The Other McCain

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

The Left’s Pre-Emptive Excuse-Making

Apparently resigned to the fact that they’re heading for a memorable defeat, Democrats are trying to get a head start on explaining what went wrong: Mr. President, how did you lose control of the economic message? Only months earlier, the administration had announced a push to remind the public of the positive impact of the […]

VIDEO: New Ad Slams Barney Frank on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Man in Kentucky Head-Stomping Incident Identified as Paul Supporter Mike Pezzano UPDATE: MoveOn.org Activist Was Charged in Greenpeace Vandalism UPDATE: Rand Paul Describes ‘Crowd Control Problem’ at Event (Video)

My Kentucky conservative friend Lisa Graas reports she got an e-mail from a Tea Party activist identifying the man, and offers photographic proof. Please note that Pezzano is allegedly the man in the plaid shirt who wrestled MoveOn activist Lauren Valle to the ground, not the guy who stomped her. Meanwhile, quite predictably, I find myself accused by […]

NBC4: Subtle Anti-Murray, Pro-Moran Slant

by Smitty This News-4 story from 25 October looks fairly balanced: For reference, here is the contentious clip: Now, let’s fisk NBC-4: Time Comment 0:08 “…claims Moran said…” No, actually, Moran did say that about military service: “What [Republicans] do is that they find candidates – usually stealth candidates – that haven’t been in office, […]

VIDEO: Police Frustrated in Search for Missing Blonde Ohio Sorority Girl

Thousands Of Girls Match Description Of Missing Sorority Sister Meanwhile, in political news, many observers are suspicious about Joe Biden’s latest initiative: Biden Invites Nation’s Women To Tax Code Discussion At Private Mountain Chalet

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.26.10

TOP NEWS Obama Gets Caustic Welcome In Rhode Island “He can take his endorsement and really shove it, as far as I’m concerned” Bernanke: Regulators Looking Into Foreclosure Mess Fed latest to pile on after state AGs, FDIC… Obama Touts Job Creation As Midterms Near Kind of like Typhoid Mary bragging about her public health […]

Do the Kentucky Head-Stomp!

It’s the dance sensation that’s sweeping the nation: Lisa Graas (who experienced the frightening online wrath of Paulistas during the Kentucky GOP primary) linked this story at her blog. I’m hesitant to jump to conclusions about what actually happened in this kind of made-for-TV publicity stunt. Who were these “Rand Paul supporters” who roughed up MoveOn.org activist […]

‘Ran Into Rahm Emmanuel In The Train Station This Morning’

by Smitty Narrative due to Williscroft: “Rahm!” I shouted, walking up & sticking out my hand. He took it and gave it a limp-wristed shake, smiling something trite. I gripped hard and didn’t let go. “You’re in for a pretty hard time come Election Day, aren’t you?” I said, breathing down into his little chimp […]

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