The Other McCain

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

The Prisoner on Flight 1884

The National Affairs Desk, 4 p.m., Sept. 13, 2011 “Shortly after the election-night returns [in the 1972 Florida Democratic primary] showed Muskie hopelessly mired in fourth place behind Wallace, Humphrey, and Jackson, the Man from Maine called an emergency staff meeting and announced he was quitting the race. This stirred up a certain amount of […]

Goldman Sees The Image Of A Piece Of Toast In Egypt

by Smitty David P. Goldman looks at Egypt and has an ugly conclusion: The result, I predict, will be a humanitarian catastrophe that makes Somalia look like a picnic. It’s not surprising that the Egyptian mob might attack the Israeli embassy. The Egyptian street has nothing to do but rise up against perceived oppressors, because […]

Kevin Jackson Gives BHO A Charlton Heston Makeover

by Smitty Kevin Jackson in Taki’s Magazine: Obama promised to deliver his ideas with no subterfuge. Unlike his actions in the past such as sealing his college transcripts, there would be transparency with jobs. Obama would not treat jobs like his birth certificate or his Harvard writings and other musings. Lobbyists are not welcome here, […]

Joe Miller Lives!

by Smitty Costa at NRO has an update: No longer in the national spotlight, Miller remains active in politics, speaking at tea-party rallies. I caught up with him in this small, suburban town, just north of Philadelphia, about an hour before he spoke at a tea-party event at a local farm, where he endorsed upstart […]

No Time for Final Wisdom in Tampa

TV satellite trucks in front of Monday night’s debate venue. TAMPA, Fla. My flight boards at 11:30 a.m. for the return flight home, and so there’s no time now for any elaborate explanation of what happened here during the CNN/Tea Party Express debate. Here’s a quick survey of headlines at Memeorandum: Perry Wears a Bull’s-Eye […]

Sunshine State Spin

Rick Santorum talks to the press after Monday’s debate. TAMPA, Fla. No debate is complete without the post-debate spin, and here are a few photos and videos of the action in the “Spin Room” after last night’s debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a “spinner” for Rick Perry, is swarmed by media. Tea […]

Looking Forward To GBTV

by Smitty Gabby Hoffman on Twitter tipped me to her Washington Times review of the Glenn Beck TV launch: Do you miss Glenn Beck, his chalkboard, and his Fox News show? Want the latest from Beck and Mercury Radio Arts? Fear not: conservative commentator and radio talk show host Glenn Beck is coming to a […]

Cowardice Improves Nothing

by Smitty Just because you’ve become comfortable with the list on the ship of state does not justify inaction to correct the flooding problem. Althouse references Ed Kilgore: Every moment they spend sparring over the New Deal and Great Society is a boon to Barack Obama. Even if the incumbent cannot win a referendum on […]

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