Guy Smith | December 13, 2009
To the victor go the spoils, until such time as spoiled children set fire to the booty.
Like dysfunction siblings, San Francisco cannot be fully understood without occasionally examining near-by Berkeley, or as we locals commonly refer to the joint, Bizerkley. A volcanic center of free speech and psychedelic dissension in the 1960s, Berkeley has [...]
Guy Smith | December 7, 2009
One of the omniscient news services today paraded photographs of all Tiger Woods’ alleged paramours. Aside from Tiger’s apparently endless sexual appetite, we can see that he has great taste in women. All were stunning, which shows what a nice smile and a billion dollars in the bank can buy you (well, what [...]
Guy Smith | December 5, 2009
economist, n. An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.
When a politician tells you that targeted government spending will revive an economy, grab your wallet and your shotgun.
When Obama’s economic experts (if I may abuse the phrase) said last spring that His stimulus plan was targeted, I saw [...]
Guy Smith | December 1, 2009
faith, n. Tactical truth avoidance.
As a writer and political junkie, I stand amused, bemused, offended and (very) occasionally amazed at the way my language is manipulated, manhandled and forcefully deflowered. Politicians – the world’s original liars – have desensitized me to all the common linguistic spin cycles, and it is a cold, cold day [...]
