The Other McCain

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

‘Two Nationally Known GOP Insiders’

Thus does Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post describe Nelson Warfield and Curt Anderson, who have been brought aboard Team Perry in a campaign overhaul. Another money quote: Perry’s original staff seemed not to appreciate that running for president was a fundamentally different task than running for reelection in a deep red state. No duh. […]

Karl Rove Decides Popular Guy Leading All the Polls Can’t Possibly Win Election

Just about the time Herman Cain pulls ahead in the Real Clear Politics average — and is leading by double digits in Iowa  — the Architect goes on Fox News to denounce Cain as “not up to the task“: Remember that Karl is the guy who engineered George Bush’s landslide victory, by a margin of […]

Voorhees Announces Late Entry to 2012 GOP Field; Huntsman Reportedly Worried

T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII hears the call: “With the President vulnerable and so many sensible government contracts at stake, they have persuaded me that the GOP electorate is yearning for the one voice in our party brave enough to consistently stand athwart the Tea Party lunacy. And, with the entire current Republican field variably […]

‘Controversy’ Over: National Right to Life Vouches for Cain’s Pro-Life Bona Fides

We should consider the abortion kerfuffle kicked off by the Piers Morgan interview Wednesday as being decisively ended now: The National Right to Life Committee is today [Friday] vouching for Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s bona fides, saying the businessman who is considered by many to be the current GOP frontrunner is pro-life. … “Herman Cain’s pro-life,” […]

Frank Lasee: Conservative Seeks to Bring Wisconsin Reform Message to U.S. Senate

“Let’s Get Wisconsin Working Again” was the winning message that helped elect Frank Lasee to a state senate seat in Wisconsin last fall, and he was part of the conservative Republican majority that pushed through reform legislation and balanced the budget under Gov. Scott Walker. A veteran legislator with a business background, first elected to […]

‘Mysterious’ Attack on Herman Cain?

Yeah, it’s really mysterious, IYKWIMAITYD: Herman Cain was the target of a mysterious attack Saturday night when leaflets targeting the Republican presidential frontrunner were left on car windows outside the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s fall banquet in Des Moines. The leaflets, one of which was left on the car of a reporter, accuse Cain […]

The Cain Campaign in Iowa

Last week, an ABC News crew got video of Herman Cain’s Iowa campaign office in Urbandale seemingly empty. Duane Lester of All-American Blogger interviewed Lisa Lockwood, communication director of Cain’s Iowa campaign, at this weekend’s Iowa Faith & Freedom Forum: Duane vows to visit the Urbandale office of the Cain campaign next week. Meanwhile, as […]

Nevada Sets Caucus Date for Feb. 4, Averting December Primary in N.H.

Florida set off a predictable chain reaction by jumping its primary to Jan. 31, and one consequence was the threat by New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner to move that state’s primary to as early as Dec. 6. The problem was that Iowa had moved its caucuses (originally scheduled Feb. 6) to Jan. 3, […]

« go back — keep looking »