The Other McCain

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

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Republican Nightmare Campaign Tour

“Empty feelings present themselves, and grief enters our lives on a deeper level, deeper than we ever imagined. This depressive stage feels as though it will last forever.” — Professor William Jacobson “The only thing worse than going out on the campaign trail and getting hauled around in a booze-frenzy from one speech to another […]

RICK PERRY IN FREEFALL?

Three headlines after last night’s debate: Perry is blowing it — Philip Klein, Washington Examiner Orlando GOP debate: A strong night for Santorum as Perry fades — Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Rick Perry Blindsided Again In Debate On Immigration, Rick Santorum Has Big Night — Sam Stein and Jon Ward, Huffington Post Now, those are […]

Perry Boomlet Already Fading?

In a comment on my own post Aug. 9, I wrote: There have been a few little things . . . that lead me to think Perry is a lot less certain ultimately to win the nomination than some people seem to think. What I fear will happen is that Perry will spend several months […]

#AttackWatch! Hey, @AttackWatch: This ‘Downfall’ Video Looks Like #tcot Hate

Both inevitable and obligatory: The laughable failure of AttackWatch.com is a result of the internal logic of the Left: When you believe your politics is an expression of your own moral and intellectual superiority, it logically follows that your opposition is both evil and stupid. While the assumption of right-wing evil is perhaps still unrefuted, we have […]

Barry Manilow, Paulista

Maybe he’s the one who’s been trolling the comments at Hot Air: “I like him. I like what he says, I do. I like what he says. I think he’s solid,” said Manilow, who confirmed to TheDC in an interview at the Capitol on Thursday that he contributed to Paul’s last campaign for president. “I […]

Democrats Discover the SCOAMF Factor

“The Democratic Party’s rare loss of a congressional seat in its urban heartland Tuesday, accompanied by a blowout defeat in a Nevada special election, marked the latest in a string of demoralizing setbacks that threatened to deepen the party’s crisis of confidence and raise concerns about President Barack Obama’s political fortunes. . . . In […]

NY-9: Turner Time?
UPDATE: ‘I See Dead Voters!’
UPDATE: GOP’S TURNER WINS!

UPDATE 12:08 a.m. ET: ASSOCIATED PRESS DECLARES REPUBLICAN BOB TURNER THE WINNER IN NEW YORK’S 9TH DISTRICT! UPDATE 12:13 a.m. ET: While AP has called it for Turner, Democrat Dave Weprin has not yet conceded: Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by […]

The Prisoner on Flight 1884

The National Affairs Desk, 4 p.m., Sept. 13, 2011 “Shortly after the election-night returns [in the 1972 Florida Democratic primary] showed Muskie hopelessly mired in fourth place behind Wallace, Humphrey, and Jackson, the Man from Maine called an emergency staff meeting and announced he was quitting the race. This stirred up a certain amount of […]

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