The Other McCain

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

Paging Dr. Hendrick–A Surgeon’s Devastating Appraisal Of ObamaCare

by Smitty (h/t Dr. Wolf) This lengthy clip is narrated somewhat dryly by Daniel Cox, M.D., and focuses on surgeons, yet is quite good: Going Galt: When Will Surgeons Say Enough is Enough? from Daniel Cox on Vimeo. I’ve screen capped the Thomas Hendrick quotation for your convenience: And here is the Medicus survey slide, […]

PA-12: Shoe Leather Update. Burns Victory?–UPDATE: 175 Double Votes Due To Ballot Misunderstanding?

by Smitty Stacy McCain talked to a ‘Republican source’ at ~2:00 PM, who said “Turnout was low, which is good for Burns.” Details: He went by Latrobe, PA, and visited three voting locations. This confirmed the low turnout. In the 4th Ward, 987 registered voters. ~200 had voted by 4:00 PM. In the 1st Ward, […]

Col. Patrick Murray, VA-8 Hopeful, On Strategy Room This Morning

by Smitty I’m waiting for Stacy to call in a field report from PA-12, from which we expect good news this evening. To tide you over, here is Col. Patrick Murray, one of two Republican hopefuls in the 08June primary, the other being Matthew Berry. Both are rock-solid candidates. One wishes the two resumes could […]

CWCID For NYT From AllahPundit?

by Smitty The NYT engaged in respectable journalism and hammered Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut AG, for attempting to assing himself off as having served in Vietnam. AllahPundit updates his post to say: Credit where credit is due: No doubt it pained the NYT to drop a bomb on one of the few surefire Democratic winners […]

Is It OK For Virginia To Be Represented By Men Who Went To Work Dressed Like This?

by Smitty (h/t At The Point Of A Gun) Why, yes; yes, it is. I, for one, think we could balance the budget by having Scott Taylor on the panel at a Congressional hearing giving Eric Holder a Full Kinison, i.e. “Islamic Extremism: say it! SAY IT!“ and selling tickets. Maybe not, but it makes […]

Allahpundit Now Seriously Considering Endorsement of J.D. Hayworth?

He is shocked — shocked! — to discover that John McCain is a lying two-faced backstabbing crapweasel: Pandering is one thing, shameless careerist pandering is something else, and then there’s John “Goddamned Fence” McCain marching along the border in a badass Navy baseball cap looking like he could choke out a coyote with his bare […]

People Of AZ And CA: Pay No Attention To Utah. I Repeat. . .

by Smitty The top story is that Robert Bennett has been uninvited to a fourth term representing Utah as a GOP Senator. Also, it seems that he may not be allowed to try his hand at Liebermanism. Just A Conservative Girl has the summary: Senator Bob Bennett, 76, was given his walking papers today from […]

10th Amendment Task Force

Connie Hair at Human Events reports: On Thursday a group of House conservatives from the Republican Study Committee (RSC) announced the launch of the 10th Amendment Task Force — a project of the RSC — designed as a means for legislators to change tactics on downsizing the leviathan federal government. With an eye toward November […]

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