The Other McCain

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

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Eight Days in a Mustang Later …

“What I fear will happen is that Perry will spend several months sucking up media oxygen and burning through GOP donor cash, only to collapse early next year. This will have the effect of suffocating other conservative candidates, and thereby lead to … Romney 2012.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Aug. 9, 2011 “Stacy’s not smooth […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.05.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS After Slim Iowa Win, Romney Seeks Big NH Victory Meanwhile, Newt sharpens his knives as Governor Asterisk smells victory Obama To Personally Unveil New Defense Plan Billions in cuts coming along with narrowing of focus to Asia Explosions Rock Baghdad Neighborhoods Or, Thursday POLITICS Obama Disses Senate With “Recess” […]

Iowa Victory Lap

DES MOINES, Iowa Today I checked out of the hotel near Santorum HQ in Johnston and drove down toward the Des Moines International Airport where I checked into a cheap motel. Then I went to Taco John’s and got four tacos, a burrito, chips and salsa. On the way back to the motel, I stopped […]

At Least The Grand Wizard Isn’t Predicting BHO Gets The Cancer

by Smitty Tough luck for BHO, whose economic magic has failed to impress Mexican Grand Warlock Antonio Vazquez: Mexico’s Grand Warlock predicted US President Barack Obama would fail to win re-election and two more Latin American leaders would be diagnosed with cancer, in a traditional New Year’s forecast Tuesday. The Grand Warlock, or “Brujo Mayor” […]

Bachmann Quits 2012 Campaign

UPDATE 10:40 a.m. CT: WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Rep. Michele Bachammn just announced she would quit the 2012 presidential race. She praised God and spoke about the Founders of the American Republic, vowing her continued determination to repeal ObamaCare, calling it a formula for leading America down the road to socialism. UPDATE 10:55 a.m. […]

I Guess Curmudgeon Is Not A Wasserman-Schultz Fan

by Smitty Rather rough, overall: “Debbie Does Des Moines“

News Of Rick Santorum’s Iowa Triumph Reaches A Certain Bunker. . .

by Smitty The task of managing delivery of the 2012 GOP concession speech is not an easy one. . .

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.04.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Romney, Santorum: Too Close To Call In Iowa Romney looks forward to a long race for the nomination; he and Santorum poll 25% each, Ron Paul third with 20%; Gingrich, Perry and Bachmann bring up the rear Mount Rainier Gunman Found Dead of Hypothermia, Drowning Face-down in a creek […]

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