The Other McCain

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

Guess Who’s Having a Party?

Ann Marie Buerkle, that’s who. You will recall that, when Pete Da Tech Guy and I visited NY-25 in mid-October, a new poll showed the Republican challenger trailing Democratic incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei by 13 points. I ended my Oct. 18 American Spectator column with a quote from Buerkle’s speech to her supporters in the village of Clyde, N.Y., telling them what […]

‘The Weekly Sarah Palin Segment . . .’

“. . . in which the impression is given that the whole of conservatism is encapsulated in this one glorious woman.” Instead, he would perhaps have us believe, the whole of conservatism is encapsulated in Charles Krauthammer’s brain. It is not Krauthammer’s fault that the media are obsessed with presidential politics. It is not Krauthammer’s […]

‘Year of the Pro-Life Woman’

Press release: Today, the Susan B. Anthony List celebrated the election of the eighth pro-life woman U.S. Representative in the 112th Congress and a major upset in Ann Marie Buerkle’s defeat of pro-abortion incumbent Dan Maffei. “Ann Marie Buerkle’s win is historic for women, the unborn and New York’s 25th Congressional District,” SBA List President […]

Can You Say ‘Mandate’?

Sam Foster at American Thinker does the math on the 242-seat GOP House majority and his colleague Bill Zwerger adds about the NY-25 race: The vindication for the NY Tea Party comes from the fact that Mr. Maffei was a true-blue, Obama supporting, Pelosi controlled liberal, who showed a great deal of disdain to any constituents […]

Democrats in Disarray

One of the best things about stomping Democrats is to watch their predictably laughable reactions when they lose. Howie Klein at Down With Tyranny has devoted enormous effort to compiling a sort of conspiracy theory: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is CORRUPT! Because they’re hiring CONSULTANTS! And for all we know, he’s right. But let’s […]

If You Ever Feel Discouraged . . .

. . . think about Ann Marie Buerkle’s victory in NY-25. She is now six weeks away from being a member of Congress, but what about six weeks ago? It was Sunday, Oct. 17, and Pete Da Tech Guy and I were driving on our way to cover the Buerkle campaign, when I got a call from […]

DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen: 2010 ‘Could Have Been Worse’ for Democrats

Talk about not getting it, this douchebag still wants to play class-warfare on taxes: Van Hollen said that Democrats – who maintain control of the House through the end of the year, including during the lame-duck session where the expiring tax cuts will be considered – continue to back the president’s commitment to allow tax cuts for […]

NY-25: Maffei Concedes, Buerkle Wins

Got the good news via the Lonely Conservative, who got it from Robert Harding’s Tweet. With last night’s concession in TX-27, Buerkle’s win puts the incoming GOP House majority at 242 seats. A 4 p.m. press conference is scheduled. UPDATE: Auburn (N.Y.) Citizen: Maffei issued a statement this afternoon thanking the residents of the 25th […]

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