The Other McCain

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

Jonah Goldberg: ‘Cheer Up, The Worst Is Yet To Come’

by Smitty This first seven minutes is stand-up (but good if you’re a fan), so you can skip that if pressed for time: One great quote, I guess due to Charles Murray: “One of the problems with the elite is that it refuses to preach what it practices.” Another crucial point, he calls it a […]

Bill Whittle’s Virtual SOTU: Guns

by Smitty Set aside ~8 minutes and watch this. Then tweet/post/email it around to all who understand the English language. via Instapundit

Of Course It’s Not A Single Dime: It’s Trillions If Dimes

by Smitty President Obama’s humor is so subtle as to be unknown. But he’s kind of a funny guy, if you approach his schtick with a certain diabolical, bloody-minded literalness: AFP has a spending accountability project that is interesting. I wonder, though, if we’re not focusing too much on symptoms, and not the disease here. […]

Thaddeus McCotter Remembers, If Not Honors, Millard Fillmore

by Smitty In one of the biggest Huh? moments of my memory, McCotter went from high-ranking GOP representative and dark horse Presidential hopeful to. . .recovering Congressbum and of Counsel at the Detroit law firm of Ottenwess, Allman & Taweel, PLC. McCotter offers a profile of Millard Fillmore over at Breitbart.com, wherein he performs the […]

‘Corrupt Democrat,’ ‘Obnoxious Feminist’ and Other Phrases to Avoid as Redundant

In all honesty, when you hear the word “feminist,” does anyone think of adjectives like pleasant, cheerful, successful and attractive? No, of course not. You think of adjectives like strident, angry, bitter and ugly. Also, quite often, ridiculous — as illustrated by the deranged mob of strident, angry, bitter, ugly women who showed up for a […]

State Of The Groundhog

by Smitty Feel that refreshing kidney rinse down the back they swear is rain: via BenHowe

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Spin Masters: [Epic Subtitle Goes Here]’ By David Freddoso

by Smitty That the mainstream media is about as useful as a chocolate teapot isn’t news. When the Statism gets hot, the media melts. However, there is room on the bookshelf for a crisply written, well-referenced and indexed summary of just how bad it was in 2012. As time fades, it’s easy to forget that […]

Freedom Works/Tea Party SOTU (P)rebuttals

by Smitty Matt Kibbe has an excellent intro: And the Tea Party rebuttal which I’ll put below the fold in case scaling the embed breaks it:

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