The Other McCain

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

Alan Colmes Is A Dumb [Maher], But You Already Knew That

by Smitty Why is it that Republicans tend to favor policies that reduce voter registration, while Democrats do the opposite? The Texas House passed a bill, supported by Governor Rick Perry…requiring photo ID, and it is likely to hurt minority voter turnout. Once upon a time, I used to think there was some sincere argument […]

Does Mitt Romney Agree With Bill Maher?

In case you missed it, hate-filled HBO “star” Bill Maher one-upped his own most tasteless anti-Palin slurs: Question: Has Mitt Romney ever spoken out forcefully in Gov. Palin’s defense? Because some people have noticed the crickets chirping: Joseph Fein, a party insider from the Los Angeles area, said some people feel they can’t trust Romney. […]

California GOP: Falling Down

“After LA lost the aerospace industry during the Clinton Administration, we lost a half million aerospace workers, voters and donors.” — former California GOP Chairman Shawn Steel That quote reminded me of the 1993 movie Falling Down starring Michael Douglas as a laid-off Los Angeles aerospace engineer trying to make sense of a world falling […]

Virginia: Jamie Radtke For U.S. Senate? George Allen Had Better Guard His Six

by Smitty Though only a Virginian for the past twelve years, it’s hard to avoid a passion for the country if you spend much time in the Commonwealth. Patriotic radiation coming from Mount Vernon, perhaps. It comes as no surprise, therefore, to see someone like Jamie Radtke appear on the scene and command attention. Waking […]

Note To Tim Pawlenty: Ladd Ehlinger

by Smitty SOL/Puffington Host reports that Governor Pawlenty has retained some Canuck named Baiano to improve the cut of his jib: Lucas Baiano, a 23-year-old former Hillary Clinton supporter, is Canadian-born and dresses in perfectly-starched white shirts, slim-fitting sports jackets and tight designer jeans. His job is to make Pawlenty appear larger than life. And […]

Media Decides to Be the Decider

So, after a couple hours offline, I return to the computer, check Memorandum, and see headlines like these: Palin trails Sheen with independents  Trump torches GOP presidential field  Pence: Boehner will ‘denounce’ Tea Party critics in GOP  What’s going on here is that (a) the liberal media are once again trying to tell the Republican […]

Two Michigan Democrats Face Felony Charges in Fake ‘Tea Party’ Ballot Fraud

Not just a scam, but an inept scam: Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November’s ballot. . . . Former Oakland County Democratic Chair Mike McGuinness and former Democratic Operations Director Jason Bauer […]

Define ‘Hate Group’

Also, define “secretly funneled,” because I’m having a little trouble with Josh Dorner’s Think Progress headline: Newt Gingrich Secretly Funneled $350,000 To Anti-Gay Hate Groups Last Year Except, of course, that there wasn’t anything “secret” about the “funneling”: It was duly reported as required by law and, as Think Progress itself notes, Gingrich was outspoken […]

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