The Other McCain

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

Will Perry Be Blamed for Cain Scandal?

Sunday’s original widespread suspicion that the Rick Perry campaign was responsible for the “oppo” hit at Politico appears to be shared by many others, including the target himself: In the summer of 2003, Cain recalls briefing Anderson—his general campaign consultant at the time—that sexual harassment claims were brought against him while he was chairman of […]

Santorum Ad Cuts To The Heart Of The Real/Fake Problem With Politicians

by Smitty There isn’t a thing for me not to admire in this ad: Rick Santorum is to Newt Gingrich what Tim Pawlenty was to Mitt Romney; Rick has all of the knowledge of how the sausage is made, without seeming a two-dimensional cardboard cutout. I keep wanting to respect the fact that the Iron […]

Good-Bye, Vanuatu? Perry-Linked Witness Predicts: If Cain Accuser Speaks, ‘Probably Be the End of His Campaign”

Shoes are now dropping faster than I can keep track: Oklahoma political consultant Chris Wilson says if the woman behind the reported sexual harassment complaint against GOP Presidential hopeful Herman Cain is allowed to speak publicly, it’ll be the end of Cain’s run for the White House. Interviewed today on KTOK’s Mullins in the Morning, […]

Cain Accuser: ‘Other Workplace Issues Had Been Making Her Unhappy’

The New York Times: The National Restaurant Association gave $35,000 — a year’s salary — in severance pay to a female staff member in the late 1990s after an encounter with Herman Cain, its chief executive at the time, made her uncomfortable working there, three people with direct knowledge of the payment said on Tuesday. […]

Let Her Speak: Cain Accuser Seeks Release from Confidentiality Agreeement

While I was at the American Spectator gala Tuesday night at the Capital Hilton in D.C., I learned that one of the women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal: A woman who complained about Herman Cain’s behavior when he was president of the National Restaurant Association […]

Did Politico Stop By The National Restaurant Association For A Herman Cain Bite, And Wind Up With Botulism?

by Smitty Northern Virginia Lawyer links Virginia Virtucon and: Based on a suggestion from a local blogger to look into political donors on the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association for potential ties to presidential campaigns, I have attempted to identify anyone privy to inside information about the National Restaurant Association who also […]

Saw Brian Williams On CNNNBC Say That Herman Cain Should Unseal The Settlement For The Alleged Harassment

by Smitty If I was Mr. Cain, I’d be all: “Yeah, we’ll unseal them. . .right after the good President unseals his academic records. Heyooo!” UPDATE: thanks to the commenter who helped me with my title problem. Workin’ hard, tryin’ to tell the difference between the Judean Peoples’ Front and the Peoples’ Front of Judea.

BHO And The Medicine Cabinet: Workin’ Hard, Tryin’ To Understand That There ‘Economics’ Stuff

by Smitty The WaPoo: This morning [31 October, 2011] President Obama signed an executive order intended to combat a wave of prescription-drug shortages in the United States. How can there be a wave of something not being there? But I quibble. The whole point of the article is to excite some feeling of unexpected calamity. […]

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