The Other McCain

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

Everybody’s Talking 2012

Instapundit had an uncharacteristically long post about the 2012 Republican presidential field, my favorite reaction being Professor Stephen Clark’s remark: “Rove and Krauthammer amuse me with their response to Herman Cain. Since when has it become self-evident that a man with the professional accomplishments of Herman Cain is unfit to hold the office of President […]

2012 Candidates Not Named ‘Herman’

It’s kinda been all-Herman, all-the-time here lately, so let me update you on what’s going on with the non-Hermans: Democrats are running attack ads against Mitt Romney in South Carolina. Exactly why Democrats would be monkeying around in a GOP primary is an interesting question. (Hat-tip: Ann Althouse.) America braces for the onset of T-Paw Fever: Tim […]

Schwarzenegger, Babies and Bathwater

Image by Irony Curtain, IOwnTheWorld.com “Arnold Schwarzenegger has disappointed all of those who put their faith in males, Republicans, politicians or all any combination of the above.” — Red State Gal, Death by 10,000 Papercuts That’s rather over-generalizing, isn’t it? Surely, somewhere in America, there must be at least one male Republican politician who hasn’t spawned […]

VIDEO: Iowa Loves Herman Cain

This 4-minute video features an interview by Lynda Waddington of the Iowa Independent. But never mind that part: Pay attention to the enthusiastic reaction Herman Cain generates from the grassroots GOP in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: You see what I’m talking about? People love this guy. He is a people person. And that makes a huge […]

Newt Gingrich to Democrats: ‘Hey, No Fair Quoting What I Said on National TV!’

“Any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood, because I have said publicly those words were inaccurate and unfortunate.” — Newt Gingrich, in Fox News interview Tuesday UPDATE: Oh, this is classic: Newt’s spokesman Rick Tyler calls Gingrich’s critics “sheep,” whom he accuses of “not wanting to be dropped from the […]

On Media, Money and Membership

“Since 2003, Soros has spent more than $48 million funding media properties, including the infrastructure of news — journalism schools, investigative journalism and even industry organizations.” — Dan Gainor, Vice President for Business and Culture, Media Research Center Did Mitt Romney Mention That He Can Raise $10.25 Million in Eight Hours? — New York magazine […]

Newtmania: Not Happening

Ed Morrissey writes up a blogger conference call that Newt Gingrich held today, as does Philip Klein at the Examiner: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, speaking on a Tuesday conference call held to respond to his controversial comments about Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget, said that he didn’t go into his interview with NBC’s David Gregory […]

The New N-Word: ‘Food Stamps’

According to David Gregory of NBC News, it is “coded racially-tinged language” to mention the increased use of food stamps under President Obama’s economic agenda: “You want to be a country that creates food stamps, in which case frankly Obama’s is an enormous success. The most successful food stamp president in American history. Or do […]

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