The Other McCain

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

234 Years Later, Obama Hardly Resembling Washington

by Smitty Not quite 234 years ago, original Tea Partier and future first POTUS George Washington crossed the Delaware River to put the hurt on forces of the Ruling Class overlords encamped at Trenton. A couple centuries later, and things are reversed. Now, via AmericanGlob the POuTUS has become the Ruling Class overlord, and must […]

VA8: Col. Patrick Murray On Fox

by Smitty (via Retire Jim Moran) It is excellent to see Murray both on Fox and Friends. . .: and also Fox Business. If you have time, go for this second clip, where the discussion moves past Moran’s condescending dismissal of military service members to discussion of needed policy reforms, for example, term limits. How […]

Diverging From Allahpundit On The Military Record Question

by Smitty Allahpundit reviews the new Joe Miller ad: and poses the question How about some ads instead touting his military service and highlighting the sleazy performance of She Who Shall Not Be Named at the last debate? Or is that what he’s bringing Palin in for — to emphasize his service credentials as a […]

VIDEO: Front Page, Featuring Steven Malanga, Required Viewing For All, Esp. Those Who Can Vote Against Jim Moran

by Smitty Click the image of Allen Barton to view: Steven Malanga, of City Journal, and author of Shakedown, talks to Allen Barton about how the left has seized power in Washington, D.C. Incumbents and public service unions have gamed the system and are upending prosperity in America. Does government now exist simply to serve […]

NBC4: Subtle Anti-Murray, Pro-Moran Slant

by Smitty This News-4 story from 25 October looks fairly balanced: For reference, here is the contentious clip: Now, let’s fisk NBC-4: Time Comment 0:08 “…claims Moran said…” No, actually, Moran did say that about military service: “What [Republicans] do is that they find candidates – usually stealth candidates – that haven’t been in office, […]

Murray Campaign HQ Is Rocking Tonight

by Smitty The effort to liberate VA-8 from “Gentleman” Jim Moran’s reign of error continues apace. The candidate is fresh off of a news conference to answer the mail on the 06 October offensive remarks Moran made. Murray momentum grows. The bus is stocked and fueled. It will be cruising the district, spreading the word […]

TARP Watchdog Report: Administration ‘Manipulated’ Data to Hide AIG Losses

They tried to “hide the decline,” so to speak: In a scathing 338-page report released today, a federal watchdog exposes the failure of the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout and suggests Treasury Department officials engaged in a politically motivated attempt to hide losses at bankrupt insurance giant AIG with “manipulated” data. “Treasury should have disclosed that […]

How Illinois Democrat Official Sue Walton Puts Down (Married Father of Four) Andrew Breitbart: ‘I Think He’s Gay’

In general, I avoid the “liberals are hypocrites” line of argument that highlights episodes of Democrats engaging in sexism, racism and homophobia, because (a) plenty of other conservatives employ that argument, and (b) my feeling is that political correctness exaggerates the extent and/or danger of these postmodern “sins” against the Religion of Tolerance. Sexism? American […]

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