The Other McCain

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

McDonnell & Patrick On Press The Meat

by Smitty (via SWAC Girl) I’m a fairly huge Bob McDonnell fan, but Deval Patrick affords some amusement: 01:06 Patrick: “Do we want a government that is on the side of helping people help themselves?” 01:18 Patrick: “The American people are going to choose a partnership with leadership, in the form of President Obama, which […]

CHRISTIE SAYS ‘NO’ (AGAIN)
UPDATE: ‘Now Is Not My Time’

UPDATE 1:07 p.m. ET: “Now is not my time,” the New Jersey governor says in his press conference statement. “This is not the time to leave unfinished business. . . . Like it or not, New Jersey, you’re stuck with me.” In response to reporters’ questions, he says, “It did not feel right” to quit a […]

From Doug Hoffman to Herman Cain: Continuing the Tea Party Momentum

“Busting the balls of the Establishment is a process not an event.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Nov. 12, 2010 Steve Foley and I were having a laugh yesterday about the success of the Herman Cain campaign, which has made us look like geniuses, having lined up early with the self-described “dark horse” who’s now gaining […]

Not A Failure Of Imagination

by Smitty Pardon my under-whelmed response to Neal Stephenson’s Innovation Starvation. Neal comes near a breakthrough here, emphasis mine: Researchers and engineers have found themselves concentrating on more and more narrowly focused topics as science and technology have become more complex. A large technology company or lab might employ hundreds or thousands of persons, each […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.04.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS WaPo Poll: Perry Slips, Cain Rises Romney 25%, Cain & Perry 16%, RON PAUL! 11% Long-Delayed Trade Deals Go To Congress White House finally sends free trade pacts with Colombia, ROK, Panama to Congress for approval Docs Show Attorney General Lied To Congress On “Fast & Furious” Gunrunning Scheme […]

Attention, Bandwagon Jumpers: All Aboard the Fatty McAwesome Express!

The biggest news today? The Florida poll showing Rick Perry in a distant fourth place (!) behind Newt Gingrich (!!), while Herman Cain has surged to within 4 points of Mitt Romney in the Sunshine Evil State. And in the unscientific (but not insignificant) Hot Air Straw Poll, it’s Herman Cain 39%, Sarah Palin 32%, […]

“He’s Not The King. He’s The President. He’s Elected Just Like The Rest Of Us”

by Smitty Peter Robinson interviews Rep. Paul Ryan in an excellent palate-cleanser. It’s 17 kinds of awesome to be home, with bandwidth, and have a chance to enjoy this. It’s also fantastic that a state which could produce a bloggerwho posts a picture of a ballerina sitting in a tree, wearing galoshes and a stormtrooper […]

Rick Perry Dissed by ‘Most Influential Blog in the Conservative Movement’

If I were Rick Perry’s campaign manager, I think I’d be worried by the sound of that rumbling engine and the smell of diesel fumes: “My problem with Perry is pretty straight forward. I’ve been muttering to myself since that third debate, ‘My God. This guy is undefeated?’ “ — Erick Erickson, “I Hate You” Wasn’t […]

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