The Other McCain

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

Romney Doesn’t Seem Interested In Winning Ugly

by Smitty Mediate has Krauthammer unimpressed with Romney: Noted political strategist Sun Tzu: “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” In 2008, we saw a weak candidate make weak decisions week by week, finishing weakly. While, at a high level, the Romney campaign may not be looking too brutal, I […]

Mark Oxner For Congress

by Smitty Yet another excellent outing from the Mark Oxner campaign in the relentless quest for a Grayson-free 113th Congress: Unlike a lot of political ads, this one has enough small touches to stand up to repeated viewings. Probably a brilliant auteur. Mark Oxner for Congress Because Alan Grayson has more business in a live-action […]

Artur Davis Speaks To Fairfax County GOP 19Jun2012

by Smitty Artur Davis is somebody you want to know more about. The Grio, from 30 May 2012: Former Alabama congressman Artur Davis, once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and a potential member of Obama’s cabinet, announced this week he is switching parties and becoming a Republican. Davis, who lost the Democratic […]

#GOPEstablishmentIn4Words For Users Craving Knick-knacks

by Smitty #GOPEstablishmentIn4Words Formidable until CNN knocks. — Chris Smith (@smitty_one_each) June 13, 2012 #GOPEstablishmentIn4Words Feckless unless continuously kicked. — Chris Smith (@smitty_one_each) June 13, 2012   #GOPEstablishmentIn4Words Frequently using Constitutional knowledge. — Chris Smith (@smitty_one_each) June 13, 2012   Update: in reply to the query about “undermining and sapping the GOP voting base” in […]

Reading Meghan So You Don’t Have To

— by Wombat-socho The right half of the blogosphere owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Betsy Woodruff, William F. Buckley Fellow at the National Review Institute, for she has done something few of us would have the courage to do. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for our sake Ms. Woodruff took upon herself the vile, […]

Who Knew The House GOP Was Channeling Peter Cetera?

by Smitty Something about Political Junkie Mom’s tweet of Erik Erikson at RedState dredged up an old memory: Did you know that House Republicans are still defeating amendment after amendment to cut spending — even relatively small amounts? You probably didn’t realize this because, for some reason, no one is reporting it. So here are […]

Ted Cruz! Ted Cruz! Ted Cruz!

by Smitty We’ll just mooch Erick Erickson’s quick summary of the Texas situation: David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz are in a runoff in Texas. Cruz has long odds in the runoff, given the margin of Dewhurst’s victory. But it is very doable. Conservatives across the country, however, must unite today. This race must be a […]

How Did Fausta Miss That Joke?

by Smitty Normally she’s got those dots connected in a jiffy:

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