The Other McCain

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

CPAC Is Already Happening

by Smitty I made it up to the Marriott Wardman Park to get the conference package for CPAC12. The blogger lounge was the same room as two years ago, but they have cut down on the actual seating. This will make it harder to sit down and blog, but might make the bandwidth more reasonable […]

Quote of the Day

“There are a lot of yellow-stained drawers in Washington Cocktail Party haunts this morning.” — Bill Quick, Daily Pundit The Establishment is nothing if not confident and, although their confidence was surely shaken by Rick Santorum’s Tuesday sweep, Mitt Romney still has an overwhelming advantage in terms of money. The Mitt Machine is probably even […]

Does It Make Eastwood A Bigger Chump Than Griffith, Though?

by Smitty The Hollywood Reporter tells us that, while Clint himself may not work for Mr. Obama, his collaborators on his Super Bowl pep talk did. I thought the ad was actually well done, except for the lack of context, as private sector unions are substantially at fault for Michigan’s plight. It turns out, however, that […]

Bill Clinton Did Try To Bring About Peace For Israel

by Smitty In the credit where due department, Bill did make some effort: Half a dozen snarky things come to mind, but one will relax and opt for graciousness. via DavidVida004

I Guess DeMint Isn’t Endorsing Romney

by Smitty He says he’s ejecting from the Senate in 2016. Spot on! Here is the book he is touting: via American Glob

My Take On The Birth Control And Prop. 8 Decisions

by Smitty I think that the war on Catholics and the war on marriage arrive at a good time. There seems to be a great deal of bellyaching about GOP candidates “they all suck–get over it” and a general lack of vigor amongst conservatives. We’re burned out on fluffy debates and negative ads. The House […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 02.08.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS HAT TRICK Wins Colorado and Minnesota caucuses, also Missouri primary California Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down Anyone really expect anything different from the 9th Circus? Supremes virtually certain to grant cert, experts say Syrian Slaughter Continues Into Fifth Day Follows promise by Assad to Russian envoy that’s he’ll stop […]

Santorum Surge Returns: Wins Missouri, Minnesota; UPDATE: Wins Colorado UPDATE: NY Times ‘Unexpectedly!’

They’re still counting votes in Colorado at this hour — 1 a.m. Eastern, 11 p.m. Mountain — and Rick Santorum is barely leading Mitt Romney with about half of the caucus vote counted there. Santorum won both the Missouri primary and the Minnesota caucuses, and you have to wonder if Newt Gingrich’s angry rant Saturday […]

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