The Other McCain

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Short Quiz: ‘Who Is She, And Why Is She Not In Congress??’

by Smitty . . .those were the questions posed by YouTube commenter westedinburgh concerning this 30 June 2012 clip from the Americans for Prosperity event in Sterling, VA. Answers: (a) She is Kate Obenshain, of Young America’s Foundation and frequent Fox News commenter. (b) Well, her delivery is kinda muddled. Underneath all of the spin […]

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dick Morris Thinks ObamaCare, Tim Kaine, And ObamaNomics Are Swell

by Smitty Oh, wait: make that ‘Swill‘. First day, new ears. Yesterday morning I took in the Americans for Prosperity event over in Sterling, up the road from Dulles Airport. Dick Morris was the marquee speaker. If you have only time for one clip, Watch The Last One. In the background of these, raising a […]

Is VA Gov. McDonnell’s Regent U. Thesis An Example?

by Smitty Instapundit: Have you noticed that the Dems keep coming up with some sure-fire talking point, and then the people on the right take it, turn it around, and then just keep hammering it until the Dems beg for mercy? Or, anyway, start trying to change the subject. Ed Driscoll on Twitter last night: […]

A) They’re Just Bloggers.
B) A Thousand Word Screed’s No Biggie.
C) New Media Is Just Some Fad.

by Smitty Q. Why does the Virginia GOP continue to spurn people like just a conservative girl, to its detriment? So I wasted well over two hours of my time and have no tickets to the debate. When I got back home I sent the following email to the Chairman: I am writing to tell […]

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Cites Virginia Ultrasound Law in Fundraising E-Mail

The chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee cites an “atrocious” new Virginia law requiring ultrasounds prior to abortions as an attack on “women’s rights” in a fundraising e-mail sent to Democratic donors today. “There are still 450 other bills on birth control and abortion in state legislatures across the country,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Florida) […]

Not-Mitt Protest Vote Registered In VA

by Smitty The Virginia GOP needs a personality transplant. 400 years on into the existence of the state, we have a GOP so sclerotic as to serve up one vote with a choice of two candidates. I was the only one in the room, and outnumbered 6:1 by poll workers. Way to excite people about […]

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran, Beta-Male Fascist

by Smitty “Barack Obama wants politicians and bureaucrats to control America’s entire medical system,” reads an ad posted at the Clarendon Metro station in Arlington. “Go to hell Barack.” Here is a photo of the ‘offending’ ad: If I were to criticize the ad, I’d say the last sentence is too short. Suggested expanded text: […]

Radtke To Issa: WTF, IRS?

by Smitty To summarize Radtke, “Why The Flagellation?“: U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke has asked the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to launch a formal investigation into abusive actions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) toward Tea Party and Patriot organizations. On Friday, Radtke sent a letter to Congressman Darrell […]

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