The Other McCain

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

Charlie Crist Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot

Again. The headline says it all: Crist says he would not scrap Dem health care reform, can’t identify part worth keeping Trying to turn “bipartisan” and “moderate” into a matter of political principle is a losing game, because it means that voters are never really sure where you stand. Crist’s GOP primary opponent Marco Rubio […]

Arizona’s New Motto: The Birther State

Remember last week when John McCain attacked J.D. Hayworth with an ad accusing Hayworth of being a birther? That may actually help Hayworth in the GOP primary, as Paul Craft explains: McCain has vocally opposed the birther movement since his 2008 presidential bid. His renewed criticism of the movement may endear McCain to Arizona moderates […]

Health Care Summit Review: ‘I Laughed,
I Cried, It Was Better Than Cats!’

Rave reviews for Republicans all around, but Allahpundit highlights David Gergen’s review on CNN: “The folks in the White House just must be kicking themselves right now. They thought that coming out of Baltimore when the President went in and was mesmerizing and commanding in front of the House Republicans that he could do that […]

Randy Altschuler: ‘Scrap the Current Legislation . . . and Start Listening’

Press release from a New York GOP congressional candidate: “It’s obvious, the dysfunction in Washington continues. In the end, the healthcare issue will only be solved by common sense, free market solutions, like Tort Reform and the dropping of state barriers on the purchase of Health Insurance. Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid and President Obama need […]

Re-Election ‘Slam Dunk’ for Mikulski?

Just turned this up while researching the Senate race in Maryland, where I live: Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (Md.) has announced her campaign staff for her re-election bid, which is expected to be a slam-dunk for the four-term Democrat. Campaign manager Simone Ward, media consultant Mandy Grunwald and pollster Fred Yang have joined Mikulski’s effort, […]

J.D. Hayworth vs. John McCain

Thanks to Barbara Espinosa at American Freedom for highlighting this issue-by-issue comparison: TAXES John McCain — Opposed the Bush tax cuts. Voted against repealing the Death Tax. The Club for Growth says McCain’s overall record on taxes “is profoundly disturbing and anti-growth.” J.D. Hayworth — Helped to author the Bush tax cuts and supports repealing […]

Another Reason to Support Rick Barber

As if an endorsement from Pamela Geller wasn’t enough, did you know that Rick’s GOP primary opponent voted for a 500% increase in cigarette taxes? An intense debate over how to spend the money erupted Thursday after the Montgomery City Council voted to raise the cigarette tax from 2 cents to 12 cents a pack. The […]

Pamela Geller Loves a U.S. Marine

Which is just one reason why she endorsed Rick Barber: Rick makes reference to America’s founding as a Christian nation, to “the freedoms given to us by God, our Creator.” Pamela offers to lead “Jews for Barber” and refers to what she wrote about Democrats’ “protect the brand” strategy. Yesterday was Rick’s birthday, and there’s a […]

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