The Other McCain

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

#AttackWatch! Hey, @AttackWatch: This ‘Downfall’ Video Looks Like #tcot Hate

Both inevitable and obligatory: The laughable failure of AttackWatch.com is a result of the internal logic of the Left: When you believe your politics is an expression of your own moral and intellectual superiority, it logically follows that your opposition is both evil and stupid. While the assumption of right-wing evil is perhaps still unrefuted, we have […]

Barry Manilow, Paulista

Maybe he’s the one who’s been trolling the comments at Hot Air: “I like him. I like what he says, I do. I like what he says. I think he’s solid,” said Manilow, who confirmed to TheDC in an interview at the Capitol on Thursday that he contributed to Paul’s last campaign for president. “I […]

Democrats Discover the SCOAMF Factor

“The Democratic Party’s rare loss of a congressional seat in its urban heartland Tuesday, accompanied by a blowout defeat in a Nevada special election, marked the latest in a string of demoralizing setbacks that threatened to deepen the party’s crisis of confidence and raise concerns about President Barack Obama’s political fortunes. . . . In […]

NY-9: Turner Time?
UPDATE: ‘I See Dead Voters!’
UPDATE: GOP’S TURNER WINS!

UPDATE 12:08 a.m. ET: ASSOCIATED PRESS DECLARES REPUBLICAN BOB TURNER THE WINNER IN NEW YORK’S 9TH DISTRICT! UPDATE 12:13 a.m. ET: While AP has called it for Turner, Democrat Dave Weprin has not yet conceded: Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by […]

The Prisoner on Flight 1884

The National Affairs Desk, 4 p.m., Sept. 13, 2011 “Shortly after the election-night returns [in the 1972 Florida Democratic primary] showed Muskie hopelessly mired in fourth place behind Wallace, Humphrey, and Jackson, the Man from Maine called an emergency staff meeting and announced he was quitting the race. This stirred up a certain amount of […]

No Time for Final Wisdom in Tampa

TV satellite trucks in front of Monday night’s debate venue. TAMPA, Fla. My flight boards at 11:30 a.m. for the return flight home, and so there’s no time now for any elaborate explanation of what happened here during the CNN/Tea Party Express debate. Here’s a quick survey of headlines at Memeorandum: Perry Wears a Bull’s-Eye […]

Sunshine State Spin

Rick Santorum talks to the press after Monday’s debate. TAMPA, Fla. No debate is complete without the post-debate spin, and here are a few photos and videos of the action in the “Spin Room” after last night’s debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a “spinner” for Rick Perry, is swarmed by media. Tea […]

CNN/TEA PARTY EXPRESS DEBATE

TAMPA, Fla. Greetings from the Florida State Fairgrounds where we’re about to get under way with the CNN/Tea Party Express debate. UPDATE 9:52 p.m. ET: Herman Cain: “I’d bring a sense of humor to the White House, because America is too uptight.” And that’s it! LET THE SPIN BEGIN! UPDATE 9:50 p.m. ET: Ron Paul […]

« go back — keep looking »