The Other McCain

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

Congratulations, Perry Supporters!

His doomed campaign pissed away $20 million and never finished better than fifth place anywhere. Let’s see: Perry got 12,557 votes in Iowa and 1,766 votes in New Hampshire, for a total of 14,323 votes, and then quit two days before South Carolina, which was supposed to have been his “firewall” state. By comparison, the […]

Tea Party Patriots Bringing It March 24th

by Smitty Via email from the Alexandria Tea Party: Tea Party Patriots has obtained permits for the rally on the East Lawn of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. for Saturday, March 24th and for the Supreme Court steps the following Monday through Wednesday when the case will be heard. Can I get a heck, yeah? […]

Like an Earthquake in Vanuatu: Michelle Malkin Endorses Rick Santorum!

NAPLES, Fla. Woke up about 10:30 this morning expecting to put together a quick aggregation of the morning news. Then I saw Michelle Malkin’s endorsement of Rick Santorum. All bets are off. Forget everything else — this is freaking HUGE! UPDATE: I’m about to go get breakfast, but before that, a few more bits of news: […]

Let Mitt Be Perfectly Clear: He’s Going To Repeal ObamaCare

by Smitty Will somebody buy Bill Quick a quaff o’ coffee? This notion that Mittens loves himself some socialized medicine, whether it’s Romneycare, which he imposed, or Obamacare, which he won’t repeal. is pure balderdash. Willard Mitt is going to do precisely what he said he will do: repeal ObamaCare. Now, there may be some bickering […]

Florida Fever: Naples Struck by Sudden Outbreak of Raging Mitt-Mania Epidemic

Mitt Romney at Naples rally, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 NAPLES, Fla. Attention young conservatives: Your grandma loves Mitt Romney. The phenomenal shift in the polls here in the Sunshine State — which has provoked much commentary and analysis about “strategy” and “messaging” — may in fact be little more complicated than that. And the massive […]

Steak & Eggs Morning News Round-Up: Florida GOP Voter ‘Horrified’ by Newt; Romney Opens Double-Digit Poll Lead

NAPLES, Fla. This morning I drove to Waffle House for breakfast — 5-ounce New York strip steak, two eggs over medium, hashbrowns, wheat toast, large orange juice and coffee, $11.71 — and the waitress had a tattoo on her neck. On the way back to the posh condo (thanks, Dan Collins!) I stopped to pick […]

Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich

NAPLES, Fla. Does anyone else remember — because I do — how the Perrybots used to claim that anyone who supported Herman Cain was, in effect, supporting Mitt Romney? I even had friends who supported Perry tell me that Cain wasn’t “really” running for president but was aiming for a Cabinet position in a future […]

Santorum Daughter Hospitalized

NAPLES, Fla. Earlier this evening, Cynthia Yockey told me about this story, which is now reported by Associated Press: Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum canceled his Sunday morning campaign events and planned to spend time with his hospitalized daughter. “Rick and his wife Karen are admitting their daughter Bella to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia this […]

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