The Other McCain

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

So, When Ginsburg Retires. . .

by Smitty (h/t The Corner) Thanks to Lindsey Graham’s latest abdication of courage, the decay of the SCOTUS into a bowl of Progressive mush continues apace. NRO points to an NYT article on the Christian Legal Society suit against Hastings Law School, and Justice Ginsburg’s argument, that is truly disquieting: Part of the irony of […]

A Contrary Take On That Hypothetical McCain ’08 Victory

by Smitty (via Insty) The Daily Caller highlights a Quinnipiac poll finding a plurality believe the country would have been better off if John McCain had beaten Mr. Obama in 2008 It’s all counter-factual. While unemployment might be lower, budget deficits would certainly be lower, and several trees would likely have been spared being turned […]

For Eric Alterman:

by Smitty (h/t Bluegrass Pundit) Fostering National Recovery Finds Normal Reaganites Fighting Nasty Revanchists

Blog Hardware Update

by Smitty At The Other McCain, our relentless struggle for world conquest has always been distracted by shiny things that can improve our blog-fu. You may already know that this blog is hosted by Silver Logic, who may be worth considering if you’re escaping the Blogger ghetto (NTTAWWT). For a reasonable price, I scored a […]

Another Department Of Agriculture Point

by Smitty Da Tech Guy floats the question about the NAACP crowd’s reaction to blatant racism. What about questions of the mission of the USDA? As you read Wikipedia, it seems that maybe the USDA is one of those oufits which may have made some sense in a pre-Information Age, but whose functions probably ought […]

Ensuring Those Pawns Have Something To Get Off Their Chess

by Smitty Jennifer Rubin has a great take on a WaPo immigration reform article: Because, you see, if he passed a bill, the issue would go away. And then Hispanics wouldn’t be mad at the GOP. It is quite a buried lede. The story here is not as the Post’s headline reads: “Republican immigration position […]

Politizoid Takes On Charlie Crist

by Smitty ( via Kathryn Jean Lopez) Not bad, but there is real opportunity to build here: Crist in Wonderland Episode 1 from RightChange on Vimeo.

Tactics And Strategy Are Peanut Butter And Chocolate

by Smitty Ramesh Ponnuru makes one of those points you ignore at your peril: the GOP’s been a cheerfuly party to Progressive over-reach this last century. It’s that the fiscal future of the country does not turn on grants to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. We ought to be pressuring Republicans on the right issues. […]

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