The Other McCain

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

Iowa Republican Party Finally Admits That Rick Santorum Won Jan. 3 Caucuses

CHARLESTON, S.C. Few things in this long and frequently shabby campaign season have been more shabby than the Iowa GOP’s mishandling of the results of their first-in-the-nation caucuses. The state party mistakenly named Mitt Romney the winner on Jan. 3 and, when the final certified tally this week showed that Rick Santorum actually won, Iowa […]

Rick Santorum Crashes Blog Bash, Impresses Conservative New Media

Rick Santorum answers questions at Blog Bash party Friday in Charleston, S.C. At left is Alice Linahan, who arranged his attendance at the event. CHARLESTON, S.C. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made a surprise appearance Friday night at an invitation-only party for conservative New Media, drinking beer, eating pizza and taking questions from bloggers and […]

Who the Hell Does Newt Think He Is?

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. Monday night in the spin room after the Fox News debate in Myrtle Beach, I had the opportunity to score a brief interview with Rick Santorum’s campaign manager Mike Biundo, which included this exchange: RSM: A lot of people in the media are trying to play this up as Mitt versus Newt. […]

Greetings from Charleston!

CHARLESTON, S.C. Thirteen-year-old Jefferson and I were rolling leisurely south from Myrtle Beach on U.S. 17 — past pines and palmettos and live oaks draped in Spanish moss — when a black SUV passed us and I did a double take. I’d gotten just a quick glimpse at the driver as he passed, but my […]

How Low Will They Go? This Low.

Rick and Karen Santorum greet supporters in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jan. 16, 2012 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. I just got through covering Rick Santorum’s speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition event here. Afterwards, Senator Santorum, his wife Karen and their four oldest children — Elizabeth, John, Daniel and Sarah — greeted supporters here for tonight’s […]

My Son, the C-SPAN Star

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. When we attended Rick Santorum’s town-hall event in Florence yesterday, the C-SPAN “Road to the White House” crew was there. After we got back to the hotel, they were replaying it on C-SPAN. My 13-year-old son Jefferson saw himself on TV and said, “Millions of women are going to see this!” So […]

Santorum in S.C. Says Obama Views America as a ‘Mistake,’ Divides Nation

MYRTLE BEACH. S.C. President Obama sees America’s transformational role in world history as a “mistake,” Rick Santorum said this morning at a gathering of Christian conservative activists. The founding principles of limited government permit people “to pursue their dreams, to provide for themselves and build strong families and communities and build a great country, as [Alexis] […]

Romney Leads by 21 Points in S.C.?

Carolina RINOs? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party’s nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. . . . The poll showed 37 percent of South Carolina Republican voters back Romney. Congressman […]

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