The Other McCain

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

Murkowski Note: Working The Referees Has Side Effects, In This Case, 125 Candidates For Senator

by Smitty Conservatives4Palin has the play-by-play. They also point to the Alaska elections site, which, filtering the chaff, lists 125 valid competitors for The Seat Her Daddy Gave Her To Keep, if I filtered the noise correctly. Still more background at the Anchorage Daily News. Perhaps Lisa, Arlen Specter, and Charlie Crist can come together […]

VA8: Col. Patrick Murray On Fox

by Smitty (via Retire Jim Moran) It is excellent to see Murray both on Fox and Friends. . .: and also Fox Business. If you have time, go for this second clip, where the discussion moves past Moran’s condescending dismissal of military service members to discussion of needed policy reforms, for example, term limits. How […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.29.10

TOP NEWS Clinton Tried To Talk Meek Into Quitting Senate Race, Aide Claims Wanted to get Meek to endorse sore loser Charlie Crist Dems’ Message Diluted As President Pleads With Base Is Obama trying to shed his coattails? Faulty Cement Used To Seal Gulf Spill Well? Tests warned cement mix might not work Indonesia Disaster […]

Democrat Party Attack Ads In Virginia

by Smitty Virginia’s 11 districts are arguably most interesting around the Potomac. If power corrupts, absolute power has a magnetic effect on corrupted personalities. Four of Virginia’s districts are on the Real Clear Politics radar. This post reviews the Democrat attack ads on offer, and also throws in my local district, because we could all […]

On the Road Again

My wife has packed my bag, I’ve rented a car ($75 a day) and am now about to leave for Virginia’s 9th District, where Morgan Griffith is just one point ahead of Democrat Rick Boucher. After VA-9? Well, I don’t know how far I’ll go. Depends on time and money. Please hit the tip jar, and […]

Alyssa Milano Explains Your Choice: Talk to Your Parents About the First Time They Had Sex — or Get Out and Vote!

Of course, these kind of get-out-the-vote ads are intended to persuade clueless liberal college kids to vote, assuming that at least two-thirds of them will vote for Democrats. But it’s Alyssa Milano, and there’s no such thing as bad Alyssa Milano: 10 Minutes from Alyssa Milano UPDATE: All the cool kids in California are voting […]

Canadian Conservative Blog Seeks Support Against Jew-Hater’s Nuisance Lawsuit

Blazing Cat Fur is being sued for, among other things, linking to that notorious hater Mark Steyn. The $500,000 lawsuit was filed by Richard Warman, a former member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission Canuckistani Gestapo. Even Canadians recognize Warman as an especially vile creature: [In March 2009] Tribunal Chair Edward Lustig condemned Warman – who holds […]

California Screaming

My friend Stogie at Saberpoint is, alas, a victim of Californication: The buzz is that California will be a hold out in this next Republican revolution — they will proudly and stubbornly be wrong once again.  While Californians struggle with 22% unemployment, free soup kitchens and food banks, they will nevertheless vote for the party […]

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