The Other McCain

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

I Want To Agree With James Joyner, But I Fear He Shot Us Both Down

by Smitty Emphasis mine on James Joyner in The Atlantic: The Republican Party needs a new message on foreign policy that is true to the conservative principles of the base and yet has a broad appeal to the American public. It so happens that one already exists, has a proven track record of electoral success, […]

The Left’s Race Baiting Is Bewildering If You Argue Rationally

by Smitty A taste of Jonah Goldberg in the New York Post Racial slander is like duct tape: There’s no limit to what you can do with it. But can you imagine how much worse it will get if Republicans actually do reach out to black community (as they should)? One of the points of […]

Carefully Worded Thanks

by Smitty It is Robert Jensen’s good fortune to be blatantly, thoroughly, categorically wrong, lest somebody go all self-fulfilling prophecy on him, and drag the stinking carcass of his bogus ideas in the direction of reality: Forget all that turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, today should be a day of fasting and atonement for American […]

Whittle Channels Kipling

by Smitty Ah, the cultural recovery effort: Can the natural rhythm of excellent poetry overcome the lack of a rap beat? Update: thanks, Instapundit!

Turkey Breasts Are A Safe Alternative

by Smitty In this blog’s relentless quest for safety consciousness, we’d like to remind you on this Thanksgiving holiday that too much of a good thing can be fatal: Man Escapes Death After Wife Tried To Suffocate Him By Motorboating His Face With Her 38DD Breasts I note that the original story is German, where […]

Thankfulness Is A Habit

by Smitty Last night at church we reviewed Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation. Those who wish to “bicker and argue over who killed who” in the recent election may benefit from a stroll in Lincoln’s boots, as he hoists himself from seemingly overwhelming carnage in the Civil War (north of 45k Americans killed/wounded/missing at Gettysburg alone […]

Rhetorical Physics

by Smitty If U discuss Ds’ 80 yr old free stuff strategy, Ds say UR racist & estab Rs say UR mean & divisive. This is pure insanity. #tcot #p2 #war — Matthew Vadum (@vadum) November 19, 2012   More fully: “If you discuss Democrat’s 80 year old ‘free stuff’ strategy, Democrats say you’re racist, […]

Harry Reid’s Benghazi Cover-Up

Now that we know for a fact that President Obama deliberately deceived Americans about the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi — remember, the president promised to “get to the bottom of it” — now the Senate Majority Leader does his part to suppress the ugly truth: If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid […]

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