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TOP NEWS Al-Qaeda Bombs From Yemen Aimed At U.S. Packages meant for Chicago synagogues Iran Ready To Reopen Nuke Talks Because talk is cheap. Crist Blamed For Clinton “Back Room Deal” Rumor May nonetheless reap rewards Swing Voters Flocking To GOP Ace: “There’s this guy you may have heard of named Winston Wolfe. He has […]

‘Stomp Her Again, Tim!’

That seems to be the majority sentiment in Kentucky, where the first poll conducted after the notorious head-stomping incident shows Republican Rand Paul now with a 12-point lead, 53-41. People may be dumbfounded to see Paul gaining support after that incident. But if you think Kentuckians like having an Ivy League-educated professional protester trying to turn […]

Note on Juke-Joint Etiquette

ABINGDON, Va. — Thursday night, in pursuit of the inside story of the VA-9 congressional campaign, I met with Republican sources at a saloon on State Street in Bristol. When we walked in, the jukebox was playing some toneless heavy metal noise that was getting on my road-frayed nerves. “Obviously,” I told my companions, “these […]

234 Years Later, Obama Hardly Resembling Washington

by Smitty Not quite 234 years ago, original Tea Partier and future first POTUS George Washington crossed the Delaware River to put the hurt on forces of the Ruling Class overlords encamped at Trenton. A couple centuries later, and things are reversed. Now, via AmericanGlob the POuTUS has become the Ruling Class overlord, and must […]

Like Citing Courtney Love As An Example Of ‘Demure’

by Smitty Is the Huffington Post burying its head in the sand, or worse? States attempting to ensure the validity of elections are under attack by the occasionally amusing, but mostly stone cold crazy 9th Circuit Court of Idiocy are where the real questions begin: A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a key […]

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 […]

Soldiers’ Angels: We’re On The Navy Team, And Your Cribbage Game Is Weak!

by Smitty First of all, we’d like to encourage as many blogs as possible to join Team Navy in support of Soldiers’ Angels. Second of all, we’d like to encourage everyone to read learn more about this worthy cause: Third of all, as a fund raiser, I’m taking on the entire blogosphere, one at a […]

Greetings from Bristol, Va.

Please excuse the 24-hour absence of bl0gging, and thanks to Smitty and Wombat for producing excellent content in my absence. Yesterday I drove from Hagerstown to Christiansburg, Va., and then on to Abingdon, where I filed 950 words last night The American Spectator: ABINGDON, Va. — Rick Boucher voted for the “Job-Killing Cap & Trade Energy Tax,” says […]

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