The Other McCain

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

The Politics of Dumb

In a Twitter exchange with Steve Ertelt of Lifenews.com — who has called on Todd Akin to step aside — I made this point: There is a price to be paid for pandering and dumbing down: You attract stupid voters — and stupid candidates. There are people who claim that Todd Akin is not irremediably stupid. […]

Top Missouri Republicans Call for Akin to Quit Senate Race; He Says He’s Staying In

Statement issued from the office of Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and endorsed by former Missouri Republican senators John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, John Danforth, and Jim Talent:  “We do not believe it serves the national interest for Congressman Todd Akin to stay in this race. The issues at stake are too big, and this election is […]

Is The U.S. Dollar Raaaaacist?

by Smitty Given the working definition of raaaaacism as ‘defying Obama’, one may be forced into an affirmative response: The trend is for Romney fundraising to increase, whereas Obama’s appears to have crested. Power Line notes: “Not only that, [Romney’s] advantage will be increased by what seems to be a more efficient–i.e., cheaper–campaign operation.” Whereas #OccupyResoluteDesk’s […]

Objectively, Todd Akin Is Doomed

Got offline for a few hours during which, among other things, I discussed the Todd Akin situation by phone with a couple of people. A point I made: This isn’t “Macaca” — it’s not as if the Left ginned up a controversy over a ridiculous bit of nothing. And another point: Compared to this, Trent Lott’s […]

Report: Republican Todd Akin Will Withdraw From Missouri Senate Race

Ace of Spades reports that both Erick Erickson and Richard Grinnell are saying on Twitter that Akin will exit the campaign. The furor over Akin’s remarks about “legitimate rape” — as Michelle Malkin calls it, “The Todd Akin Mess” — currently accounts for the top 23 threads on Memeorandum. UPDATE: This horrible botch can be blamed […]

When the Truth Goes Viral

‘Occupy the Truth’ rally in Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2012 Photo by Pat Dooley (Hat-tip: Instapundit) Iowahawk’s observation — “Paul Ryan represents Obama’s most horrifying nightmare: math” — is well on its way to becoming world famous, and may yet become the final epitaph on Obama’s presidency. As I remarked Thursday: If voters can be made to […]

@PaulRyanVP and Math Continue to Represent Obama’s Worst Nightmare

BEAVERBROOK, Ohio Liberals continue their Brer-Rabbit-and-the-Briar-Patch act about the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate, endeavoring to convince Republicans that the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman is somehow a liability to the GOP. Don’t believe it for a minute. Having seen the massive crowds at the Romney-Ryan rally in Manassas, Virginia, having seen Mitt […]

Paul Ryan: ‘I Like My Skyline Five Ways’

Paul Ryan speaks at his alma mater, Miami (Ohio) University, Aug. 15, 2012 DAYTON, Ohio Paul Ryan “made news” yesterday, as they say, by declaring that he and Mitt Romney are ready to debate Medicare with Obama: “We want this debate, we need this debate, and we will win this debate.” That line is quoted […]

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