The Other McCain

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

Who Is Ken Buck?

He’s the district attorney of Weld County, Colo., and a Republican Senate candidate who won last month’s precinct caucuses: In the aftermath of his narrow win in the recent Republican caucuses, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck told south metro business leaders that his grassroots campaign can take the credit. “It doesn’t look like a landslide on its […]

Alex Giannoulias and the Chicago Way

Guy Benson at National Review: Alexi Giannoulias is a young, exceedingly ambitious politician with extensive ties to the very worst elements of the sordid Illinois Democratic machine. (With impeached/indicted former Governor Rod Blagojevich and convicted felon Tony Rezko in the mix, the TV commercials practically write themselves) . . . The Chicago Tribune: The family […]

Tea Party Alert: Harry Reid Will Launch Three-Day Nevada Bus Tour Monday

A friend in Nevada just called to alert me to this news: On Monday, the politically vulnerable Democratic majority leader of the Senate plans to hit the road from his hometown of Searchlight for a three-day bus tour . . . “This bus tour is a great opportunity for me to visit and hear from […]

‘A Vicious Little Man’

That’s Quin Hillyer’s description of John McCain, a description he thoroughly justifies with a grocery list of Cousin Maverick’s selfish tantrums: Does anybody doubt that this man of deep grudges, reportedly flagrant infidelities, an intense mean streak, and a disdain for the actual substance of most domestic political issues would easily lend himself to caricature […]

John Cornyn and the Eunuch Anacephalic ‘Leadership’ of the Republican Party

Drew M. at Ace of Spades says John Cornyn is “starting to go wobbly,” which involves the wholly unwarranted assumption that Cornyn was ever steady to begin with. It was Cornyn who, by giving the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s endorsement to Charlie Crist — 15 months before the Florida GOP primary — sparked the Not […]

Cousin John Suddenly Decides to Get in Touch With His Inner Tom Tancredo

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — This probably has nothing to do with me showing up in Arizona, but still I question the timing: [John] McCain asked the Obama administration Monday to send National Guard troops to the border after a prominent Arizona rancher was found shot to death on his own property.  “I am asking you and the administration […]

Arizona Border Violence Growing; VIDEO: Simcox Supports Hayworth

PHOENIX, Arizona — Chris Simcox, who founded the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and was previously a candidate in the GOP Senate primary, explains why he decided to switch to supporting J.D. Hayworth’s campaign: Those of you who read Michelle Malkin know that an Arizona rancher was killed Saturday near the border in Cochise County: Cochise […]

Tea Party Express III: Fear and Loathing — and Ann Coulter! — in Las Vegas

BUMPED & UPDATED! SUNDAY MARCH 28: We were linked by Her Blondeness yesterday. Unfortunately, security at the Vegas event was so tight that I didn’t get to say “Hello” to her, although I did get to wave at her personal bodyguard, Floyd — shortly before two Las Vegas police officers pulled me aside and frisked me […]

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