The Other McCain

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

Fear and Loathing in Romneyland

Herman Cain tour bus at the American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, Michigan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, Michigan Shortly after I arrived at Rick Santorum’s Michigan state headquarters in Troy yesterday evening, I was talking to one of his campaign workers, Joe Cella, when a volunteer walked in and said, “Hey, Herman Cain’s doing […]

Romney: Is Class Warfare Off The Table For My Campaign? Why, No: H–E–Double Pitchforks, No.

by Smitty Shapiro over at Big Government: Shapiro’s transcript needs a little editing. Romney does not drop the F-bomb. Romney says ‘current share’, not ‘fair share’. Is Romney making a dive for the middle prior to the election, a la #OccupyResoluteDesk? Absolutely. Can we expect a hard left rudder from Romney after a victory, like […]

New TV Ad Quotes Mitt Romney

This will probably be denounced as an “unfair attack,” given that Romney’s entire campaign has been about avoiding his own record: In a press release, Rick Santorum campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley said: “Since Mitt Romney refuses to talk about his own liberal record, we figured we’d show people what Mitt Romney says about Mitt Romney. We wanted […]

Have the Deciders Decided? Examining the Post-Debate Examinations

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio This morning, I woke up and switched on Fox & Friends and watched them bring on Mitt Romney’s proxy Chris Christie to lead the 8 a.m. hour. Steve Doocy’s first question to Christie — this is from memory, but close enough to an exact quote that I’ll put it inside quotation marks — […]

Satan Angered by New Poll Showing Santorum Ahead 34%-18% in Wisconsin

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Stopped in here at McDonald’s and got online to discover that Satan’s plan to destroy America is now the top story in the country. This is why neutral objective journalist George Stephanopoulos interviewed neutral objective Mitt Romney supporter Chris Christie about the urgently relevant Satan issue today. Stephanopoulos and Christie: What a team, […]

Romney’s Money Problems — and Mine

Yesterday, I put up a post with this headline: Campaign Cash Shows Unsustainable ‘Burn Rate’ for Romney and Gingrich  What I didn’t realize at the time was that Nate Silver of the New York Times had made the same point yesterday morning: Mitt Romney raised slightly more than his Republican rivals in January. His campaign […]

Franklin County, Ohio, GOP E-Mail Encourages Volunteers for Romney

When I was first told about this, I could scarcely believe it, but the e-mail was forwarded to me by an Ohio Republican: From: Doug Preisse and Brad Sinnott Date: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Subject: Volunteer Opportunities for Mitt Romney To: [Redacted] Dear Fellow Republican, We here at the Franklin County Republican Party are committed […]

Campaign Cash Shows Unsustainable ‘Burn Rate’ for Romney and Gingrich

Why is Rick Santorum surging in national polls and leading in key primary states? A big part of the explanation is that, during the long months when he campaigned relentlessly despite low poll numbers and a lack of major media attention, Santorum’s operation developed a resourcefulness that his rivals don’t have. Necessity is the mother […]

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