The Other McCain

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

Where Credit Is Due

It is always better to be too generous than to risk being regarded as selfish or possessive or, Heaven forbid, thievish. While following up with people I’d met at CPAC, I had a long conversation with Stella Lohmann, who told me the sad story of the lawsuit over the “Tea Party Patriots” name. Believe it or […]

Rick Santorum Takes First National Lead

by Smitty Santorum leads Mitt Romney 38 percent to 23 percent in the new poll, while Gingrich is in third place with 17 percent. The two crucial points here are: Keep up the doubt about Rick Santorum. We must accept whatever our Ruling Class Overlords tell us. Pay no attention to these numbers. Continue to […]

BREAKING: ROMNEY WINS CPAC STRAW POLL, SANTORUM A CLOSE SECOND

–by Wombat-socho “It’s A Two-Man Race Now,” Stacy McCain declares Earthquake Thursday in Vanuatu: A sign and a portent? Just announced at CPAC: Mitt Romney wins 38% of the straw poll vote at CPAC, followed by Rick Santorum at 31%. Newt Gingrich placed third with 15% and perennial CPAC straw poll winner Ron Paul a […]

Quote of the Day

“There are a lot of yellow-stained drawers in Washington Cocktail Party haunts this morning.” — Bill Quick, Daily Pundit The Establishment is nothing if not confident and, although their confidence was surely shaken by Rick Santorum’s Tuesday sweep, Mitt Romney still has an overwhelming advantage in terms of money. The Mitt Machine is probably even […]

I Guess DeMint Isn’t Endorsing Romney

by Smitty He says he’s ejecting from the Senate in 2016. Spot on! Here is the book he is touting: via American Glob

Santorum Surge Returns: Wins Missouri, Minnesota; UPDATE: Wins Colorado UPDATE: NY Times ‘Unexpectedly!’

They’re still counting votes in Colorado at this hour — 1 a.m. Eastern, 11 p.m. Mountain — and Rick Santorum is barely leading Mitt Romney with about half of the caucus vote counted there. Santorum won both the Missouri primary and the Minnesota caucuses, and you have to wonder if Newt Gingrich’s angry rant Saturday […]

Thomas Sowell On Why Romney Actually Doesn’t Care Fig #1 About The Poor

by Smitty Sowell: Mitt Romney has come out in support of indexing the minimum wage law, to have it rise automatically to keep pace with inflation. To many people, that would seem like a small thing that can be left for economists or statisticians to deal with. But to people who call themselves conservatives, and […]

VIDEO: Was Ann Coulter Right?

A year ago, at CPAC 2011, Ann Coulter was asked what she thought about the 2012 Republican presidential field: “Well, I’ll put it in a nutsell: If we don’t run Chris Christie, Romney will be the nominee and will lose.” Although I never shared Chairman Ann’s enthusiasm for Christie as a presidential candidate, the second […]

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