The Other McCain

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

George Will: *sigh*

by Smitty (h/t Power Line) Paul at Power Line links George Will’s latest Real Clear Politics column, where he musters only the most grudging recognition for Sarah Palin. Last night at the CPAC Presidential banquet, George Will was in top form attacking the Left, and the concept of making the American people dependent on the […]

VIDEO: Stacy McCain Interviews Randy Altschuler Of NY-1

by Smitty Stacy McCain interviews Randy Altschuler of New York’s 1st Congressional District. Randy is a businessman seeking to save the country in general, and New York in particular, from doctrinaire liberalism. This blog wishes good fortune on Randy’s efforts.

VIDEO: Stacy McCain Interviews Doug Hoffman At CPAC

by Smitty Stacy McCain checks in with Doug Hoffman of NY-23, who falls tragically short of giving Stacy the big scoop about an announcement to occur next week that is ‘nominally undecided’, concerning Doug’s future. We rather hope that Doug retains the non-command of political double-speak, the refreshing modesty, and the honest approach to challenges.

A Couple of Nifty Sites

by Smitty You come to CPAC to meet people. Last night at the dinner I was seated with the guys from the GI Film festival. Getting to have movies that don’t suck is an important part of reclaiming the country from the clutches of Progressivism. Before the dinner, at the reception, I ran into a […]

Among The Best CPAC Blogs

by Smitty I’m thoroughly enjoying hanging around with Da Tech Guy. What a gentleman’s gentleman. He is thoroughly committed to ensuring that the tip jar hitters who got him to DC for CPAC are getting maximum bang for the buck. Do take a moment and check out his CPAC coverage, as well as the rest […]

CPAC Day 1.1: Your Blog Dollars at Work

While contributions to The Other McCain tip jar are neither charitable, nor non-profit nor tax-deductible, we do accomplish certain humanitarian goals at CPAC. Little Miss Attila enjoys an extra-dry martini — with Tangueray gin — courtesy of yours truly. We were joined in the lobby bar of the fabulous Marriott Wardman Park Hotel by Sean […]

CPAC: Pamela Geller And Robert Spencer Strike Again

by Smitty In the Rock Star Blogger pantheon, few exceed Pamela and Robert for lasting impact. It’s one thing to carve out a blog, and quite another to do something like bring Geert Wilders to CPAC 2009. What do these two do for an encore? The Freedom Defense Initiative. This blog in particular looks forward […]

CPAC: Items On The Horizon from Mattera the Online Tax Revolt

by Smitty At lunch today with Jason Mattera, who took enough time off from afflicting the comfortably elected to write a book During lunch, we had a visit from Kevin M., with a press release for the Online Tax Revolt, which is purportedly live today. According to the hard copy press release I was given, […]

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