The Other McCain

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

HOLY FREAKING CRAP: Video Shows Massive Tornado in Tuscaloosa AL

I’m told that 32 people have been reported killed by the storms in Alabama today. Here’s video of one of them: UPDATE: Here’s more video of tornados — and some weird clouds near the tornado — in Cullman: UPDATE II: The New York Times reports: A powerful tornado stretching a mile wide tore through downtown […]

Wretched, Tortured Souls

“I start to ask myself how many people do I sit near at work that have a ticker attached to a stick of dynamite somewhere inside their wretched, tortured soul. One guy I know has a combative ex-wife and a messed up kid who hit puberty and has seemingly taken to questioning why he should […]

‘I Applied to the CIA But …’

Remember when I told you about Elizabeth Spiers, the famous blogger who just became editor-in-chief of the New York Observer? When I sent that post to Professor Glenn Reynolds, he sent me back an e-mail informing me that Spiers is from — wait for it — Wetumpka, Alabama. Maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised that […]

Pensions, Bankruptcy . . . and Racism?

Instapundit links to a New York Times story about the failure of the pension plan for municipal workers in Pritchard, Alabama. One thing that intrigued me about the story is something New York Times reporters Michael Cooper and Mary Williams Walsh barely brushed up against, the elephant in the room, race: The situation in Prichard […]

Alabama Democrats to Barack Obama: ‘Hey, Thanks for Killing Our Party!’

Alabama’s leading political columnist summarizes the near-total destruction: Both our U.S. Senators are Republicans and after November we only have one Democrat in our seven member congressional delegation. . . . With Dr. Robert Bentley’s election as our 53rd governor we have now voted for a Republican for governor in six of the last seven contests. […]

And Let Me Add, ‘Roll, Tide!’

Bemoaning the likelihood that Republicans will win their current battle with Democrats over extending the Bush tax cuts, progressive blogger David Kurtz reaches for an interesting analogy: It reminds me of the line attributed to the old football coach Bum Phillips, speaking about the legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant: “He can take his’n and […]

I Blame Nick Saban

Out-coached. That is all.

Dale Peterson Brings The Ooo-Rah

by Smitty (h/t Andrew Ian Dodge) This smacks of a Ladd Ehlinger outing: Go, Dale Peterson!

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