The Other McCain

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

The Familiar Pattern Emerges Again

JOHNSTON, Iowa Today I published another column from the campaign trail here in Iowa: Rick Santorum made a bold prediction here Friday night: The Pittsburgh Steelers will go all the way to the Super Bowl for a rematch with the Green Bay Packers. The former Pennsylvania senator was enjoying a rare moment of relaxation on […]

Shorter Cuccinelli: Forget That I Was Trying To Re-jigger The Rules For 2012

by Smitty January 1, 2012 Dear Friends and Fellow Virginians, As many of you read yesterday in the news (link here for the story) I was considering supporting an effort to change the rules to allow the full range of presidential candidates on Virginia’s ballot on March 6th. I obviously feel very strongly that Virginia […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.02.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Park Ranger Killed By Gunman At Mt. Rainier National Park Park closed while authorities search for suspected killer; body armor and weapons found in suspect Barnes’ car Police Want To Question Man On Video In LA Car Arson Attacks Eight fires on New Year’s Eve and early Sunday; LAPD […]

The Elephant In The Fail Room

by Smitty From Has the conservative elite really failed? Alan Greenspan, a free-market hero, blundered horribly in failing to regulate shadow banking, followed by another Republican appointee, Ben Bernanke. They forgot the old adage that the job of a central banker is to take away the punch-bowl just as the party is getting good. If […]

Don’t Underestimate Rick Santorum’s Campaign Strength in New Hampshire

“Ten days ago I was at 5 percent [in the polls] and every question I got was ‘Why don’t you pack it up and endorse another candidate?’ And now they’re saying ‘You’ve got to win [in Iowa] to exceed expectations.’” — Rick Santorum on NBC’s Meet the Press JOHNSTON, Iowa One of the stupid assumptions […]

Rick Santorum Talks Steelers Football

JOHNSTON, Iowa My friend Dan Collins insisted that I must interview the candidate about his favorite NFL team, which I did Friday night: SANTORUM: “We will beat the Browns this week. My prediction is, both the Patriots will lose to the Bills and the Ravens will lose to the Bengals and we will be the […]

Rather Harsh, But Hard To Counter

by Smitty Goldfish and Clowns: It’s becoming painfully apparent that the conservative movement has learned nothing from, or since, 2008. We continue to eat our own and mount a circular firing squad, not once stopping to consider whether our actions further the conservative cause or merely provide free ammunition to the left. It’s also becoming […]

FMJRA 2.0: Cry Tough

— compiled by Wombat-socho The Santorum Surge: Mainstream Media Finally Beginning to See Omens in Iowa Catholilbertarian The Conservatory Reluctant Rebel Iowa Grounds Da Tech Guy Don Surber Nice Deb Iowa Grounds Katy Pundit Rick Santorum to Ann Coulter: ‘I Mean, Ann, Should I Have Voted for Amnesty?’ AmSpecBlog GriffinRC The Daley Gator Katy Pundit […]

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