The Other McCain

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

It’s a Small World, After All

BOSTON — I called a source tonight to see if there had been any developments with Marty Lamb‘s campaign in the 3rd District. Well, yes, Mark Levin had mentioned the campaign and Howie Carr had interviewed Marty and — the latest news — there was this mention from a certain nationally known conservative columnist: Rep. Jim […]

Democrat Jim McGovern: ‘Silly’ to Blame Him for ‘Constitution Is Wrong’ Gaffe

BOSTON — After last night’s debate gaffe in Shrewsbury — when Jim McGovern said, “I think the Constitution is wrong” — it was to be expected that the 3rd District Democrat would try to spin his way out of it: Last night, I had a slip of the tongue. While answering a question about the awful Supreme […]

Fishersville Mike Sends Out The Righteous Brothers For Barney

by Smitty Very, very well played sir. SEAN BIELAT for U.S. CONGRESS

Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern Says, ‘I Think the Constitution Is Wrong’

BOSTON — Tonight in a debate at Shrewsbury High School, Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern shocked the audience when he declared, “I think the Constitution is wrong” (0:32): Discussing campaign-finance regulation, and apparently referring to the U.S. Supreme Court’s January Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission ruling, McGovern said: “We have a lousy Supreme Court decision that […]

MA-10 GOP Candidate Jeff Perry Talks About Democrat ‘Smear and Fear’ Attacks

BOSTON — Republican Jeff Perry is leading in the race for the open seat in Massachusetts District 10, vacated by the retirement of Democrat Rep. Bill Delahunt. Perry is state legislator and former police officer, author of a book called My GOP, which explains his Reagan-inspired philosophy.  This is a district that went strongly for […]

Barney Frank’s Self-Created Problem

BOSTON — Scapegoating other people for your problems is a psychological defense mechanism that allows the narcissist to resolve his cognitive dissonance, to wit: “I think I’m wonderful, but not everyone seems to share this perception and I need to distract them (and myself) from evidence that I’m not as wonderful as I’d like everyone to […]

OBAMA COMING TO BOSTON!

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick’s campaign announced today that President Obama will be here Saturday for a fundraiser and public rally at the Hynes Convention Center. Every Tea Party and 9/12 group in Massachusetts is calling for volunteers to greet the president. We remember the turnout in January when Obama came to Boston to campaign […]

Barney Frank’s Pals Fannie and Freddie Helped Cause the Foreclosure Crisis

A very simple question: “[A]ren’t there a lot of seat-warmers at Fannie and Freddie who collect their salaries for the express purpose of reading mortgage documents?” Doug Ross calls our attention to the role of these “government-sponsored entities” in the massive screw-up of mortgage paperwork that now threatens to freeze the entire U.S. housing market: […]

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