The Other McCain

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

You Haters! Stop Questioning Gay Actor’s Claim of ‘MAGA’ Hate Crime in Chicago

    When it was reported Tuesday that a gay black actor had been the target of an alleged hate crime in Chicago (“‘Empire’ Star Jussie Smollett Tells Cops His Attackers Shouted ‘MAGA Country’,” TMZ, Jan. 29), there were obvious reasons for skepticism, as Michelle Malkin explained: Question: How many racist, homophobic menaces wander around […]

Rule 5 Sunday: The Kessler Twins

— compiled by Wombat-socho This week, a blast from the past: Anne & Ellen Kessler, twin sisters who studied dance in East Germany before escaping to the West with their parents in 1954. From there, they made quite a name for themselves in Germany and Italy, appearing in a lot of movies and eventually being […]

George Will: Apologist For Tyranny?

by Smitty I remember reading Will back in the day and feeling edified. He has wandered far in his dotage, first embracing Her Majesty against Trump, and now coming out against Brexit. A June 2016 referendum endorsed (52 percent to 48 percent) exiting the EU. Implementing this has, however, become messier than anyone, especially voters, […]

Step Back From The Wall And Consider

by Smitty This urinary struggle over pocket change is a proxy for impeachment. Giving up the on wall is essentially giving up on both the next two years, and any hope of reelection. “We the People” had the temerity to assert that the first three words of the Constitution are worth more — I Came; […]

The “Character” Issue II: More Personality

by Smitty I’d linked both Jonah Goldberg and Roger Kimball the other day, coming as they did when the . . .carefully constructed, pre-planned, pre-scheduled, and pre-organized public op-ed by incoming Senator Mitt Romney was deployed in the Washington Post… for those who have watched McConnell work; we knew exactly who orchestrated it and why. […]

Ah, The “Character” Issue

by Smitty Bruce Campbell’s political doppelgänger opened the pie hole in the WaPo. One is instantly reminded why we didn’t really want this gasbag in 2012, and why his loss to #OccupiedResoluteDesk surprised no one outside of Utah: The world needs American leadership, and it is in America’s interest to provide it. A world led […]

[AykroydVoice] Jonah, You Ignorant (Something Like ‘Unrecoverable Twit’) [/AykroydVoice]

by Smitty In defense of Goldberg, he’s writing for the LA Times, so the readers want to hear Yet Another Trump-is-the-wurst Spleen Dump. “The Trump presidency will end poorly because character is destiny.“ Step back and face the broader problem, Jonah: our government seems to stagger from crisis to crisis, with everything hinging on just […]

Late Night With In The Mailbox: 11.29.18

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: When You Realize A Lot Of #NeverTrumpers Are Looking For Money From The Left, It All Makes Sense Twitchy: What? Ted Cruz Wasn’t Told To “F*ck Off” After Asking To Be On Nine Inch Nails Guest List? Louder With Crowder: Alexandria Occasional Cortex Claims She’s An American […]

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