The Other McCain

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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 […]

IOWA CAUCUS RESULTS HQ
UPDATE: Santorum Surge in Precinct Numbers Exceeds Poll Projections

JOHNSTON, Iowa UPDATE 2:30 a.m. CT: Well, I’ve hit my deadline for The American Spectator, and Phil Klein of the Washington Examiner has invited me to breakfast. All rest of the press corps have left the Stoney Brook here, except for a guy filing an article for a French magazine. And this will be my […]

Pre-Caucus Night Nap Time

The rented Mustang convertible I got for the price of a Toyota JOHNSTON, Iowa Just got back from the Stony Creek Inn, across the highway from my hotel, where they’re setting up for tonight’s big victory celebration for Rick Santorum. Just so you know: Election Night events are always billed in advance as “victory” parties, because […]

Desperate Hours in the Hawkeye State

JOHNSTON, Iowa Republican voters are getting bombarded with robocalls all over Iowa. Last night, I talked to the night clerk at my hotel here. She’s a mother of three and a Republican, an undecided voter who isn’t even sure she’ll attend her precinct caucus tonight in Grimes. She told me she’s getting calls at home […]

Remember the Crying Girl?

JOHNSTON, Iowa Last night I called my wife and told her I loved her, after listening to Rick Santorum’s speech to his supporters at the final town hall meeting before Caucus Day here in Iowa. Santorum paid tribute to his wife, Karen, and also to his children, who have worked so hard and sacrificed so […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 01.03.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS 24 Year Old Arrested In LA Arson Spree Tough luck to those who had (redacted) in the pool Iranian Navy Test-Fires Cruise Missile Strutting their stuff during maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz Cuomo Gets Credit For Governing From Center Dismisses talk of White House run POLITICS Decision Day […]

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