The Other McCain

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

Could Scott Brown Kill The Frank’n’Dodd Wall Street Reform?

by Smitty (via The Corner) Reuters reports: Brown’s possible defection from the bill increases the chance of a successful Republican filibuster this time unless Democratic leaders can find another vote. Democrats control 57 seats in the Senate and Republicans 41. Two independents usually vote with the Democrats. It takes 60 votes to end a filibuster. […]

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: New Rick Barber Campaign Ad Invokes Slavery

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alabama Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Rick Barber: A source close to the campaign asked my opinion of the ad, and all I could say was, “You’re going to get heat, but you’re going to get light, too.” The GOP primary runoff is July 13, and Barber is a Tea […]

FL-24: Cronyism Has Consequences

Last week, Dan Riehl uncovered a worrisome situation in a Florida GOP primary. With multiple candidates seeking the Republican nomination to take on powerful Democratic incumbent Rep. Suzanne Kosmas in the 24th District, the National Republican Congressional Committee put its thumb on the scales. Dan alleged what would be an obvious conflict of interest: I’ve also been […]

Rep. Bob Etheridge: ‘Who Are You?’

A Democrat in a Republican-leaning North Carolina District, Etheridge was leaving a fundraiser with Nancy Pelosi when two college kids with a video camera asked him a simple question: “Do you fully support the Obama agenda?” Madcap hijinks ensued: A “macaca” moment for the Democrat. His Republican challenger is Renee Ellmers. UPDATE: Department of Unflattering […]

VIDEO: FL-20 Republican Debate; Taxes, Herpes and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Javier Manjarres at the Shark Tank got video of this weekend’s debate, but first let me give you some background:  Florida’s 20th District (parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, including Fort Lauderdale) has been controlled by Democrats since the district was created following the 1990 Census. In 2004, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was elected with 70 percent of the vote. One of […]

Yankees Invade Georgia — Again!

Da Tech Guy is on the prowl this week near my hometown of Atlanta, but I made him promise to leave his matches in Massachusetts.  Of course, Atlanta’s been utterly overrun with Yankees in the past few decades — I blame air-conditioning, interstate highways and Hartsfield Airport — and it figures that the first person Da […]

Does Congress Know What It’s Doing?

A Rasmussen poll finds that seven out of 10 likely voters said “nuh-uh” when asked, “How confident are you that Congress knows what it’s doing when it comes to addressing the country’s current economic problems?” Of those surveyed, 29% said, “Not very confident,” while 43% said “Not at all confident.” (Evidently, “Are you freaking kidding […]

VIDEO: A Mosque at Ground Zero?

Another great ad from Alabama, this one from 2nd District Republican candidate Rick Barber: Excerpts: “We weren’t attack by a nation. We weren’t attacked by ‘terror.’ We were attacked by Islamic jihadists. . . . Jihad threatens our freedom, our families and our way of life. . . . Islamic jihadist pose a clear and […]

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