The Other McCain

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

Eyes of Texas on Herman Cain

A standing overation from a “capacity crowd” at the Austin Economic Club, Bryan Preston reports at PJ Tatler: Cain hit all of the major issues, coming out strong for border security in this border state (“Instead of suing Arizona, they should have gotten a prize!”), hammering away at liberal politicians and policies (“The problem with […]

BREAKING: New Iowa Poll Shows Herman Cain Surge to Double-Digit Lead

Via Steve Foley at Citizens for Cain: Herman Cain . . . . . . . .23.7% Mike Huckabee . . . . . . 12.3% Newt Gingrich . . . . . . . 9.7% Ron Paul . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1% Sarah Palin . . . […]

Obama’s Predictable Immigration Lies

Ace of Spades: Jake Tapper notes Obama basically gets two facts right: 1. There is a country called “Mexico,” and 2. It has a border. President Obama went to El Paso, Texas, yesterday to pander to Hispanics by promoting the myth that anyone who wants to get serious about border security is a dishonest racist. As […]

‘Start the War From Right Here’

One of my favorite tales of World War II is the D-Day landing at Utah Beach. Everybody knows about the horrible carnage at Omaha Beach, but relatively few people know what went wrong at Utah Beach: Because of an unexpected cross-current offshore, the Fourth Infantry Division was landed more than a mile from its objectives. […]

Herman Cain Now the Hot Ticket

Atlanta businessman Herman Cain’s strong showing in Thursday’s South Carolina GOP presidential debate — winning over a Fox News focus group in a performance that pollster Frank Luntz called “unprecedented” — has given his campaign a sudden boost, Neil King Jr. reports at the Wall Street Journal: Interview requests are pouring in, along with donations, […]

Herman Cain: Viva Las Vegas!

Mike Chamberlain at Cranky Hermit has a report of Herman Cain’s appearance at Chuck Muth’s “First Friday” event in Vegas: The day after an impressive performance in a Republican Presidential debate, Herman Cain left little doubt about his future intentions. He told the assembled local bloggers and print journalists at a briefing in Las Vegas, […]

‘Smart’ Pundits Sneer at Herman Cain

Photo courtesy of Ellen Carmichael Herman Cain meets with reporters Thursday following the Republican presidential debate in Greenville, S.C. His communications director, Ellen Carmichael (in green blouse) checks her messages. “So now it’s the duty of the establishment pols and the establishment media to assure us that Cain can’t win . . .” — Jeff […]

Dept. of Not Getting It

Frum Forum contributor Noah Kristula-Green has a post about last night’s GOP debate titled, “Why is Pawlenty On Stage With These Crazy People?” Kristula-Green includes this statement: Herman Cain was not someone I gave high marks to during the debate but he “won” the Frank Luntz focus group that came on immediately after the debate. […]

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