Neocon Matthew Continetti, an associate editor of The Weakly Standard, is asked if he’s capable of holding a gun. I say he isn’t. I’m not the first one to notice that the War Party’s intellectual Myrmidons are not exactly Conan-esque type figures, but this little twinkie takes the cake: His arguments —that we have a volunteer military, after all, and his … [Read More]

I like the title of the new anti-Giuliani website put up by the International Union of Fire-fighters: Rudy Giuliani, Urban Legend. Here is Rudy going around the country, posturing as “America’s Mayor” and milking the 9/11 terrorist attacks for all they’re worth—and now we have the New York City fire-fighters puncturing his hot-air balloon with facts: facts, for one, about how … [Read More]

He’s the conscience of the Republican party, or, at least, of its conservative wing – a reminder of the good old days, when being a right-wing GOPer meant never having to say you voted to raise taxes, or to increase the size of Big Government. When it meant a prudential foreign policy, rather than a Jacobin one rooted in recklessness. Rep. … [Read More]

The Pod Man is appointed “senior foreign policy advisor” to Benito Giuliani, but rumor has it that Poddy accepted the appointment only on the condition that he be allowed to push the button when the first Mafioso to inhabit the White House orders the attack on Iran, as per Poddy’s advice:  [Read More]

The smug look on George Stephanopoulos’ face when he told Ron Paul that he’d be willing to bet his last dollar the Good Doctor has no chance of winning the GOP presidential nomination says all we need to know about our ruling elites and political gatekeepers, who have already decided who’s a winner and who’s a loser a year before the … [Read More]

I had to laugh out loud when I read this on LRC: “Boston Herald: Ron Paul Is ‘Genuine and Optimistic’ “Posted by Lew Rockwell at July 9, 2007 12:40 PM “Unlike Thompson the thespian and Romney the dog-abuser. Here‘s the paper’s report (and thanks to Peter Collins).” Lew has such a way with words. The Boston Herald piece he links to … [Read More]

If you aren’t cleanshaven, you might think twice before flying into Not-So-Merrie-Old England: “Metallica singer James Hetfield was investigated by UK airport officials who believed he was a terrorist this week, it has been claimed. The star was barred entry to Luton airport on Thursday and questioned by staff who were concerned about his appearance. Fears that Hetfield might be involved … [Read More]

Following the surprising announcement that Ron Paul is third in terms of fundraising this quarter, comes the news that the Cobb country GOP, the biggest Republican organization in Georgia, held a straw poll in which Ron came in second. Here’s how the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported it: “Year after year, the Fourth of July gathering by the Cobb County GOP is one … [Read More]

ABC News reports Ron Paul is third in the fundraising race, with “an impressive $2.4 million in cash on hand after raising an equal amount during the second quarter, putting him ahead of one-time Republican frontrunner John McCain, who reported this week he has only $2 million in the bank.” This is significant in that McCain represents the War Party in … [Read More]

I see that Manuel Noriega is due for release soon, at least that’s what the Federal Bureau of Prisons web site says. It’s always so hard for prisoners to make the transition from prison life to “real” life, especially when we consider the employment prospects of ex-cons, which are not good. Perhaps the Bush administration can use Senor Noriega’s “talents”—crushing opposition, … [Read More]