The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

PA-12: Democrats Panicking Over Impending Onslaught of AOSHQ Morons

Did somebody say “panic“? If Nancy Pelosi wasn’t already freaked out by that NRCC internal poll showing that most Democrats in the 12th District don’t even know when the election is, wait until she learns that Tim Burns just received the coveted Ace of Spades Seal of Approval. UPDATE: Life is good: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is […]

This Just In: TWITTER IS NEWS!

Twitter pal Sissy Willis tipped me to a Don Irvine post about a study that found Twitter to be more about news than networking. Which means . . .? You guessed it: RT @SissyWillis TWITTER = NEWS http://bit.ly/bCE0ev [] Which means @Alyssa_Milano = Walter Cronkite? C’mon, Alyssa: Just one re-Tweet is all I’m asking for […]

On Conservative Journalism

Matthew Yglesia is a blogger, not a reporter, at Think Progress — edited by former DNC researcher and Democratic congressional aide Faiz Shakir — which is on the tab of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, which is headed by former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta. Despite these stubborn facts, Yglesias feels entitled to […]

PA12: Tim Burns Debates Pelosi’s BFF

Pennsylvania Republican Tim Burns hammered Democrat Mark Critz in last night’s 12th District debate: “Nancy Pelosi’s not trying so hard to get him elected because he’s a nice guy.” That’s from my buddy Chris Renner, who adds: Critz is not going down without a fight, and the national Democrats are pulling out all the stops […]

Rubes: ‘Hey, Where Are We Going? What’s With The Handbasket?’

by Smitty The Editors at the Puffington Host would be amusing with lesser stakes: Members of President Obama’s deficit commission huddled behind closed doors today despite pleas from the left and right that they hold all their meetings in public. The move only heightens suspicion that rather than forging a national consensus on future spending […]

John Boehner, Defender of Life

At a rooftop reception in downtown D.C. Wednesday evening, House Minority Leader John Boehner received the 2010 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award from Americans United for Life. Boehner, a close friend of the late Rep. Hyde, became very emotional during his remarks accepting the award, as you can see in these video clips. […]

Marco Rubio: You Can Cool Your Heels In The Senate, But Don’t Stop There

by Smitty There is a reason why lesser candidates are wetting themselves at the thought of running against a simple, humble, clear speaker:

Freddie: ‘You Can Fool Yourself. You Can Cheat Until You’re Blind’

by Smitty (h/t the Whip) The country is in the very best of hands, as Insty is fond of noting. Especially when, for example, Freddie Mac unexpectedly finds itself facing a $10.6B loss. Eric Cantor whipped it good: Washington D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement after Freddie Mac […]

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