The Other McCain

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

VA High Speed Fail

by Smitty The Washington Post points to a $44mil example of why the DC madness must stop: a high-speed rail connection between DC and Richmond? The VRE already has lines going west and south. So, if there is a business case to put in more rail service, then where is the VRE on this? We’re […]

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran Loves The National Labor Relations Board

by Smitty PJ Tatler: The US House has passed HR 2587, the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act. From the National Taxpayers Union: Introduced by Rep. Scott (R-SC), this bill would prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from substituting its judgment for a private employer’s in decisions on how best to manage the employer’s […]

Radtke: Red State’s Erick Erickson Must ‘Set the Record Straight’ After Making ‘Reprehensible’ Accusations Against Her

Conservative blogger Erick Erickson has “propagated a lie” against Virginia Senate candidate Jamie Radtke, she said, insisting that the Red State managing editor must make a “full retraction” and “set the record straight.” “Erick Erickson has created this situation, where he’s called me a drunk and a liar,” Radtke told me in an exclusive interview, […]

Radtke, Red State and Riehl
UPDATE: Radtke Campaign’s Attorney Demands Retraction and Apology
UPDATE: Radtke Denounces ‘Scurrilous Behavior’ by GOP ‘Establishment’

UPDATE 4:50 p.m. ET: Dan Riehl clarifies the timeline and emphasizes: “It’s between the Radtke Campaign and RedState, no matter how some are trying to muddy the water to distract.” UPDATE 1:10 p.m. ET: Dan Riehl links to a legal letter sent by Patrick McSweeney, attorney for Virginia Senate candidate Jamie Radtke: On behalf of Jamie Radtke, […]

Let’s Cut The Superstition Out Right Now

Guest post by Friedman Walsh Kleinkrugman The mere hint of a 6.0 earthquake in Virginia, and the Washington Monument cracks and suddenly every bitter bitter clinger out there goes wild connecting dots between the natural event and current political events. No one is saying that this is an act of God, that this represents a […]

Virginia Feud: Radtke vs. Red State UPDATE: Palin/Perry ‘Proxy War’?

My co-blogger Smitty is a Virginian who first blogged here about Jamie Radtke, the Tea Party candidate in next year’s Republican primary to replace retiring one-term Democrat Sen. Jim Webb. In July, I added my own two cents in support of Radtke, writing: Her biggest obstacle is overcoming the GOP Establishment’s support for former Sen. […]

Going-In Position: The Opposite Of Jim Moran’s Ideas Are Good Ones

by Smitty (via Lee Hernly) VA-8’s Clown Prince of Goofballs, “Gentleman” Jim Moran, can be relied upon to touch his forehead to the deck whenever required for the President: Rep. Jim Moran sounded a similar warning Friday. The Virginia Democrat said the McConnell proposal “is not about what’s in the best interest of the country” […]

VICTORY!

We’ve whupped the damned Yankees, and the invaders are reported to be in panic-stricken retreat from the sacred soil of the Old Dominion: Dignitaries, history buffs and thousands of reenactors gathered on the hills and fields outside Manassas on Thursday to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle […]

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