The Other McCain

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

Calling Vernon Parker ‘Boy’? Quayle’s Smear Machine Backfires in AZ-3

A dozen candidates are seeking the Republican nomination to replace retiring Rep. John Shadegg in Arizona’s 3rd District, and regular readers know I’m 100% for Vernon Parker.  In March, our good friend Barbara Espinosa introduced me to the mayor of Paradise Valley, whose impressive resume is highlighted by the fact that he got his start in politics with the legendary Lee […]

Christine O’Donnell Money Bomb!

Got the word via Twitter from Stephen Kruiser: Go contribute to Christine O’Donnell’s campaign now. Remember that every $10 or $20 helps. This post will be stickied at the top of the page until midnight. Below the fold, two new video interviews with O’Donnell and more.

Dear Michelle Malkin

Guess who’s coming to Colorado? DENVER (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain is headed to Colorado this weekend to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Jane Norton. A spokeswoman for Norton says McCain will be in Grand Junction and the Denver suburbs Sunday for fundraisers and public rallies for Norton. Gee, Mrs. Malkin, we know how much […]

The 100 Days Night

by Smitty July 26, 2010, T-Mac and Elliot Engel of NY. This is a couple of party hacks swapping talking points. After the initial pawn push in the opening half, the middle of the clip threatens to warm up, especially when the Fox head holds up the popularity of the POTUS to the ‘Bush did […]

Apparently Santorum Hasn’t Read Codevilla

by Smitty Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, mulling a presidential run, says Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, a potential 2012 primary foe, is indulging in “class-warfare” rhetoric. . . . “I’m not a class-warfare guy,” Santorum tells National Review Online in reaction to Pawlenty’s remarks. “That’s the Democrats’ gig. They like to divide and play […]

Is This What They Mean By
‘Junk In The Trunk’?

by Smitty The Puffington Host reports the cover for Stacy’s cousin’s book has been released: TFA states that she “writes about her experiences on the campaign trail, how the party veered so far off track, why she is still a Republican, and more.” This blog applauds the way Meghan has courageously gone to that traveling […]

If We Can Beat Barbara Mikulski . . .

. . . we can beat anybody: Maryland has a fiscal conservative Republican candidate who can win the race in November for U.S. Senate against Democrat incumbent Barbara Mikulski and his name is Jim Rutledge. . . . If Jim Rutledge wins the Republican primary election on Sept. 14, HE is the candidate who can […]

Lisa Murkowski’s Palin Problem

Joe Miller is the Republican primary challenger to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who was rated No. 5 on the Human Events list of “Top 10 Senate RINOs” (and that was when Arlen Specter was still a Republican). The Aug. 24 Alaska primary is the subject of my latest American Spectator column:  Any disinterested political observer would be tempted […]

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