The Other McCain

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

Deep in the Heart of Texas

My old friend Ken Hanner reports for Human Events: AUSTIN, Tex.—Hundreds of people braved temperatures exceeding 100 degrees on Monday to send a message to President Obama: “Keep your hands off Texas.” Hours after Obama visited the city for a Democratic fundraiser and a speech to University of Texas students, speaker after speaker at the […]

Boy Quayle, Republican Party Animal?

TheDirty.com says the Arizona congressional candidate wrote for the site under the porn-star name “Brock Landers” and adds: We met in Tahoe at a CBS celebrity golf tournament where we partied until 6 AM. How could you forget the crazy hooker? Here’s video of a local TV news report on the story: Quayle at first denied to […]

BREAKING: Handel Concedes; Nathan Deal Wins Ga. GOP Gubernatorial Runoff

A recount seemed certain last night, but now Karen Handel has called it quits, as Aaron Sheinin reports from Atlanta: Yesterday, Karen Handel called Nathan Deal a “corrupt relic of Washington.” Today, however, Handel said she is endorsing him as the GOP nominee for governor. In a statement just released from the Handel campaign, she […]

Predictably, Major Media Interpret Primaries as Good News for Obama

After updating the election results last night, I Tweeted this: To which Smitty replied: To which I replied: Stop looking forward to 2012 — i.e., how did the Palin Factor play? — and focus on the here and now. Ken Buck’s defeat of Jane Norton was a defeat for John McCain, John Cornyn and every other member of the GOP […]

PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS HQ UPDATE: Buck Beats Norton in Colo. UPDATE: Recount Likely for Georgia Republican Gubernatorial Candidates UPDATE: McMahon, Caligiuri Win in Connecticut Republican Primaries UPDATE: Ray McKinney Wins GA-12

UPDATE 11:33 p.m.: Michelle Malkin reports from Colorado that Jane Norton has conceded in the Republican Senate primary: It’s official: Norton concedes to Buck, via CBS4Denver: “I fully endorse Ken Buck, and I encourage you to do the same.” 11:50 p.m. ET: Associated Press: Tea party favorite Ken Buck has defeated former Lt. Gov. Jane […]

Bankrupt States and Dot-Bomb Startups

The news that the state of Illinois is essential broke and yet owes an estimated $3.2 billion to various contractors, pensioners, etc., prompts an Instapundit reader to compare it to a bad dot-com operation. Worth reading.

Sen. Ted Stevens, R.I.P.

While there are conflicting reports, officials have told several news organizations that the Alaska Republican and several other people were killed in the crash of a small plane. Wolf Blitzer provides the CNN obituary: UPDATE: “Hey Daily Beast, There’s a Difference Betweent ‘Topical’ and ‘Too Soon.’”

‘Eric Stratton, Republican Campaign Spokesman, Damned Glad to Meet Ya!’

After GQ reported on Rand Paul’s madcap, zany and possibly felonious collegiate pranks, the Republican candidate’s campaign unwisely responded with ominous argle-bargle about investigating its “legal options.” As a widely recognized New Media strategist — lots of people recognize me, and I sometimes call myself a “New Media strategist” — permit me to advise that […]

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