The Other McCain

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

Good News, Bad News

Mitt Romney calls Rick Santorum and says, “Rick, I’ve got good news for you, and I’ve got bad news for you. Which do you want to hear first?” Santorum says, “Well, gosh, Mitt, I just quit the race, and I’m still kinda bummed out. Guess I could use the good news first.” Romney says, “OK, you’ll be […]

Don’t Tell Michael Zak

by Smitty . . .but Leno had a genuinely funny tee-hee-hee on you-know-who. If the Grand Old Partisan finds out, I could be in deep Krugman.

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Foreboding Gloom Pervades Vanuatu

“After having destroyed every conservative that came on the scene, you can’t say ‘You have to line up behind me.’ No, no, no. Conservatives are not going to jump until they hear where Governor Romney wants to take everybody.” — Richard Viguerie, veteran conservative leader “I still think Mitt’s electability is a myth and a […]

Our Double-Secret Strategy To Ensure GOP Triumph

by Smitty While I haven’t been as deep in the tank for any candidate as the marquee name on this blog, I have been consistent in my disdain for Ol’ Willard Mitt. In that spirit, I dared say on Twitter: This earned me a stern note from Michael Zak, whose book Back to Basics for […]

‘Most Beautiful Woman in Canada’ Is …

. . . kind of like “conservative Republican from Massaschusetts.”   Jenna Talackova is accepted as a woman for the same reason some accept Mitt Romney as a conservative: Because Donald Trump said so! The similarities don’t end there: Jenna also used to have a “flip-flopper” problem. Now she’s got an “enthusiasm gap.” Some women […]

North Dakota GOP Screws Over Santorum

I’d heard some talk about this: Evidently, the pro-Romney leadership of the North Dakota Republican Party rigged their state convention so that, despite the fact that Mitt Romney came in third in the March 6 caucuses, he got most of the delegates. The Right Scoop has this video: (Hat-tip: Richard McEnroe on Twitter.) The amazing […]

Framing the Narrative: Using Evangelicals as Hook for MSM ‘Mormon Mitt’ Meme

“You watch, they’re going to throw the Mormon church at him like you can’t believe.” — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, April 3 Just a quick follow-up on last night’s post about the the predictable emergence of an anti-Mormon message in the MSM, which they held back until they thought Mitt Romney was really “inevitable”: A lot of […]

Ain’t I Done Told Ya So? (Part II)

“If Romney gets the nomination and we reach late September with Romney leading the polls, what do you think the Democrat-Media Complex will do? Whatever It Takes to Win, sweetheart. “Can’t you see the five-part New York Times series on the history of Mormonism? Can’t you see Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News and David […]

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