Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Catty Clinton

Guy Smith | February 29, 2008

Some days I feel like a fool. Other days, a genius.
Today I feel like a prophet.
On the day Hillary — our Carpetbagger in Chief — announced her run for the most powerful job on the planet, I predicted her personality would be her demise. She has always scored low in terms of likability [...]

Laudable Libs

Guy Smith | February 27, 2008

I spent the weekend in San Diego in the company of the entire California State Libertarian Party.
No, I was not doing community service.
The Libertarian Party is my favorite party this side of a naked tequila bash with the Hooters Girls. Long ago, while being reluctantly dragged through a gun show (I find most gun [...]

Gary McCoy

Guy Smith | February 22, 2008

I’ve grown fond of Gary McCoy’s cartoon work. His artistic style has great balance (cartooning is tougher than it looks), and he makes statements that hurt oh so good. Pain, after all, is the basis of humor.
A case in point.

Used by special permission of Gary McCoy © 2008
The truth hurts, doesn’t Mrs. Brady. [...]

Brady Buncombe

Guy Smith | February 15, 2008

Whenever there is an episode of gun violence, the regular suspect groups all send an email that amplifies their position on gun control. Some have a degree of sense. SAF sent one after the NIU shooting making the typical and correct point that the shooter knew he would not meet resistance because his [...]

Contrast and Cross-section

Guy Smith | February 14, 2008

The world has lately been watching Berkeley … from afar as one would watch bovine inflicted with “mad cow disease“, also know as rosieodonnellitus.
There has been a public tit-for-tat between anti-war protesters so intellectually bereft that they cannot separate policy makers from soldiers, and chose to protest outside of a Marine Corp recruiting center.
Fair enough. [...]