Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Mexican Statistical Standoff

Guy Smith | April 5, 2011

If irony and serendipity married, they would take up residence in Washington D.C. to have oodles of congenial company.
Today’s example of how coincidence comically collides comes in part from the Clueless California Caliph, Senator Dianne Feinstein.  After a small handful of occasionally antique American firearms were found in Mexico, Dianne declared “It is unacceptable [...]

Capper Caper?

Guy Smith | February 3, 2011

The old Silicon Valley adage goes “If it ain’t broke, break it.”
We may be witnessing a branch of the federal government creating crime where it virtually did not exist, all for political reasons.  In the past year several politicians and a Mexican president complained that American civilian firearms were being used by drug cartels.  A [...]

Mexican Muskets

Guy Smith | January 27, 2011

“Hey, Aarif.  Toss twenty crates of those Russian AK-47’s in with the next heroin shipment.”
The Russians left a lot of fully-automatic (machine guns for the newbies) AK-47’s behind in Afghanistan.  News reports note that you can buy them on the streets of Kabul for $150.  Deep discounts when buying in bulk.  Same for various rocket [...]

Presidential Peril

Guy Smith | November 19, 2010

Sailors know to look for storms on the horizon.  It is a survival tactic and one that tells them when hatches require battening or when to read last rites.
Today’s world is covered in storm clouds and the American captain is incompetent to sail out the approaching swells.
America will always have enemies, primarily because the history [...]

French Inflation

Guy Smith | November 1, 2010

In France it is a crime to display contempt towards a public servant.  In America it is a pastime and blood sport.

Sans humour, non?

Not long ago a female politician confused the words for expanding the money supply with a form of oral gratification, which is understandable since they both lead to inflation.  During an interview, [...]