The Other McCain

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

Karl Rove Says Herman Cain Campaign ‘Not Gonna Have a Nice Ending’

Via POH Diaries and Gateway Pundit: Let me be blunt in saying that I am thoroughly familiar with every argument against Herman Cain’s candidacy, and far more aware than most political journalists of the organizational challenges (to put it mildly) of the Cain campaign. Last night I was on the phone with my buddy Ali Akbar as […]

#OccupyWallStreet Suggested Theme

by Smitty Chatting with @ExJon on Twitter brought this gem to mind: Soundgarden took the music from “Into the Void” by Black Sabbath and substituted verbiage attributed to Chief Seattle, but not really. Somehow the heavy equipment grinding of the music, the Noble Savage lyrical sentiments, and the apparently ‘fake but accurate’ status of the […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.14.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Officials Say Evidence Points To Iran In Assassination Plot Wire transfers point to Iran’s Quds Force, Revolutionary Guards; Obama talking tough but no sign of action yet Lobbyists Claim Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Would Hurt Consumer Spending Bloomberg cites business & trade groups who claim federal sales tax would depress […]

‘Money Is Fungible’: ObamaCare and the Fight to Defund Planned Parenthood

Calling for Congress to pass the Protect Life Act — which would prevent Planned Parenthood from getting funded by ObamaCare — Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life said: ““Money is fungible. Taxpayers should not be involuntary donors to the abortion industry and health care workers’ conscience rights must be protected.” (Click here for full statement.) […]

Paco Enterprises Gets Protest Management

by Smitty Paco strikes again: “I regret to inform you, sir, that a mob of Bolsheviks and anarchists has foregathered in front of Paco Tower, under the auspices of the notorious “Occupy” movement. They seem to be clamoring for the overthrow of – forgive me for repeating something so vile, Mr. Paco – for the […]

A Short ‘Fear And Smitty In Lost Wages’ Training Film

by Smitty Most of these go without saying, but we are discussing a road trip with Stacy to cover the CNN debate in Las Vegas, so a glance at the basics may be in order: via iOwnTheWorld

‘One of the Perks of Being a Guy’

Having been busy lately planning for our trip to Vegas for Tuesday’s big debate, I confess to having fallen behind in my job of keeping readers up-to-date on other important developments unrelated to the GOP presidential primary campaign. Thanks to James Tararanto of the Wall Street Journal, however, we have this Breaking News Update from the Vancouver Sun: “Being able […]

#OccupyWallStreet Clears Shark In Substantial Jump

by Smitty Not only does it sound as though the inevitable Soros link has surfaced, but the real boost is that no less than St. Albert of Gore has showered it with his golden credibility: From the economy to the climate crisis our leaders have pursued solutions that are not solving our problems, instead they […]

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