The Other McCain

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

FL-24: Cronyism Has Consequences

Last week, Dan Riehl uncovered a worrisome situation in a Florida GOP primary. With multiple candidates seeking the Republican nomination to take on powerful Democratic incumbent Rep. Suzanne Kosmas in the 24th District, the National Republican Congressional Committee put its thumb on the scales. Dan alleged what would be an obvious conflict of interest: I’ve also been […]

‘Marco Rubio Gets It’ on Israel

That’s from Jennifer Rubin at Commentary, who calls the Florida Republican Senate candidate’s speech yesterday “frankly the best speech on Israel since George W. Bush went to the Knesset.” The text of the speech is online and includes some important points: We are in the midst of an all out, concerted global effort to delegitimize […]

NRA Endorses John McCain, Prompts Outrage Among Membership

 Barbara Espinosa is furious at the NRA sell-out: Yesterday we posted the endorsements U.S. Senate candidate J. D. Hayworth received from former NRA President Bob Corbin and from the Gun Owners of America. Yet the NRA, which has previously referred to John McCain as “one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the […]

I Fail To See How Twitter Can ‘Hurt’
The GOP

by Smitty Dan Riehl seems concerned about the viability of Twitter as a communications channel this Fall, and especially in the 2012 contest. There is a saying among SpecOps guys: ‘Two is one and one is none.’ Going into the 2010 and 2012 contests without a multi-channel comms plan for GOTV efforts will be roughly […]

URGENT: Florida Threatened By Digusting Toxic Brown Slime

No, not the BP oil spill. I’m talking about Charlie Crist: Charlie Crist (I) . . . . . 37% Marco Rubio (R) . . . . 37% Kendrick Meek (D) . . 15% That corrupt perma-tanned two-faced backstabber has pulled even, and Rasmusen Reports finds that a majority of those senile geezers in the Sunshine State have […]

Tweet From Nikki’s Husband; UPDATE: Video of Larry ‘Magic’ Marchant

Pretty simple, really: UPDATE: And here is Larry Marchant’s interview with WCBD-TV: “I spent the night with Ms. Haley, and we had sexual relations. We had sex . . . We had several drinks, we went to dinner, we went to a couple bars, we were with a lot of people — you know, it […]

VIDEO: Haley vs. Bauer

From WCSC-TV: Hat-tip: Sorenkay on Twitter. For those arriving late at this bizarre story, my thumbnail synopsis at The American Spectator: Republican politics in South Carolina has been a rough sport since the era of the legendary Lee Atwater, but the dirty games have descended to a new low in the past 10 days. On May 24, […]

Obama-Endorsed Rep. Hank Johnson to Participate in Segregated Forum? UPDATE: Johnson Will Not Attend

UPDATE 3 p.m. ET: Da Tech Guy reports that Rep. Hank Johnson’s office says the congressman will not attend tonight’s “Newsmakers Live” forum due to a scheduling conflict. PREVIOUSLY (11:55 a.m. ET): When Dan Riehl told me about this I couldn’t believe it, but it’s apparently true: Georgia Republican congressional candidate Liz Carter was told […]

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