The Other McCain

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

Meet Team Joe

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Yesterday I dropped by the Joe Miller campaign office, where the staff was busy gearing up for the Nov. 2 general election. Two top members of Team Joe took time to talk: Continuing a theme we started yesterday, let’s take a look at the front page of this morning’s local paper: Notice […]

Delaware Castle Under Siege

by Smitty Via the ever-detailed Swing State Project, a lefty blog that gives good detail, Hotline On Call reports of Mike Castle: The Republican has purchased $113K worth of airtime before the primary. Castle is facing off against Christine O’Donnell on Sept. 14 in the GOP primary for Delaware’s open Senate seat. . . . […]

Just Got Off The Phone With Stacy McCain

by Smitty Stacy is set to appear on Libertarian Politics Live at 2150 Eastern, which is 9:50 PM for you anachronistic types. I don’t know if his planned trip to Wasilla will come up, but, pending distraction by some shiny object, that’s his stated intention. I was at the Murray For Congress campaign headquarters event […]

The Night They Drove Old Murky Down

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Front page of the local paper: “Murkowski concedes” not “Miller wins.” It’s about her, you see? And notice how, by delaying her concession until the absentees were counted, Murkowski cheated Miller’s supporters out of their chance to celebrate together on Primary Night. A volunteer at Joe Miller campaign HQ checks Ace of Spades […]

ALASKA SENATE COUNTDOWN TODAY UPDATE: MURKOWSKI CONCEDES!

ANCHORAGE, Alaska UPDATE Midnight ET (4 p.m. local) — The AOSHQ flaming skull dipped in pudding? Where’s Norah O’Donnell now that we need her? UPDATE 11 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) — It’s over. I just returned to Joe Miller campaign HQ after attending Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s concession speech on the other side of town. […]

Coburn Over Gingrich, Sure, But How Do We Do Redemption?

by Smitty (h/t The Corner) I don’t disagree with what Senator Coburn says in Politico: In explaining why he wouldn’t support Gingrich, Coburn specifically targeted the ex-speaker’s three marriages as proof that Gingrich “doesn’t know anything about commitment to marriage.” “His life indicates he does not have a commitment to the character traits necessary to […]

Bolton 2012? Bring Him On!

by Smitty Hot Air casts the bread on the water, quoting the Daily Caller: Not shy about his position on a wide range of issues, would this critic-in-chief consider a run for commander-in-chief in 2012? Bolton didn’t reject the idea out of hand. “[I]t is a very great honor that anybody would even think of […]

Greetings From Anchorage!

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Whenever I’m staying in a hotel, it is my habit to laud my hosts with adjectival praise, as for instance when I attended Right Online in Las Vegas at the luxurious Venetian Resort Hotel. In keeping with this tradition, I can now describe my current abode as an adequate motel near the Anchorage airport. Good news: It’s only $60 […]

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