The Other McCain

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

And Her Name Is ‘Quackenbush’

You need a laugh? I need a laugh. And we are therefore grateful to an erstwhile “rising star” in New York Democratic Party politics: Albany County District Attorney David Soares today acknowledged a longstanding intimate relationship with a junior female staffer whose siblings have been prosecuted on multiple occasions by his office. Soares, 42, said he […]

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran, Civil Servant

by Smitty That is, for ‘Civil’ means ‘Selfish’, along with ‘Overlord’ values of ‘Servant’. Remember when your retirement investments did a face plant during the 2008 election season? Here is a brief tidbit from Throw Them All Out by Peter Schweizer. Chapter 2. Crisis For All, Opportunity For Some (emphasis original) On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, […]

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran Appreciates Him Some Real Nice Assets

by Smitty Via email from Patrick Murray, Peter Schweizer drops the dime on ‘Gentleman’ Jim, the large-looming lickspittle at 3:10                                      90. Trades. In. A. Day? This helps explain the following, seemingly innocuous remark by ‘Gentleman’ Jim from just last month: You can’t acquire financial security through earned income today; the only way you do […]

The ‘Go-Away’ Money Game

Washington, D.C., has a very rigorous “employment rights” regime, as opposed to, say, Floyd County, Georgia, where I had been working before I joined the staff of The Washington Times in 1997. And the sense of entitled grievance-mongering fostered by “employment rights” was profoundly harmful to the workplace environment. Specific examples? Yeah, sure, I could […]

HERMAN CAIN PRESS CONFERENCE UPDATE: Video, Headlines, Reaction

UPDATE 6:05 p.m. ET: The Lonely Conservative has video: UPDATE 6:51 p.m.: A quick sample of major media headlines: Herman Cain: I’d take lie detector test to rebut Sharon Bialek claims — CBS News Cain on dropping out of presidential race: ‘Ain’t going to happen’ — Daily Caller Cain denies harassment claims — USA Today […]

‘Unwanted Advances’

On Fox News this morning, Martha MacCallum interviewed The Accuser, who characterized Herman Cain’s behavior toward her as “unwanted advances,” rather than “sexual harassment.” Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com Professor Jacobson has said that Cain is accused of “attempted adultery” and, without regard for whether we believe The Accuser or not, it is important to […]

GLORIA ALLRED PRESS CONFERENCE WITH NEW HERMAN CAIN ACCUSER UPDATE: VIDEO, HEADLINES ADDED UPDATE II: CAIN CAMPAIGN: ‘ALL ALLEGATIONS … COMPLETELY FALSE’

UPDATE 3:18 p.m. ET: Video via Nice Deb: A quick sample of headlines: Woman: Herman Cain put hand up my skirt — USA Today Herman Cain and Sharon Bialek: How it came about — Washington Post Cain accuser says candidate groped her in 1997 — CNN UPDATE 3:35 p.m. ET: The Anchoress speaks: The MSM […]

PJM’s Pollock Publishes First Specific Account of Cain Harassment Charge UPDATE: PJM Makes Corrections

Hat-tip to Ace of Spades and congratulations to Richard Pollock at PJM for finally getting the specifics on the record: Both sources, one male and one female, worked at the time — mid-1990s — for the governmental affairs department of the National Restaurant Association, as did the woman. According to both sources, Mr. Cain and […]

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