The Other McCain

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

‘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 […]

‘Turning It Around’ Is 99% Turning It Around, And Only 1% Asking ‘Can We Turn It Around?’

by Smitty I got people wondering aloud regarding my optimism. The alternatives are simply navigational hazards: important to recognize, but only for the sake of avoidance. Maybe I’m just stoked from watching Scott Ott lay out the problem clearly and concisely here and here. Progressivism has worked its evil slowly, while no on paid attention. It’s […]

Iowa Republican Party Finally Admits That Rick Santorum Won Jan. 3 Caucuses

CHARLESTON, S.C. Few things in this long and frequently shabby campaign season have been more shabby than the Iowa GOP’s mishandling of the results of their first-in-the-nation caucuses. The state party mistakenly named Mitt Romney the winner on Jan. 3 and, when the final certified tally this week showed that Rick Santorum actually won, Iowa […]

Front Page On The GOP Final Four

by Smitty It’s a good thing that PJTV is pushing Alan Barton to YouTube: The Romney income tax question gets a lot of play here. It’s a stretch to believe that an otherwise carefully crafted campaign is, unexpectedly, getting wrecked on the income tax issue. I highly doubt there is anything surprising in Mitt’s taxes. […]

Rick Santorum Crashes Blog Bash, Impresses Conservative New Media

Rick Santorum answers questions at Blog Bash party Friday in Charleston, S.C. At left is Alice Linahan, who arranged his attendance at the event. CHARLESTON, S.C. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made a surprise appearance Friday night at an invitation-only party for conservative New Media, drinking beer, eating pizza and taking questions from bloggers and […]

Mitt Romney Needs More Lessons From Chris Christie

by Smitty The 2012 election is not an episode of Leave it to Beaver:Concluding the rebuttal with “You’re wrong!” is about an order of magnitude below the intensity needed. Let’s leave the Ward Cleaver routine on the sundeck by the pool, shall we? Suggested response: “This country was founded in Liberty. Do you speak it? […]

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