The Other McCain

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

Obscure Musical Allusion Blog Post Title Sweepstakes: Joy Division, for the Win!

“It’s like being assigned to cover a psychotic breakdown, so that the challenge as a journalist is to report accurately all the paranoid gibberish, the bizarre hallucinations and delusions of grandeur.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Jan. 11, 2012 “But there is no point in haggling any longer with this. The time has come to get […]

Sincerity, Courage and Other Secrets Behind the Surprising Santorum Surge

Rick Santorum and his wife Karen greet supporters at a barn near Roland, Iowa, Aug. 6, 2011 How many times on the campaign trail did I hear Rick Santorum describe himself as “Steady Eddie”? Not the flashiest guy at the dance, he’d say, but at the end of the evening, he was the one the […]

Sarah Palin Endorses (M)It(t)?

by Smitty I’ll get to Sarah’s CPAC12 speech excerpt, but first, a review: If you have it, you don’t need it. If you need it, you don’t have it. If you have it, you need more of it. If you have more of it, you don’t need less of it. You need it. . .to […]

Santorum Resurgent (But Nobody Loves the Future U.S. Ambassador to Vanuatu)

After working on a long (and still unpublished) draft post this morning, I checked Memeorandum and saw these headlines: Santorum’s Turn — National Review Santorum moves ahead in Michigan — Public Policy Polling Gingrich Money Hunt Faces Obstacles — New York Times All of which stories were published after I sent my column to The […]

Stacy McCain Interviews MD Senate Candidate Daniel Bongino

by Smitty It turns out that there is a Senator from Maryland named Ben Cardin, who replaced Sarbanes. That Cardin fellow may be just a little anxious about Daniel Bongino, who looks like the kind of guy you want on your side when the fertilizer hits the air circulator. Stacy McCain is in great form […]

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Santorum’s National Iowa-Style Strategy

Andrea Tantaros of Fox News interviews Rick Santorum at CPAC in Washington, D.C., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 HAGERSTOWN, Maryland Back home from CPAC with about 300 business cards, two days’ growth of beard, and a voice hoarse from rocking out with Chris Cassone at Friday’s “Unsustainable Bar Tab” reception. Also, I’ve got beaucoups of photos and […]

BREAKING: ROMNEY WINS CPAC STRAW POLL, SANTORUM A CLOSE SECOND

–by Wombat-socho “It’s A Two-Man Race Now,” Stacy McCain declares Earthquake Thursday in Vanuatu: A sign and a portent? Just announced at CPAC: Mitt Romney wins 38% of the straw poll vote at CPAC, followed by Rick Santorum at 31%. Newt Gingrich placed third with 15% and perennial CPAC straw poll winner Ron Paul a […]

Vote Obama, So That That The ACORN-Sponsored Pre-Teen, Undocumented Prostitutes Can Keep The American Holocaust Going Strong

by Smitty Sorting out the play-by-play, a wee birdie explained to me: The Plan B manufacturer tested the ‘morning after pill’ in young girls. The FDA was set to approve Plan B for girls age 11 and up. Sensing that those advocating life would pitch a fit, Sebelius at HHS over-ruled the FDA, making sure […]

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