The Other McCain

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The Democrat Graveyard Whistling Choir Ignores ‘Preference Cascade’ Scenario

– Ed Driscoll points out that the “War on Women” hero/martyr Sandra Fluke drew a much smaller crowd than did the actual victims of the “War on Coal” in Grundy, Virginia. As they say, the plural of “anecdote” is data, and these are just a couple of points on the scatter-chart which are beginning to form into […]

MORE THAN 5,000 ATTEND RALLY FOR COAL IN GRUNDY, VIRGINIA

You remember Grundy, Virginia, the Appalachian town whose airport expansion was stalled by federal regulators because of the Obama administration’s “War on Coal.” The photo above shows part of the crowd that attended today’s pro-coal rally in Grundy, and was sent to me by Debra McCown, who reports that the sheriff’s department estimated the crowd […]

Etymology As Prophecy

by Smitty The designated cat herder on Monday the 22nd is Bob Schieffer. Let’s just see what his surname is derived from in die alte sprache: Adjektive/Adverbien (19 of 26)  agley   also: agly  adv. (Scot.)  schief  askance   also: askant  adv.  schief  askew  adj.  adv.  schief  aslant  adj.  adv.  schief  aslope  adj.  adv.  schief  awry  adj.  adv.  schief  bevel  adj. [tech.]  schief  beveledespAE / bevelledespBE  adj. [tech.]  schief  biaswise  adj.   rare  schief  cock-eyed  adj.  schief  cockeyed  adj.  schief  crooked  adj.  schief  cross  adj. […]

My Beer vs. Nate Silver’s Two Beers

Politics is a lot like pro football — it’s always more interesting if you’ve got money riding on the outcome. I don’t know if Hugh Hewitt is much of a football fan, but if he’s a gambler and you’re an Obama supporter, Hugh’s talk of the “ongoing collapse of President Obama’s campaign” identifies Hewitt as an easy […]

Don’t Get Cocky, But Do Note The Aroma Of Fear Wafting From The Left

by Smitty Two weeks is a long time in politics, but the Romney campaign seems to have done the homework. Don’t be afraid to say a prayer for Mitt as he heads into the final debate. I don’t care who you are: that’s some stress. via American Power Update: welcome, Instapundit readers!

RNC Trounces DNC in Fundraising as Democrat Party Goes Bankrupt

The official Federal Election Committee reports for September are out, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s DNC is a complete wreck. The Democrats ended September with cash on hand of $4.6 million, compared to the Republican National Committee’s $82.6 million. That’s nearly an 18-to-1 cash advantage for Republicans. Worse still for the DNC, they had to take […]

The Left’s War on True the Vote

As polls continue to show surging momentum for Republicans ahead of Election Day, left-wing groups allied with the Democratic Party and the Obama campaign have orchestrated a nationwide attack on conservative-led efforts to prevent vote fraud. Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cumming has sent letters to Houston-based True the Vote requesting “specific documents about the manner […]

VIDEO: Romney Touts Bipartisanship in Positive New Campaign Ad

Very simple — a clip from the second debate: This ad should scare the daylights out of Democrats: For Romney to be running a positive ad this late in the campaign is a gesture of confidence. And it is likewise a gesture of confidence for Romney to be making this kind of appeal to bipartisanship, […]

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