The Other McCain

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

When the Truth Goes Viral

‘Occupy the Truth’ rally in Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2012 Photo by Pat Dooley (Hat-tip: Instapundit) Iowahawk’s observation — “Paul Ryan represents Obama’s most horrifying nightmare: math” — is well on its way to becoming world famous, and may yet become the final epitaph on Obama’s presidency. As I remarked Thursday: If voters can be made to […]

Separated At Birth: Paul Ryan / Patrick Duffy Edition

by Smitty It’s the Hey, Girl/Man From Atlantis connection: It’s Rule 5, but it’s also “man with female of the opposite sex to whom he is married,” and “man seen happily holding baby*”, two underrated ideas in our confused age. via Daily Pundit *Can’t determine if that’s one of his two sons or not.

@PaulRyanVP and Math Continue to Represent Obama’s Worst Nightmare

BEAVERBROOK, Ohio Liberals continue their Brer-Rabbit-and-the-Briar-Patch act about the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate, endeavoring to convince Republicans that the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman is somehow a liability to the GOP. Don’t believe it for a minute. Having seen the massive crowds at the Romney-Ryan rally in Manassas, Virginia, having seen Mitt […]

Paul Ryan: ‘I Like My Skyline Five Ways’

Paul Ryan speaks at his alma mater, Miami (Ohio) University, Aug. 15, 2012 DAYTON, Ohio Paul Ryan “made news” yesterday, as they say, by declaring that he and Mitt Romney are ready to debate Medicare with Obama: “We want this debate, we need this debate, and we will win this debate.” That line is quoted […]

Ryan Works the Rope Line

DAYTON, Ohio — At yesterday’s rally at Miami University, I deployed my 13-year-old son Jefferson to get photos of Paul Ryan shaking hands with the crowd afterwards. Jefferson snapped the above photo, of Ryan reaching up to shake hands with the guy next to him. Immediately after this photo was taken, Ryan shook Jefferson’s hand. Click the […]

Hey, Girl, It’s Paul Ryan — in Ohio!

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio My previous plan to visit my sister-in-law today got scrambled by the news that the Future Vice President of the United States is returning this afternoon to his alma mater, Miami University of Ohio at Oxford, Ohio: 450 E. High Street, Oxford, OH 45056 Doors Open at 3:30 PM Event Begins at 5:30 […]

All Right, Everybody Quit Making Fun Of Matthew Yglesias

by Smitty via (JWF) Yglesias cannot be held to account for mistaking the Paul Ryan for the Congressman who engaged in insider trading after the 2008 housing meltdown: Public Servant Drool Bucket To the best of my knowledge, ‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran has offered no explanation, much less an apology, for the allegations of day trading […]

Paul Ryan in the American Spectator

When you think about qualifications as vice president, the first thing you have to ask is, “Have they written for the American Spectator?” Paul Ryan’s byline first appeared in the American Spectator in July 2009, and today he’s back with a column slamming Obama’s “you didn’t build that” rhetoric: President Obama recently made a stunning remark […]

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