The Other McCain

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

The N.Y.C. Taxi-Driver Jihad

If you can’t crash jetliners into their skyscrapers, at least scam the infidel dogs out of some extra cab fare: About 3,000 New York City taxi drivers routinely overcharged riders over two years by surreptitiously fixing their meters to charge rates that would normally apply only to trips outside the five boroughs, according to the […]

NY-23: Hoffman Is Back.
Opposition Seized By Dismay.

by Smitty Having met the gentleman at CPAC, it is a pleasure to point to Robert Stacy McCain’s article on Doug Hoffman over at The Washington Times. Mr. Hoffman’s Conservative Party campaign last fall became a nationwide crusade after party leaders backed state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, whose liberal record angered conservatives bloggers, such as Erick […]

Randy Altschuler: ‘Scrap the Current Legislation . . . and Start Listening’

Press release from a New York GOP congressional candidate: “It’s obvious, the dysfunction in Washington continues. In the end, the healthcare issue will only be solved by common sense, free market solutions, like Tort Reform and the dropping of state barriers on the purchase of Health Insurance. Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid and President Obama need […]

VIDEO: Stacy McCain Interviews Randy Altschuler Of NY-1

by Smitty Stacy McCain interviews Randy Altschuler of New York’s 1st Congressional District. Randy is a businessman seeking to save the country in general, and New York in particular, from doctrinaire liberalism. This blog wishes good fortune on Randy’s efforts.

VIDEO: Stacy McCain Interviews Doug Hoffman At CPAC

by Smitty Stacy McCain checks in with Doug Hoffman of NY-23, who falls tragically short of giving Stacy the big scoop about an announcement to occur next week that is ‘nominally undecided’, concerning Doug’s future. We rather hope that Doug retains the non-command of political double-speak, the refreshing modesty, and the honest approach to challenges.

MSM, GOP and NY23

In an article about the Tea Party movement, the Los Angeles Times re-writes the history of Doug Hoffman’s campaign last year in New York’s 23rd District: Many Republican Party leaders have welcomed [Tea Party involvement in local GOP organizations], particularly because they worried that the energy driving the tea party movement might create a third party […]

The Battle of P.S. 234

Julia Vitullo-Martin in the New York Post: Tribeca is embroiled in a bitter neighborhood-school war that some residents say is jeopardizing its sense of community, as well as its future. It’s a story repeated from time to time all across New York. The key question will be decided tonight: Which families will be forced out […]

Doug Hoffman Needs Your Help

Mr. K at Jumping in Pools reminds us that the breakthrough Scott Brown made in Massachusetts was, to some extent, made possible by Doug Hoffman’s campaign last year in New York that fell painfully short of victory: [Democrat] Bill Owens would violate four campaign promises in his inaugural 24 hours of work, outraging citizens and […]

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