The Other McCain

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

VIDEO: ‘You’re Gonna Pay’

The radical punk-rock anthem of our age: Via Powerline — anybody want to transcribe the lyrics in the comments? UPDATE: Thanks to the commenter who transcribed the first verse: Old people grumblin’ ’bout funded medications Subsidized housing in the capital of the nation 3 trillion dollar deficit on top of 15 trillion dollar debt Bullet […]

‘Too Many Times, Married Men Think They’re Still Single …’

“. . . that has caused many a good girl to go wrong.” There’s a story behind that 1952 country classic. Earlier that year, Hank Thompson had released his No. 1 hit, “The Wild Side of Life,” the chorus of which begins, “I never knew God made honky tonk angels.” In reply, and using the […]

Official #WeinerGate Theme Song

(Hat-tip: Ladd Ehlinger Jr.)

I’m Not Certain That Robbie Is Offensive To Feminists

by Smitty . . .but I do sympathize with his plight. Minor language alert. Loose f-bomb early on.

Easter Joe: God Is Crying

by Smitty On Easter, one envisions God crying tears of joy at the completed redemption of creation. Suffering bites. When it produces something as joyous as the victory over sin and death we celebrate at Easter, well, that is the centerpiece of human history, no? Even the Common Era folks confess this, however grudgingly. A […]

Preview of Our Sound After Stacy, Wombat and I Drop Out of Blogging and Form a Band

by Smitty We might even have to steal the name, too. I thought these guys had had a Wikipedia page, telling you that they’re a bunch of Aussie surf bums who drag in to play from time to time. Now they’ve dwindled to a mere mention here. Saw them about 13 years ago at a […]

The Savage Young

My hometown friend George Hall occasionally used to say he’d like to start a band called “The Savage Young.” George and I had both been caught up in the second wave of Beatlemania that swept over teenagedom in the middle and late 1970s, years after the Beatles had broken up, and a lot of us […]

Rush: ‘Cut To The Chase,’ a Tea Party Rallying Cry

by Smitty After about a half-hour outage, the network pipe seemed stable enough to grab some tuneage off of Amazon. Rush’s 1993 Counterparts has this essential cut. No matter how deep the rot revealed inside the Beltway, there just isn’t any excuse to give in to despair. You may be right, It’s all a waste […]

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