The Other McCain

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

Nikki Haley Is Now Nationally Famous for Not — Not — Having Sex With a Blogger

Hell hath no fury like a blogger scorned: State ethics filings available online indicate that Haley’s campaign for State Senate paid Will Folks’s company, Viewpolitik, a bit more than $1,100 in consulting fees for the months of January and February of that year, along with a reimbursement of $173.50. . . . South Carolina Republicans […]

From the Lone Star to Wasilla, With Love: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You!

Sarah Palin was featured in the Mother’s Day edition of USA Weekend, which included this photo of Piper Palin on a rocking horse: This morning, I received an e-mail from Allen Nieschwietz of the Brenham (Texas) Banner-Press, who asked if I could help him verify a bit of local news. Mr. Nieschwietz said that a Brenham resident had seen the […]

If You Think Watching Keith Olbermann Is Painful, Imagine Being His Guest

David Weigel had to defend Sarah Palin against Olby’s hallucinatory perjury-trap “Fitzmas” fantasies of a Palin perpwalk: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy After doing the Olbermann show, Weigel’s probably looking forward to talking to comparatively sane people at the Million Birther March. We await the SPLC attack on […]

The Most Important Sentence in Gabriel Sherman’s Sarah Palin Hit Piece

“While careful not to say anything that might make her rear her head, some in the GOP Establishment whisper that they hope Palin stays in Wasilla. She may be useful in raising funds and drawing crowds, but Palin’s unseriousness and carnival antics damage the brand. ‘There’s a big piece of the Republican Party that doesn’t […]

Sarah Palin on Financial ‘Reform’

From her Facebook page:  The current debate over financial reform demonstrates what happens when political leaders react to a crisis with a raft of new regulations. First off, the people involved in writing government regulations are often lobbyists from the very industry that the new laws are supposed to regulate, and that’s been the case […]

Kentucky Pro-Lifers Accuse Rand Paul of Faking His ‘100%’ Pro-Life Credentials

Press release from Kentucky Right to Life: In a recent fund raising letter from the Rand Paul U.S. Senate Campaign, Rand Paul claims that he “scored 100%” on the Kentucky Right to Life PAC pro-life survey. Rand Paul filled out, signed and faxed the KRLA PAC survey to the KRLA PAC office on February 11th […]

Dear Andrew Sullivan

You don’t have a uterus. That’s not your fault, but it’s not Sarah Palin’s fault either, and it’s long past time for you to stop obsessing about the governor’s uterus. “Legitimate questions of fact! Relevant questions!” You’re sick, Andrew. Get help.

Daley Gator Misses The Metaphor

by Smitty DG may be slipping in his dotage: Isn’t it obvious that the baseball is any national or international event, the girl with the (base) balls is Sarah Palin, and the shmuck is a Barely Halfwit Outfielder?

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