The Other McCain

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

Gingrich Campaign ‘Imploding’ in Iowa; Ron Paul Leads; Rick Santorum Gains

Newt Gingrich’s campaign in Iowa is “rapidly imploding,” according to the latest poll, as the former House Speaker has tumbled to third place and Ron Paul has moved into the lead in the Hawkeye State, with Mitt Romney in second place just two weeks before the crucial Jan. 3 caucuses. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum moved into a three-way […]

Republican Fascism And Raaaaacism

by Smitty Yet another superb Bill Whittle outing: Now that you have a clear idea of the historical basis for ‘fascism’, here goes Larry Johnson: The core of conservatism is the belief in the inalienable rights of the individual and the limits imposed on Federal power in order to protect and preserve those rights. But […]

You See, Mr. Paul, History Does Not Support Scientific Experiments

by Smitty The Australian reports that RUSSIA seized today a consignment of the radioactive isotope Sodium-22 at a Moscow airport from a passenger who was to travel on a flight to Tehran, the customs service said. “Tests showed that the Sodium-22 could only have been obtained as the result of the work of a nuclear […]

Jeffrey Lord vs. the Paulistas

Driving back today from picking up my twin sons at college — today was the last day of final exams in their first semester — I heard my American Spectator colleague Jeffrey Lord on Sean Hannity’s radio show talking about his war against Ron Paul’s supporters. It makes my head hurt to think about it, […]

Ace of Spades Really Hates Ron Paul, Endorses Re-Election of Barack Obama

“I heretofore state I will not support, or vote for, Ron Paul, under any circumstances whatsoever. “That’s where I’m coming from. Under no circumstances whatsoever will I vote for this reactionary, anti-semitic peacenik ‘We brought 9/11 ourselves’ pacifist Chomskyite crank. “And I’ll say it: I will, yes, be amenable to Barack Obama being re-elected under […]

What Other Alternatives Exist For Getting Off Of Fiat Money?

by Smitty Ron Paul on money sounds so lucid: You know your current course is financially suicidal. Those who say otherwise are the ones who are culpable for the current mess. So, if not Ron Paul’s ideas, and not the status quo, then what? via Tyler Durden

Ron Paul Still A Few Foreign Policy Briefs Behind, But Tempering His Rhetoric

by Smitty Via Political Class Dismissed, we have Ron Paul on Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer, born under FDR and who has been with CBS since, shag me, I was born. Schieffer sounds his age, and tries to go after Paul on the usual foreign policy topics. Interestingly, Paul tempers his opinions on questions […]

Ouch! New Poll Shows Perry at 7% in Iowa

The headline on the Des Moines Register story is “Herman Cain, Mitt Romney lead new Iowa Poll,” but when you break down the numbers, the really shocking result is farther down: Herman Cain …………………. 23% Mitt Romney ………………….. 22% Ron Paul ……………………….. 13% Michele Bachmann ………….. 8% Rick Perry ………………… 7% Newt Gingrich …………………. 7% Rick […]

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