The Other McCain

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

BHO SOU: “Building An Economy `That’s Built To Last` [Until 07 November, 2012]”

by Smitty The Hill relays, with some help in brackets by me, the news that #OccupyResoluteDesk used the weekly address to sound even more ominous, this time about asing tourist visa rules to attract more foreign tourists, as the latest example he has taken to boost the U.S. economy. It was also the latest example […]

‘Churchill’ Gingrich?

by Smitty IBD: A great debater. Politically polarizing. Prone to great error, but also prone to spectacular success. Steeped in history. Politically brilliant. Unorthodox. Audacious. All these qualities were once used to describe Winston Churchill. Today, you might use the same words to describe Newt Gingrich. Sound absurd? Not when you think about it. Read […]

Charleston Afterthoughts

CHARLESTON, S.C. We left the Citadel a little after 10 p.m. and came down to the Courtyard by Marriott on Calhoun Street, where everybody was hanging out. After a while, it was decided that we should go get burgets at Big Guns. Will Upton of Americans for Tax Reform checks his Twitter feed while we […]

Althouse Mis-understimates Newt

by Smitty Ann: Perhaps if Gingrich is the candidate, Obama won’t debate him. Why give him a chance to shine? Here’s why. Obama will predict that the majority of Americans will prefer the nice man who is President over the strange and brash man who is attempting to crush him. and: All Obama will need […]

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY RESULTS: Newt Gingrich Stops Mitt Romney’s ‘Inevitability’; Rick Santorum Places Third

CHARLESTON, S.C. The polls just closed and we are at Mark Clark Hall on the campus of the Citadel, where Rick Santorum will have his Primary Night celebration. Santorum today said he would be pleased with a third-place finish and would definitely stay in the race through the Jan. 31 Florida primary. Fox News declared […]

‘Family’ Is As Important As ‘Marriage’

by Smitty VA State Senator Adam Ebbin is wrong, and not just because ‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran is a buddy of his. Via the Puffington Host: Senator Adam Ebbin has introduced legislation which would not allow Virginia to fund or contract adoption agencies who discriminate against prospective parents on the basis of ‘race, religion, national origin, […]

South Carolina Primary Day: Before My Saturday Afternoon Nap in Charleston

The National Affairs Desk, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Squinting at my computer screen while blogging about Will Folks. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. Last night I lost my temper and blew up at Ben Howe, who was defending Erick Erickson’s pro-Perry bias as if it were an inconsequential thing to be shrugged off, despite its […]

Romney No’ Doin’ So Weel In SC?

by Smitty Leahy at Bearing Drift reports from South Carolina: I was out of the political loop for a spell yesterday and so missed Bob McDonnell’s arrival in the state to stump alongside Mitt Romney in what appears to be, and feels like, a spectacular collapse in support for the former Massachusetts Governor. Romney, who […]

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