The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 10.05.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Chris Christie: “Now Is Not My Time” “New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me.” Acting Governor Hangs On To Win In West Virginia Tomblin (D) beats Maloney (R) 49-47% Afghanistan’s President Karzai Inks Strategic Partnership Treaty With India Pakistani Pucker Factor OVER 9000 POLITICS […]

Gingrich Uses ‘Accountable’ In The Context Of The Obama Administration

by Smitty (via PuffHo) “The president says he has full confidence in Secretary Chu despite [the Solyndra] scandal,” Gingrich wrote on his website. “What kind of confidence can we have in a president who refuses to hold his cabinet officers accountable?” Ha ha ha. “As President, I would have fired Secretary Chu for so grossly […]

CAMPAIGN FOCUS: Will Rick Santorum Be the Next GOP ‘Flavor of the Week’?

Recent media coverage of the Republican presidential field has focused on the front-runners, especially Herman Cain’s emergence as a contender. Little attention has been paid to a candidate who may be poised to make a move: Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Santorum could benefit from recent developments, including the apparent decline of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s […]

Mead Was Nearly Onto Something There

by Smitty Walter Russell Mead shoots. . .it rolls around the rim. . .falls out. Sonofa. (Emphasis mine): For all the brouhaha over the Citizens United decision, however, campaign finance reform was never the ideal way to reduce the influence of special interests on politicians. Despite the howling from the commentariat about “opening the floodgates” […]

New Polls Confirm Presidential Surge of Best-Selling Author Herman Cain

Three national polls published since the Florida straw poll on Sept. 24: ABC News/Wash Post (9/29 – 10/2) Romney 25% … Cain 17% … Perry 17% Quinnipiac (9/27 – 10/3) Romney 22% … Cain 17% … Perry 14% FOX News (9/25 – 9/27) Romney 22% … Cain 17% … Perry 19% Furthermore, the liberal polling firm PPP […]

Roger Simon Interviews Ali Akbar

Ali gives me a shout-out in this interview about his protest against Morgan Freeman:

They Told Glenn Reynolds …

. . . that if he voted for John McCain, the Internal Revenue Service would go after the president’s political enemies — and they were right! Last night the IRS put a levy on my father’s bank account and zeroed it out. They got the money before I could pay any bills. My father is […]

David Brooks: ‘You Know Who Has Some Sharp Pants Creases? Mitt Romney!’

The NYT’s token Republican columnist loves him some Mittens: Over the past several months, Mitt Romney has been an excellent presidential candidate. He has performed superbly in the debates. He has outorganized his rivals. He has relentlessly stayed on his core theme of putting Americans back to work. He has taken Rick Perry apart with a […]

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