The Other McCain

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Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Final Boarding at McCarran International

The National Affairs Desk, 5:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 McCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Las Vegas By the time I got to the taxi stand in front of the fabulous Venetian Resort Hotel, it was 4:30 p.m. and I only had until 5 p.m. to get checked in at the Jet Blue counter for my flight […]

Drum-Sticking It To The Man

by Smitty via AoSHQ Last night’s General Assembly meeting in Zuccotti Park was “one of most contentious ever,” in large part due to a heated debate over whether the drummers at Occupy Wall Street should be given $8,000 from the movement’s coffers to buy more drums and equipment. It seems some of the drums were […]

Money Problems for Rick Perry? Also: Thoughts on the Logic of Strategy

Call this the “former front-runner” problem: Texas Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his presidential campaign with an aggressive fundraising schedule that quickly made him a front-runner for the Republican nomination. But reports his campaign filed with the Federal Election Commission show that his ability to attract big money fell off steeply in September — perhaps […]

Bachmann Pulls the Plug in N.H.?

John Pindell of WMUR-TV got the scoop: All paid New Hampshire staff for Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign have quit over deep frustration with the campaign’s lack of commitment to New Hampshire. … Because the rest of Pindell’s story is behind a paywall — charging 99 cents to read it online? really? why does that make sense […]

“Why Can’t I Get A Job In My Field?”

by Smitty Well, if it’s your field, then any agricultural job you get out there would make you self-employed, no?

Dennis Miller On CNN Debate: ‘Obama Won’

by Smitty Dennis Miller says, contemplating another dozen debates: “We cannot have everybody up there like nine praying mantises in a Helmand’s jar with three air hoses, breaking antennas and spitting tobacco on each other and trying to get to the air.” Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com via Just A Conservative Girl Update: Linked […]

Steve Foley in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nevada Readers will please excuse the optical quality of this video interview, recorded last night in front of the fabulous Venetian Resort Hotel Casino: If you’ll actually watch that video all the way to the end, you’ll gain some understanding of how bizarre Vegas really is. You’ll also hear Foley talk about his […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.21.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS How Muammar Qaddafi Met His End Exact time and method of dictator’s death uncertain Turkey Strikes Back At Kurdish Rebels In Iraq Ten battalions hit PKK bases in Kurdistan after Wednesday’s attacks in Hakkari province Senate Blocks Votes On Jobs Bills Smaller versions of original fecal sandwich rejected just […]

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