The Other McCain

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

Palin Derangement Syndrome Outbreak: There Are Still Five A’s in Raaaaacism

“With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.” — Rhett Butler, Gone With the Wind Some things are predictable — i.e., that the Palin-haters would decide it was a good time to recycle the old SPLC/LGF attacks on me in order to exploit my interview with Todd Palin for a guilt-by-association smear. When Rachel […]

Ladd Ehlinger WSJ Making-Of Clip

by Smitty Ladd Ehlinger tweets that the WSJ has finally posted the behind-the-scenes look at the filming of his now-viral Jane Harman ad: It appears that, for reasons of good taste, the Stacy McCain covered-in-pudding moment was edited out, leading to outbursts of hate in the Haight. Go, Mattie Fein! Also, watch carefully, as John […]

Jax State 49, Ole Miss 48

In double overtime! Down 48-41 in double overtime, Jacksonville State found itself in a fourth-and-long situation. After a few seconds of mad scrambling, quarterback Coty Blanchard flung the ball to Kevyn Cooper in the end zone, over 30 yards away. Cooper barely got one foot in bounds for the score. And then, Jacksonville State coach […]

Dan Riehl Has His Own ‘Ilk’?

According to Stephen Bainbridge: By letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, Riehl and his ilk are ensuring themselves of a pure minority. The rest of us in the blogosphere are now jealous of Dan. What do we have to do to get our own ilks? Is supporting Christine O’Donnell sufficient to qualify […]

Fear and Loathing in Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Waiting on a plane, and the incredible freakout over the Delaware GOP Senate primary caught my attention, so I registered a mild complaint at the American Spectator blog: One of two outcomes is possible: Mike Castle wins on Sept. 14, in which case all this psychotic raving about Christine the Dangerous Right-Wing Catastrophe will […]

At The Patrick Murray Campaign Office Opener Part 3

by Smitty The previous Patrick Murray speech I had the privilege of enjoying was a solid outing, and this effort is better still. It takes significant courage to run against “Gentleman” Jim Moran in the first place, and I’m happy to report that Patrick Murray is packing the gear. One looks forward to attending a […]

How to Write an Anti-Palin Hit Piece

WASILLA, Alaska — I’m about to make the mad dash back to Anchorage, then will be making my way homeward for a couple days of rest before trying to explain to Mrs. Other McCain why I need to go to Delaware. But I thought I might share another point about those “impotent, limp and gutless” reporters: It’s […]

Why The Delaware Primary Is A Win/Win, Barring A Full Scozzafava

by Smitty Reading Dan’s latest thought, and considering Ace’s ideas, it seems that we should consider letting Delaware sort this out and keep in mind the following: Should Castle win the pirmary, he’ll be deeply aware of the Tea Part influence on his destiny. For at least a week. I submit that this may be […]

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