The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.12.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Guardian: Romney Leaves Republican Rivals On Sidelines Strategists scathing about Perry’s lack of fire; Cain shows well US Ties Assassination Plot To Iran Plot to kill Saudi Ambassador exposed by DEA; Qods Force officer implicated Infrastructure Minister Landau Blasts Prisoner Swap Deal Gilad Shalit to be exchanged for 1000 […]

‘Can’t Never Could’

“In a David-vs.-Goliath situation, you don’t start by trying to calculate the odds of success, because the odds are liable to be so daunting as to inspire helpless despair. “But let me ask you this: What were Herman Cain’s odds in 2006, when the doctors diagnosed him with Stage 4 cancer? Think about that before […]

DNC’s Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Does Post-Debate Spin for … Newt Gingrich?

Republican consultant Brad Marston was in the “spin room” after the GOP presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., when he caught this unusual image: Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz giving her spin on the debate while standing under the Newt Gingrich sign. Maybe this is Newt’s reward for supporting Dede Scozzafava?

We Don’t Get Bloomberg TV …

. . . but we do get Da Tech Guy who’s in New Hampshire live-blogging the debate at Dartmouth College, where the moderators have been up to the typical “liberals-asking-Republicans-gotcha-questions” tricks. Does anyone remember when they had that Democratic debate in 2008 with George Will, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Kristol and Byron York as moderators? No? […]

Would The Golfer In Chief Pose For Such A Shot?

by Smitty (via Gerard) It says a great deal that Bush himself condescends to hang out with the enlisted guys who were permanently harmed on his watch. It says far more that the guys harmed on Bush’s watch really want to hang out with him. It’s not on Intrade, but I doubt the question posed […]

Smitty’s School Of Parenting

by Smitty Or, the tangential benefits of heterosexuality

A Frothy Flagon O’ Fisk

by Smitty I have led DaveC over At The Point Of A Gun astray. He is now glancing at the Puffington Host, with Fisk-o-licious results. Some bozo-ette named JD Samson (shades of JT LeRoy): Like so many teenagers, I believed in the “American Dream,” that I could move to New York from the Midwest and […]

8,000,000: Fear and Loathing on Vegas Debate Media Credential Deadline Day

Later today we will record our 8 millionth visitor to the blog. We got our first 3.3 million at the old Blogspot site (March 2008-December 2009) and, since switching to the custom domain with WordPress software in January 2010, have added another 4.7 million visits. We recently recorded our best month to date with 339,343 […]

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