The Other McCain

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

Herman Cain: ‘We Have People on the Ground’ in Early Primary States

My profile feature on Herman Cain is now up at The American Spectator, and the big takeaway is, he’s for real: Getting from “dark horse” to serious contender is a task Cain has assigned to a campaign team headed by two Republican operatives from Wisconsin, Mark Block and Scott Toomey. . . . In New […]

How Narcissists Govern: Obama Bans Word ‘Triangulation’ at White House

As if, by banning this Clinton-era phrase, he can avoid the political necessity of imitating Clintonism: Despite all his time studying the Clinton administration, Mr. Obama told his aides that he had no intention of following the precise path of Mr. Clinton, who after the Democratic midterm election defeats of 1994 ordered a clearing of […]

‘Merry Christmas’ From Herman Cain

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And This Was Not Even Voted the Worst Keith Olbermann Rant of 2010

This was only good enough for second runner-up in the Media Research Center’s “Dumb and Dumber Award” category of its 23rd annual Notable Quotables competition: “[The Tea Party-backed Republicans are] a group of unqualified, unstable individuals who will do what they are told, in exchange for money and power, and march this nation as far […]

Three Scariest Words You’ll Read Today

“Run, Jeb, Run.” Three-word reply: God, please, no. PREVIOUSLY: July 8, 2009: The Existential Threat of Bushism May 20, 2009: Jeb Bush 2012 Bandwagon Begins Rolling? May 4, 2009: READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!

Herman Cain Fever: Catch It!

Ben Smith of Politico compares Herman Cain to . . . Dennis Kucinich? Eh, he means it as a compliment. And he also quotes a Tweet by top Iowa GOP operative Tim Albrecht:  “Prediction: Herman Cain is going to have some serious legs when he begins visiting Iowa.” Matthew Newman at Race 4 2012: Now, Cain has […]

Oh, My: Guess Who’s Getting On Board the Herman Cain 2012 Bandwagon?

Yes, even self-described “candy-ass” blogger Allahpundit: I know the basics of his bio — accomplished CEO, talk-radio host, cancer survivor — but not much more beyond that. Even so, it got my attention a few days ago when he won Red State’s 2012 “tournament,” topping Mike Pence in the semifinal and Palin in the final. […]

Rich Lowry: Palin-Hater

Aaron Goldstein at The American Spectator: Yesterday, Jim Antle drew our attention to Rich Lowry’s chart on how prospective 2012 Republican presidential candidates would vote on the Obama-McConnell tax deal in its present form. As I noted yesterday, Lowry’s chart was incomplete because he had left Sarah Palin blank. Palin, in fact, voiced her opposition […]

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