The Other McCain

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

I Can AZ CheezburgerRehab?

by Smitty Via Gateway Pundit I am required to somehow feel sympathy for Jesse Jackson, Jr. Reading the Gospels, my personal reference point (Jesus) seemed to sort people into two groups: the hoi poloi, upon whom He poured endless compassion, and those who set themselves up in leadership positions, who were frequently on the receiving […]

Permit Me to Remind You: Obama Still Has More Campaign Cash Than Mitt

A fact I pointed out yesterday: [T]he Obama campaign entered June with a cash-on-hand advantage of more than $90 million ($109 million to Romney’s $17 million). And during May, Team Obama out-spent Team Mitt by nearly $30 million ($44.6 million to Romney’s $15.6 million). Keep that in mind when you read this: Senior White House adviser […]

Essay Contest Winner: ‘Why I’m Not a Democrat, in Three Words’

And those three words are, “Debbie Wasserman Schultz“: Disclosure forms reveal that Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a member of Congress from Florida, previously held funds with investments in Swiss banks, foreign drug companies, and the state bank of India. This revelation comes mere days after the Democratic chair attacked presumptive Republican presidential […]

Team Obama: ‘Ruh-Roh’

Ed Morrissey has the e-mail from the Obama campaign confessing that Romney and the RNC outraised them by $35 million in June. Politico‘s Byron Tau calls it “a sign that the Obama campaign may continue to be outraised all the way until November.” Before Republicans start high-fiving each other in premature celebration, however, let me […]

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by Smitty

MSM Meme: Oh, Noes! Rich People Are Giving Money to Republicans!

Just look at the Memeorandum headline aggregation: Protesters raise cloud of sand as Romney raises $3 million in N.Y. — Los Angeles Times Romney Mines the Hamptons for Campaign Cash — New York Times Protesters demonstrate outside of Koch fund-raiser for Romney — CNN Protesters! The Koch Brothers! The Hamptons! Three million dollars! The innocent […]

Obama Seeks Tax Increase on ‘Rich’

So we’re back to this, huh? Another class-warfare fight over the “Bush tax cuts”? And more dishonest spin in the headlines: Obama Seeks 2013 Tax Cuts Within Limits — New York Times Obama to call for Bush tax cut extensions for those making less than $250,000 — CNN Fight Renewed Over Bush Tax Cuts — […]

Neal Rauhauser Boasts of Access to Secret Congressional Staff ‘Policy Intel’ Network UPDATE: Don’t Believe the Hype?

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION Brooks Bayne at the Trenches quotes an April 2012 text message reportedly sent by Brett Kimberlin associate Neal Rauhauser: “Keep in mind policy intel for 700+ Congressional staffers runs through a system I built and I back up the natsec editor. I hear stuff average bear does not.“ Bayne interprets the […]

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