Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Tehran Rosie

Guy Smith | March 30, 2007

Rosie O’Donnell, a woman (if I may use the term loosely) opined that the detention of British sailors captured by Iran in disputed territorial waters was a modern Gulf of Tonkin Incident. She/it implies that the entire episode was contrived by the British and/or Americans to escalate war in the region.
Ludicrous false claims are part [...]

Sentimenal Cynic

Guy Smith | March 26, 2007

She looked deep into my eyes
Proclaimed me a sentimental cynic
She thinks I have a complex soul
But I’m really just schizophrenic

Mass. Murder

Guy Smith | March 24, 2007

Hail and praise to Massachusetts, a state that has tried everything to eradicate private firearm ownership, allegedly to contain violence.  They have, if nothing else, demonstrated what criminologists refer to as “substitution of means.”
The news brings a tale of one Mass Resident, Mark Benoit, who murdered his wife and daughter.  Early rumors claim that old Mark failed [...]

Cancer and Concern

Guy Smith | March 23, 2007

Compassion is a hallmark of humanity.  Thus I received mixed messages from presidential candidate John Edwards on the news that his wife’s cancer has metastasized into her bones.
Liz is to be commended for bravery and continuing to work on John’s campaign despite a diagnosis that is statistically dismal.  Cancer survivors all note that you cannot [...]

D.C. Citizens Beware!

Guy Smith | March 19, 2007

I had a moment to spelunk through the the dissenting opinion in Parker v. District of Columbia, whereby the local handgun ban was declared constitutionally void.  Justice Henderson, while rambling somewhat aimlessly in her missive, made the following footnote:
I have not overlooked the language in United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez … to the effect that “the [...]