The Other McCain

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PA-12: The ‘Scott Heard Round the World’ Will Campaign for Tim Burns Today

I’m about to leave for Pennsylvania, where Scott Brown will be the special guest at a Tim Burns for Congress rally at 1 p.m. today at the Washington County Courthouse (100 West Beau Street, Washington, PA). Here’s the basics from the Associated Press: Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is coming to western Pennsylvania to try to help the […]

Liz Carter Comes to Washington, D.C.

What an amazing coincidence that I just happened to run into the Georgia 4th District congressional candidate: The Democratic incumbent, Hank Johnson, is notorious for having said that overpopulation could cause the island of Guam to tip over and capsize. He’s also been ineffective in representing the suburban Atlanta district. Liz Carter was endorsed last […]

GA-9: Special Election Today!

Jumping in Pools reminds us of news down home: Georgia’s 9th congressional district is holding their special election to replace Congressman Nathan Deal this afternoon. A Republican victory is almost guaranteed, but if none of the half-a-dozen GOP candidates (or the Democrat) capture 50.1% of the vote, a runoff election must be held in June, […]

PA-12 Update: Tim Burns Has the Edge

The big headline out of Pennsylvania today is the poll showing Joe Sestak pulling ahead of Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary, but the May 18 special election in John Murtha’s 12th District is highlighted at Townhall by NRCC Political Director Brian Walsh: We’ve seen a great deal of polling information since this race […]

People Of AZ And CA: Pay No Attention To Utah. I Repeat. . .

by Smitty The top story is that Robert Bennett has been uninvited to a fourth term representing Utah as a GOP Senator. Also, it seems that he may not be allowed to try his hand at Liebermanism. Just A Conservative Girl has the summary: Senator Bob Bennett, 76, was given his walking papers today from […]

PA-12: Democrats Panicking Over Impending Onslaught of AOSHQ Morons

Did somebody say “panic“? If Nancy Pelosi wasn’t already freaked out by that NRCC internal poll showing that most Democrats in the 12th District don’t even know when the election is, wait until she learns that Tim Burns just received the coveted Ace of Spades Seal of Approval. UPDATE: Life is good: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is […]

PA12: Tim Burns Debates Pelosi’s BFF

Pennsylvania Republican Tim Burns hammered Democrat Mark Critz in last night’s 12th District debate: “Nancy Pelosi’s not trying so hard to get him elected because he’s a nice guy.” That’s from my buddy Chris Renner, who adds: Critz is not going down without a fight, and the national Democrats are pulling out all the stops […]

John Boehner, Defender of Life

At a rooftop reception in downtown D.C. Wednesday evening, House Minority Leader John Boehner received the 2010 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award from Americans United for Life. Boehner, a close friend of the late Rep. Hyde, became very emotional during his remarks accepting the award, as you can see in these video clips. […]

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