus Interruptus

by Smitty It doesn’t get much better than: “I was being attacked by the World’s Youngest Blogger”.

The Chevy Volt Was A Positive Experience That Enhanced My Self-Esteem

by Smitty I, for one, rejoice at the emotional lift derived by our good POTUS thanks to the Chevy Volt. Not everyone can experience the joy of being a corporate executive; fewer still, the historical immortality of being POTUS. Don’t they just go together like peanut butter and chocolate? And now, #OccupyResoluteDesk must get back […]

The SNL Lin-sanity Sketch

by Smitty Ace was on about the Asian-American Journalists Association taking themselves way too seriously. Commenter #9, rockmom, pointed out that SNL had doen this. The idea that you just treat people respectfully, apologize when confusion arises, and graciously forgive those who step on your toes a bit just seems lost. I guess that was […]

Scott Ott Brings The Funny: Skim Scum From Your Dim Sum

by Smitty

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