The Other McCain

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

FROM OHIO: POLLS, POLLS, POLLS

CINCINNATI, Ohio Pete Da Tech guy disassembles a Quinnipiac Poll that has samples of D+7 in Florida and D+8 in both Florida and Ohio, so that while Mitt Romney handily wins independent voters in both states, he nonetheless trails Obama by 1 point in Florida, 2 points in Virginia and 5 points in Ohio. These […]

Ladd Ehlinger, Jr. Hanging It Up?

by Smitty The latest Ladd Ehlinger continues to delight: It’s with sadness that I read his retirement post there. His edgy work put a great deal of zip into the often boring political discourse, while keeping it rational. Unfortunately, it sounds like the effort to make things boring and predictable has filtered out true creative […]

@DanRiehl Update 29 Oct 2012

by Smitty Rainy day in VA. My office is closed, and my wife’s incessant stream of telcons, like hurricane Sandra, is a major distraction, since I’m mostly looking after the World’s Youngest Blogger. Yesterday, as the sky assumed a claustrophobic, slate grey cast, and the winds were picking up, I did a bit of shopping: […]

@DanRiehl Update 27 October 2012

by Smitty FAIRFAX, VA–I trundled around in Fairfax Station for three hours this morning. Nice McMansions, including a family named Riehl that allowed no relationship to Famous Blogger Dan. After lunch at the excellent Four Sisters, I headed over to see the Carnivorous Conservative. INOVA Fairfax is a mad place. You park in the Gray […]

@DanRiehl Update

by Smitty I went by and saw Dan Riehl in the Inova Fairfax ICU. @daveweigel @rsmccain @danriehl is on his left side, oxygen feed in place, labored breathing, unconscious. Left a note. — Chris Smith (@smitty_one_each) October 26, 2012 Dan has worked harder than most (e.g., me) on the effort to tear down the walls […]

Neal Rauhauser as Carlito2000:
How Barrett Brown Went Down

My planned campaign road trip has unfortunately been delayed, which gives me a chance to follow up on some recent activity by Neal Rauhauser, who became rather enraged when I pointed out that it was Neal who “drove Barrett Brown off the deep end.” Rauhauser knows that this is true — the Sept. 12 video […]

Prayers For Zilla And Riehl

by Smitty Via Fausta comes grim word: Apparently Dan Riehl isn’t doing so weel, either. I’ve heard rumors of everything from pneumonia to conjugal heart failure. As he’s in a local hospital, I shall have to try to get by tomorrow. My last interaction with Dan: @smitty_one_each Ask yo Mama!@hatingbreitbart — DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) October 21, […]

Obscure Ex-Starlet @SophiaBush Sticks Her #LadyParts Out on Twitter, With Hilariously Predictable Results

Civility™ is getting so complicated, I just can’t keep up with all the new rules, in the same way I have trouble keeping track of which former starlets actually count as “celebrities.” Last night, after I filed my American Spectator column about the debate — strategically, a win for Romney — I was kind of […]

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