Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Cutter Up

Guy Smith | August 4, 2008

I spent the morning rubbing shoulders with politicians and other disreputable characters.
Normally an amputation without anesthesia would be preferable, but in this case I was enjoying the commissioning of the new Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf.
This ex-cowboy ended up in the company of unsavory elected ruffians by virtue of having grown-up with the Bertholf’s captain and [...]

Nano Jello

Guy Smith | August 3, 2008

Is Obama nano-thin or jello?
I spent an enjoyable hour chatting with my childhood chum and painfully funny fellow Chris Muir, creator and chief instigator of the Day By Day Cartoon. We share an insatiable appetite for politics and bashing anyone remotely disingenuous.
So naturally we talked a long time about Barack Obama.
I betray no secret [...]

Beyond Banishment

Guy Smith | August 2, 2008

Evidently San Francisco is populated entirely by children.
Adults appear to be in short supply given the paternalistic exuberance of the city’s Board of Supervisors. The sups suffer under the odd delusion that they have acquired the power to control the lives of adults and free commerce to boot. Routinely, the Board of Supervisors [...]