The Other McCain

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

Steady There, Erick

Mitt Romney’s spokeswoman Andrea Saul said something phenomenally stupid on TV today, inspiring Erick Erickson to pronounce doom on the entire Romney campaign. Needless to say, this strikes me as a bit premature. Grant that such a tactical blunder is not encouraging. Factor in the Romney campaign’s generally standoffish attitude toward much of the conservative […]

BREAKING: Lying Democrats Lie About Lying Democrat Ad Full of Lying Lies

Really, it’s like Democrats are trying to set a world land speed record for lying or something. No sooner do I update with their latest lies than the Democrats tell another half-dozen lies. Just for the fun of it, I guess. Romney campaign press release: OBAMA CAMPAIGN CAUGHT LYING ABOUT DISGRACED AD “With unemployment at […]

Democrats: The Party of Lies

The hardest thing about this post was the headline. My first idea was, “Godd–ned Worthless Motherf–king Democrat Party, Go to Hell,” but that seemed likely to offend the “family values” conservatives. So then I tried, “Will the Last Honest Person Leaving the Democrat Party, Please Turn Out the Lights?” but it was a couple words too […]

Rachel, the Awesome Chick-fil-A Lady

Twitchy features this Stuart Varney interview with the wonderful Christian lady who was targeted for a self-righteous drive-thru video lecture by an obnoxious a–hole: Nothing hurts a hater as much as Christian kindness. Well, there is that whole getting-fired-from-your-executive-job thing, but . . .  

Weird News: Portman’s Ghost in Ohio; Bad Michigan Poll; Killer’s Ex-Girlfriend

Just a lot of weird stuff in the news today, beginning with this: My friend Chris Moody stayed at the historic Ohio hotel owned by the family of potential GOP running mate Rob Portman — and was warned to beware of ghosts! (OK, but is it a Republican ghost?) Meanwhile, in yesterday’s Michigan Republican primary to […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 08.08.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS PRC Evacuates 450K After Typhoon Haikui Turns Philippines Into Waterworld Third typhoon in less than a week to hit coastal city, surrounding province Syrian Rebels Feel Abandoned, Betrayed By U.S. Smart diplomacy! Quinnipiac/CBS Poll Puts Romney Ahead In Colorado, Obama In Virginia & Wisconsin Can’t wait to see the […]

VP Tea Leaves: Is Mitt’s Short List Now Down to Pawlenty, Portman or Ryan?

There are signals — both in terms of actual evidence and what might be called “absence of evidence” — that Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential choices have now come down to three Midwesterners: former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. It appears that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been eliminated […]

‘Scientology as a Criminal Conspiracy’

This phrase occurs in an article about the bizarre science-fiction cult that my friend Jamie Kirchick published last month: The broad contours of Scientology’s inception are well-known: In 1950, the pulp sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard published a self-help book called Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, which humbly claimed itself to be “a milestone […]

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