Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Moral Manslaughter

Guy Smith | March 28, 2010

“Stipulated that it is illegal to kill your congressman,” Bill began using his typical cynical grin and creepy, sinister tone.  “But is it immoral?”
I keep Bill as a friend because he forces me to think, often in extremely unpleasant ways.  If you ever meet Bill I encourage you to discuss religion, politics or philosophy, but [...]

Bloody Mess

Guy Smith | March 21, 2010

One well plagiarized line is that there are three forms of homicide: felonious, justifiable and meritorious.
I fear the latter will be enacted upon one of more congress critters in the coming months.
Poll after poll shows that better than 50% of Americans oppose the insurance castration proposal being voted upon tonight.  Somewhere south of 35% want [...]

States of Intoxication

Guy Smith | March 17, 2010

Monthly, Men’s Health magazine tallies cites by a certain attribute, ranking the 100 largest bergs in America.
This month, it is booze and Men’s Health statisticians have obviously been drinking themselves.
Foremost is the fact that Boston somehow bottomed the list, allegedly less alcoholic than Colorado Springs.  A city littered with Irish who long suffered [...]

Journal-less

Guy Smith | March 15, 2010

Everybody is the media.
Like any ecosystem, the media cannot be destroyed, but it does evolve.  Subjective are all opinions if new ecosystems are preferable to older ones (for example, would Greenland prefer to be green again, as when it was first discovered).  Bacteria thriving in a cesspool might well object to humans adding disinfectant.
Likewise with [...]

Divine Degeneration

Guy Smith | March 12, 2010

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.  What does this say about God?