The Other McCain

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

More Evidence That Scott Brown’s
Surge Has Democrats Spooked

Martha Coakley’s own internal polling reportedly shows her having lost nine points in one week? Rasmussen shows a 2-point race, Coakley 49% and Brown 47% percent among likely voters. Yeah, it’s cold in Massachusetts, but the Democrats are starting to sweat now. Da Tech Guy lives in Massachusetts and just got a pro-Coakley mailer from the state teachers’ union. […]

VIDEO: Scott Brown Reponds to Coakley Attack Ad

Notice how the Republican candidate, standing in his kitchen, depicts the Democrat as part of the “political machine.” In other words, she’s the Establishment, the status quo, and Brown is the embattled underdog taking on The System. And her use of negative ads only reinforces that perception, which is ultimately Brown’s best message. The perception of […]

Who Is Hari Sevugan and Why Is He Trying to Bring Palin to Massachusetts?

Byron York of the Washington Examiner reports that Democratic campaign operative Hari Sevugan is trying to “Palinize” the special Senate election in Massachusetts, where polls show Republican Scott Brown gaining ground on Democrat Martha Coakley: Sevugan directed journalists to his response to the “blatant dodge by the Scott Brown campaign on the issue of whether […]

Scott Brown’s Money-Bomb
Racks Up $1.3 Million in One Day

Impressive results for the Massachusetts Republican seeking the Senate seat formerly occupied for more than a half-century by the Kennedy clan, but not belonging to them by divine right. NTC News has a major aggregation of news on the Massachusetts Senate race. Yesterday was also a pretty good day for the “Send Me to Massachusetts” money-bomb here. Thanks to tip-jar hitters […]

Good News, Bad News

Guy goes to see a psychiatrist and says, “Doctor, you’ve got to help me. I think I’m losing my mind. I’m consumed with jealous rage. I’ve got this insane paranoid fear that my wife is cheating on me.” Doctor says, “Well, the good news is, you’re not crazy . . .” Which is to say, […]

The View Out My Window

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. No, I’m not going the Sully route, and I’m too lazy to upload a photo, but the view out my window tonight is beautiful. It’s a clear night, about 70 degrees outside, and the lights of Los Angeles stretch off in the distance as far as the eye can see. Tuesday night, I crashed […]

Massachusetts Senate: Scott Brown Is Running — and Martha Coakley’s Hiding

Republican Scott Brown‘s Massachusetts Senate campaign is gathering momentum. The Jan. 19 special election is to fill Ted Kennedy’s vacated seat (Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment) and, in heavily Democratic Massachusetts, a GOP victory would be a shocking upset. In addition to the built-in leftward tilt of Massachusetts voters, Brown’s opponent, […]

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