The Other McCain

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

‘Ground Zero’ in Fairfax County

Frederick Peterson III protests outside Obama event in Centreville, Va. CENTREVILLE, Virginia When President Obama came to this prosperous suburban community, he was greeted by a contingent of Tea Party activists and local Republicans. The number of protesters were estimated variously between 100 and 300, but their enthusiasm — standing for hours in the July […]

VA AG Ken Cuccinelli, Truth Teller

by Smitty Mitchell challenged his claim that the president’s proposal to allow the Bush-era tax cuts to expire for anyone making more than $250,000 would be detrimental to the middle-class. “Of course, their argument is that only two or three percent of the people would be affected by the, uh, middle-class tax cut,” she said […]

Reminder: VA Must Elect George Allen

by Smitty Via Sissy Willis on Twitter, Quinn Hillyer points out at AmSpec just how wretched an abortion is ObamaDon’tCare. In particular, the roots of the the Senate circumstances go back to 2006: . . .the Washington Post had to succeed in its unprecedentedly and viciously unfair coverage of the U.S. Senate race in Virginia, […]

Stephen Kruiser Offers A Manic Take On Politics, And Zen Meditation, But Mostly The Politics

by Smitty I was reminded on Twitter that Stephen Kruiser is The Man, and that prompted me to get this video posted from Saturday. If you only have time for one, take the second, where I give Stephen a pants check and he recognizes me from whenever in the past. The first part is Stephen […]

Short Quiz: ‘Who Is She, And Why Is She Not In Congress??’

by Smitty . . .those were the questions posed by YouTube commenter westedinburgh concerning this 30 June 2012 clip from the Americans for Prosperity event in Sterling, VA. Answers: (a) She is Kate Obenshain, of Young America’s Foundation and frequent Fox News commenter. (b) Well, her delivery is kinda muddled. Underneath all of the spin […]

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dick Morris Thinks ObamaCare, Tim Kaine, And ObamaNomics Are Swell

by Smitty Oh, wait: make that ‘Swill‘. First day, new ears. Yesterday morning I took in the Americans for Prosperity event over in Sterling, up the road from Dulles Airport. Dick Morris was the marquee speaker. If you have only time for one clip, Watch The Last One. In the background of these, raising a […]

Is VA Gov. McDonnell’s Regent U. Thesis An Example?

by Smitty Instapundit: Have you noticed that the Dems keep coming up with some sure-fire talking point, and then the people on the right take it, turn it around, and then just keep hammering it until the Dems beg for mercy? Or, anyway, start trying to change the subject. Ed Driscoll on Twitter last night: […]

A) They’re Just Bloggers.
B) A Thousand Word Screed’s No Biggie.
C) New Media Is Just Some Fad.

by Smitty Q. Why does the Virginia GOP continue to spurn people like just a conservative girl, to its detriment? So I wasted well over two hours of my time and have no tickets to the debate. When I got back home I sent the following email to the Chairman: I am writing to tell […]

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