The Other McCain

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

Charlie Crist’s Buddy Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer Faces Felony Charges

Breaking news: The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has been arrested for allegedly running a scam bilking money from the party. The Florida Department of Law enforcement took Jim Greer into custody Wednesday at his Orlando-area home. The 47-year-old has been charged with six counts of organized scheme to defraud, four counts […]

Obama-Endorsed Rep. Hank Johnson to Participate in Segregated Forum? UPDATE: Johnson Will Not Attend

UPDATE 3 p.m. ET: Da Tech Guy reports that Rep. Hank Johnson’s office says the congressman will not attend tonight’s “Newsmakers Live” forum due to a scheduling conflict. PREVIOUSLY (11:55 a.m. ET): When Dan Riehl told me about this I couldn’t believe it, but it’s apparently true: Georgia Republican congressional candidate Liz Carter was told […]

Q. How Do You Know That Guatemalan Sinkhole Is Not In The US?

by Smitty (h/t Fausta) A. No monetary contributions: In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

Barber Makes AL-2 GOP Runoff

Tea Party candidate Rick Barber was outspent 7-to-1 by the GOP establishment’s choice Martha Roby in Alabama’s 2nd District Republican primary but was able to force the Montgomery councilwoman to a runoff. Roby got 48 percent in Tuesday’s primary — less than the majority needed to avoid a July 13 runoff — while Barber got 28 percent […]

Bush? Homewrecker? That’s Just Sick

by Smitty Powers at Malkin points to CBS News and Sally Quinn blaming the 2000 election loss as a negative impact on their marriage. If there is shred #1 of truth to Wikipedia’s stating that Al Gore is a Baptist, then the reasons for the separation are between them and the Almighty. Were I to […]

Douchebag Blogger Will Folks Claims That He’s a Victim of ‘Smear Campaign’

The guy who has spent two years spreading salacious rumors about his former employer has taken to recording private phone conversations and claiming that supporters of Nikki Haley are waging a “smear campaign” against him. A Sullivanesque irony-deficient lack of self-awareness? Whatever. Dan Riehl interprets Will Folks’ latest eruption to mean that the douchebag has […]

Second Half of the ‘W’?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 113 points Friday, having lost 1,181 points (10%) since its recent peak of 11,205 on April 26, and 4,069 points (29%) below its historic high of 14,093 on Oct. 12, 2007. For the past two weeks, the Dow has been struggling to stay above the 10,000 level. To close below that […]

Douchebag Coalition Wants FCC to Regulate ‘Hate Speech’ in New Media

We await the federal bureaucracy’s ruling on whether “douchebag” constitutes hate speech: Over thirty organizations want the Federal Communications Commission to open up a probe on “hate speech” and “misinformation” in media. “Hate has developed as a profit-model for syndicated radio and cable television programs masquerading as ‘news’,” they wrote to the FCC . . . […]

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