The Other McCain

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

We Can Haz #PartyLikeIts1992?

Smitty I was doing some gags in the wee hours on Twitter, as one does when the one-year old has a 2AM wake-up: #Trumplebrags “I may have Mini-Cthluhu riding on my head, but I swear I’ve got it under control.” @RiepTide1999 @midnight — IGotOverMachoGrande (@smitty_one_each) June 17, 2015 “Over Macho Grande? I’ll *totally* build a […]

Mataconis Brings The Accidental Funny

by Smitty I’ve enjoyed banter with His Dougness for years. He’s certainly a prolific blogger, makes a lot of good points, and has the annoying tendency to gauge the realpolitik of a situation with a cynically accurate eye. That is, I don’t agree with him much, but credit where due: he’s got a professional’s eye […]

Fundraising Idea: RINO Scalps

by Smitty via Hot Air USA Today: “The grass roots in Arizona want McCain to retire or be replaced by a conservative in the primary next year,” said Ken Cuccinelli, the former Virginia attorney general who now is president of the Senate Conservatives Fund. Glad that Cuccinelli continues to do the good work of recovering […]

Rick Santorum on Tolerance

He spoke Monday at George Washington University: “The only sensitivity training we need is to respect every person. . . . Tolerance is the most misused word in the English language. . . . Should a gay or lesbian-owned printshop have to print signs for the Westboro Baptists that say ‘God hates fags’? . . […]

Fernando To Her Majesty: “Dahling, You Look Mahvelous”

by Smitty Apparently, somebody missed the local Thronesniffers Anonymous meeting: Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic Party’s nominee, and she will win the 2016 election. When you analyze the objective conditions of the Republican Party today and most likely over the next two years and compare them to Clinton’s strengths, it’s hard not to make […]

Liberal Feature; Conservative Bug

by Smitty Asymmetries seem to abound these days: Already Walker has been dogged by alleged improprieties regarding campaign finance laws during the recall campaign and a lack of transparency as county executive “This is a guy who has literally been in elective office his entire adult life,” said a strategist for one rival campaign. “He […]

Sympathy For The Prodigal Chief Justice

by Smitty That leaves Chief Justice John Roberts, who was uncharacteristically quiet. If I had to guess, Roberts is less than pleased to find this political hot potato back in the lap of a court he devoutly wants the public to see as nonpartisan. Further, having been identified, and assailed by conservatives, as the late-deciding […]

Elections Have Consequences, But Not “Consequences” Consequences, You Revanchist Tea Party Short-Bussers!

by Smitty Just a side note in a Hot Air post, . . .Republicans in the Senate have been pressing for the interpretation of a rules governing budgetary reconciliation that would allow the upper chamber to pass a full repeal of [ObamaCare] with a simple majority vote rather than with the support of 60 Senators […]

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