The Other McCain

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

Bye-Bye, Bardella

For reasons previously explained, the press secretary for Rep. Darrell Issa was in an untenable position and has now been fired for it: House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired Kurt Bardella, one of Capitol Hill’s top press secretaries, after he provided e-mailed correspondence with other journalists to New York Times reporter […]

Ruh-Roh

This is bad news any way you slice it: Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the powerful Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has launched an inquiry into whether spokesman Kurt Bardella improperly shared e-mails from other reporters with a New York Times reporter writing a book on Washington’s political culture, POLITICO has learned. Bardella […]

Herman Cain Wins Phoenix Straw Poll

Gathering momentum: Which Republican should become the next president? Herman Cain, according to a number of Tea Party activists gathered at a weekend summit in Phoenix. Cain, a conservative talk show host and former Godfather’s Pizza chief executive, won the American Policy Summit’s presidential live straw poll on Sunday. Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas […]

Palin, Newt, Huck and Cain, Oh My!

Rounding up some 2012 news: Both Doug Brady at Conservatives for Palin and Josh Painter at Texas for Palin liked my reaction to “worthless two-faced backstabbing crapweasel” Frank Bailey. What Bailey has done — trying to cash in with a “tell all” book damaging to his former employer — is a breach of a fundamental […]

‘Wrist Slaps for Everyone’

That’s Allahpundit’s prognosis for the outcome of the “investigation” of University of Wisconsin doctors writing bogus excuses for protesters in Madison: This involves a few individuals out of the nearly 1,300 physicians at UW Health. These UW Health physicians were acting on their own and without the knowledge or approval of UW Health. These charges […]

VIDEO: Herman Cain Behind the Scenes at Wisconsin ‘Stand With Walker’ Rally

Join the online grassroots army at Citizens for Cain. UPDATE: Sen. John Thune announces he won’t run in 2012, because he knows he can’t beat Cain. He doesn’t actually say that, but we know how to read between the lines.

Syracuse Post-Standard Portrays Buerkle as Supporting ‘Massive Budget Cuts’

Freshman Republican Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle is the most vicious, reckless, wild-eyed budget-slasher in American history, according to the largest newspaper in her district. The editors of the Syracuse paper — evidently picking up the “slash-and-burn” theme used by the New York Times — obviously think their readers are idiots who can’t do math. If […]

Wisconsin Updates
HERMAN CAIN VIDEO ADDED

Tea Party activists staged a “Stand With Scott Walker” rally today at the Capitol in Madison. Our man Troglopundit was on the scene and Tweeted that the union goons outnumbered the pro-Walker crowd. But he also Tweets this: Speaker: Know when we got the idea for this rally? Thursday. Thousands of you here! Given the short […]

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