The Other McCain

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

Not Since the Collapse of Culture 11 . . .

. . . has there been any news less surprising than the failure of Air America: Air America Radio, a radio network that was launched in 2004 as a liberal alternative to Rush Limbaugh and other conservative commentators, on Thursday shut down abruptly due to financial woes. The network once boasted hosts such as Al […]

Flip Side of the Brown Coin

by Smitty The Amused Cynic points to a George Will column which ends: If the Democrats’ congressional leaders are determined to continue their kamikaze flight to incineration, they will ignore Massachusetts’ redundant evidence of public disgust. They will leaven their strategy of briberies with procedural cynicism — delaying certification of Massachusetts’ Senate choice, or misusing “reconciliation” […]

‘Downfall’ in Massachusetts

Hannah Giles Showed Up at Last Night’s Celebration in Boston . . .

. . . and the grandness of the occasion required that I introduce my close personal friend to everyone on Blogger’s Row. There are photos and videos somewhere, but the main message Hannah wanted to share was that she is going to be at CPAC next month and she wants all under-30 conservatives to attend her special CPAC event called […]

Go, Tom Campbell!

by Smitty (h/t Instapundit) U.S. Senate Candidate Tom Campbell, on Flashreport: America’s national debt is an economic burden, a moral failing, and a foreign policy vulnerability. It’s the single most important problem we face, and that’s why I’m running for the US Senate. The sheer dimension of the federal budget deficit, and debt, is almost […]

VodkaPundit Neologism

by Smitty VodkaPundit kneecapped the Sunday Chat shows, skillfully managing the need to cut the video before the election results were out. Making the clip particularly link-worthy is his his reply to the whole “Tea Bagger” epithet. Those who’re constantly giving the Obama agenda a helping hand, opines Stephen Green, should be known as “Hand […]

LIVE Video: Scott Brown HQ; UPDATE: BROWN WINS! BROWN WINS!

We are here at the posh Park Plaza hotel in downtown Boston and — thanks to our friends with 73 Wire — we’re livestreaming via Internet: Free TV : Ustream UPDATE 11:30 p.m.: (Smitty) Stacy just called me again, basking in the glow, and offered shouts out to: Doug Hoffman in NY-23.  Stacy points out […]

ELECTION DAY IN MASSACHUSETTS

FITCHBURG, Mass. This town is one of the “bellwethers” of the Commonwealth’s voting pattern, according to Suffolk University’s Political Research Center. It’s also been my base of operations for the past five days, since Da Tech Guy lives here. He’s just voted for Republican Scott Brown and filed a brief report about what he saw […]

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