The Other McCain

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Herman Cain Attends Koch Brothers Meeting, Causes Left-Wing Freak-Out

Lee Fang at Think Progress sees a conspiracy afoot: This weekend, David and Charles Koch, co-owners of the Koch Industries conglomerate of chemical, timber, oil and manufacturing interests, are hosting their twice annual meeting to coordinate strategy and raise funds for the conservative movement. . . . Among those in attendance at the meeting in […]

Who Will Be the Bob Dole of 2012?

Smitty in the Kabul bureau thought this exchange between Hugh Hewitt and Mark Steyn was worth sharing: Hugh Hewitt: Oh, that brings me, though, to the NBC dictate, that they will run the first Republican debate at the Reagan Library on May 2nd, along with Politico. It will be hosted by Brian Williams. They just […]

Get Pawlenty’s ‘Courage to Stand: An American Story’

by Smitty I didn’t write a novel, true, but I did just finished reading Tim Pawlenty’s book, and I must confess some mystification. The book is a great read. Pawlenty comes off as a seasoned, sharp, dedicated leader. He reveals a deep faith, for the social conservatives. Believers in the Progressive Faith will call him […]

Herman Cain Tops Santorum, Christie, Daniels, Pence, Huckabee in N.H.

OK, that’s not the headline on the Politico story, but the order of finish in the New Hampshire GOP straw poll was lots more interesting than the news that Mitt Romney beat Ron Paul: Romney won with 35 percent, beating second-place finisher Ron Paul by 24 points in the WMUR-ABC News straw poll of members […]

VIDEO: Herman Cain on Sean Hannity Show: ‘The Sleeping Giant Has Awakened’

From Fire Andrea Mitchell: Steve Foley at Citizens for Cain looks at polls indicating the GOP needs a “fresh face” for 2012. Meanwhile, Herman Cain will join Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Michelle Bachmann at a Feb. 7 forum in Iowa — but Mitt Romney isn’t returning calls from the organizers.

Dear God, Not Huckabee, Please

At MSNBC, Chuck Todd is doing cartwheels in his Team Obama cheerleader skirt over a poll showing a spike in the president’s approval. What ought to have Republicans calling the suicide hotline is the poll’s numbers showing Mike Huckabee ahead of the GOP 2012 pack: Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential race, the NBC/WSJ poll […]

VIDEO: Herman Cain vs. Clinton, 1994

Watch this video in which the Godfather’s Pizza CEO discusses the economic impact of government health-care with Bill Clinton, and tell me if you can think of any Republican candidate better qualified to argue the case for repealing ObamaCare: You really ought to read this 1994 Newsweek article that highlights Cain’s key role in helping […]

Regis Philbin, 79, to Retire

And isn’t it about time? Regis Philbin, a star of morning television for a generation, made a surprise announcement at the start of “Live with Regis and Kelly” Tuesday morning, telling viewers that he intends to step down sometime later this year. The decision will mark the end of one of television’s longest runs on […]

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