The Other McCain

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

Brittany Smith Found Alive, Police Say Jeffrey Scott Easley ‘Very Good Suspect’ in Death of 12-Year Old Girl’s Mother

Let’s begin at the beginning: She was 41. He was 32. They flirted over the Internet. He sent online kisses and declared her “hot.” She thanked him for his patience with her. Jeff Easley moved into Tina Smith’s house . . . a few months ago, a neighbor said. Their love story dissolved [Dec. 6] […]

Nine Key States for 2012

Jennifer Rubin identifies the Democratic senators who are most vulnerable in the next cycle: Jon Tester, Bill Nelson, Jim Webb, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Sherrod Brown, and Kent Conrad, for starters. That’s a total of seven Democrats who voted for (were all the 60th vote for) ObamaCare, supported the stimulus plan, and come from states […]

Maddow: ‘Those Nickels and Dimes’

OK, everybody and his third cousin — Hot Air, Red State, Weasel Zippers, Verum Serum, Newsbusters — has already posted this Johnny Dollar video, but even though I’m late to the party, I’ll gladly join the dogpile: Johnny Dollar put a lot of work into this thorough fisking of Rachel Maddow, so it’s extra-good. And you know what […]

On Supporting Long-Shot Candidates

by Smitty I’ve not the slightest misgiving about supporting my local candidate, Col. Patrick Murray (USA-Ret), against Jim Moran, who enjoyed one of the more comfortable margins yesterday evening. Murray is an exemplary American. One might say otherwise of Jim Moran. If you’re not in the game, your loss is self-fulfilling. It was genuinely fun. […]

[BUMPED, VIDEO]: Supporting Patrick Murray At Pat Troy’s

by Smitty It’s rough, being a blogger, forced to hang out in classic establishments like Pat Troy’s. I want you to know, readers, that it’s all for America, for you, and the candidate; any incidental pleasures enjoyed in this establishment are taken strictly ‘for the cause’. Mrs. The Other Smitty and I are here, platonically […]

An Army Of Davids On A Bus Tour To Retire Jim Moran

by Smitty Patrick Murray, a retired US Army Colonel, is, in some respects, running the quintessential David-style insurgency against an incumbent Goliath, Jim Moran. It’s not just that fewer people can do the same work, it’s that they don’t need a big company to provide the infrastructure to do the work, and, in fact, they […]

VA-9: On the Campaign Trail With Republican Challenger Morgan Griffith

ABINGDON, Va. — As I pointed out Friday in my American Spectator column, the 9th District of Virginia went 58% for John McCain two years ago and you might think it would be easy for a Republican to defeat a Democrat incumbent here — especially when the Democrat voted for the cap-and-trade bill that would […]

VIDEO: Veteran GOP Activist Predicts Republicans to Gain 63 House Seats

ABINGDON, Va. — Everybody’s making predictions, but here in the 9th District of Virginia, they have a genuine sage: Strother Smith of the Tenth Amendment Foundation. An attorney and longtime county GOP chairman who was a delegate to the 1964 convention that nominated Barry Goldwater, Smith not only predicts the outcome here — Republican Morgan Griffith […]

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