Is Jillian Bandes Stalking Marco Rubio?

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The intrepid Townhall reporter is following him all over Florida while singing silly love songs in her car:

We can forgive Jillian if she seems a wee bit obsessed. Marco had us at “hello,” and few developments of the mid-term campaign are more encouraging for conservatives than the success of Rubio, who inspired the “Not One Red Cent” uprising against the GOP Establishment. He’s leading all the polls — including an 8-point lead over RINO-No-More Charlie Crist in the latest Suffolk poll and 11 points in Rasmussen — and now the best Charlie can do is lash out at Marco as an “extreme right-wing candidate” and demagogue on Social Security.

Charlie’s learning that, as Ed Morrissey points out, desperation is not an aphrodisiac — which is why there are no reporters following Charlie around singing “Always Something There to Remind Me.”

UPDATE: Jillian also brings us good news from Florida’ 2nd District in the Panhandle, where Republican Steve Southerland finally appears to be gaining traction against Blue Dog Democrat Allen Boyd. Here’s an ad from Southerland:

And here’s an ad from the NRCC slamming Boyd:

An Americans for Prosperity ad slamming Boyd:

Here’s a heart-warming ad from Steve’s wife (and first-grade sweetheart) Susan:

You should go give Steve Southerland $20 now.

Mrs. Patrick’s Tax-Funded Aide

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They don’t call it Taxachusetts for nothing:

Rose Arruda, who makes $55,000 a year to run [Gov. Deval] Patrick’s ribbon cuttings and speaking engagements across the state, also works on up to 52 events a year for the governor’s wife, who’s a lawyer at the prestigious Hub firm Ropes & Gray.
Republicans immediately seized on the news — which comes almost four years after Patrick’s disastrous decision to hire a $72,000 chief of staff for the first lady in the first few months of his term. The aide resigned in March 2007 after public outrage over her hire. . . .

Read the rest. Meanwhile, the Boston Herald endorses Deval Patrick’s Republican challenger, Charlie Baker.

The ‘Shipping Jobs Overseas’ Smear

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When I came home from my recent nine-day road trip, I found this piece of mail on the dining room table:

So I picked up the telephone, interviewed Neil Parrott and filed my latest American Spectator column:

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland — Neil Parrott admits he was “very surprised” to find himself accused of supporting “tax breaks for corporations that send jobs overseas.” The attack, he says, “came out of nowhere.”
Although the shipping-jobs-overseas accusation has become a standard-issue smear against Republican congressional candidates this year, its application in this case is particularly surprising, because Parrott isn’t a candidate for Congress. He’s a local businessman running for a seat in the Maryland state legislature, and utterly mystified by the claim his Democratic opponent makes in a slick four-color mailing sent to thousands of Washington County homes last week. The mailing depicts Parrott in front of a map of Mexico and urges voters, “Vote NO on Neil Parrot — BAD for JOBS, BAD for US.” Adding to the xenophobic tone, the Democrat’s mailer calls Parrott an “outsider” and says he “isn’t from Washington County,” although the Republican is a lifelong Maryland resident who lives in Hagerstown — which is in Washington County — where he owns a highway engineering company.
Never mind the facts. It’s an election year, and Democrats desperate to distract voters from their own party’s policy failures aren’t going to let truth stand in their way, so that a small business owner running for a state legislature seat is portrayed as an “outsider” pursuing a hidden agenda behalf of a “Washington D.C. special interest.” . . .

Please read the whole thing. Democrats are engaged in peddling economic ignorance, and they shouldn’t be allowed to get away with it.

UPDATE: Da Tech Guy recounts his rules for road trips with me. I’m currently planning my final road trip of the campaign season — to Florida, where I hope to catch up with Marco Rubio (on whose behalf we waged the “Not One Red Cent” rebellion) and Allen West, whom I first interviewed in June 2008, back when the NRCC wouldn’t give him the time of day. Continue reading The ‘Shipping Jobs Overseas’ Smear →

Jim Moran Is A Global Warming Tool. An ObamaCare Tool. Achieve A Tool-fecta On GZM? Why, Yes; Yes, He Can.

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by Smitty

St. Albert of Gore himself praised Jim for Moran’s ‘leadership’ on wrecking the economy in the name of Green interests.

And I heard Moran bloviate in person about Nancy Pelosi’s colostomy bag of tricks, or, ObamaCare, as it is commonly despised.

Is there any doubt but that Jim Moran wouldn’t bend over backwards to offer a dhimmi salute to the Ground Zero Mosque?


He said essentially the same thing at the Asian-American Debate. Note, though, the convenient invocation of the Constitution in support of religious tolerance (sure), which document he has apparently studied with the attention he lavished upon ObamaCare. Oh, wait. If he’d studied that single most wrenching change in our society in any detail, he might not be from a State whose Attorney General is about to turn ObamaCare into a suppository all these Lefty knobs can enjoy.

We should all be tolerant, on an individual basis. Whether or not, in the specific case of the GZM, New Yorkers, as a group, should tolerate unrepresentative behavior from officeholders is another matter.
So, how can we dispose of Jim?
Last night I was at the local high school, passing out flyers to support Patrick Murray. Total count of Moran supporters at this significant parent’s night event: 0.
Tonight I swung by the campaign office proper, and the joint was packed.

The phones were all manned, so I found myself stuffing envelopes for a mailer to a few thousand ladies in the district.
There are still a couple of debates in the remaining fortnight before the election. Every day, more people find out that someone is offering a credible challenge to this old and tired hack.
Support the new hotness:

PATRICK MURRAY for U.S. CONGRESS

LIVE AT FIVE – 10.20.10

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Barney Frank Is Scared, and He Hasn’t Even Seen Ladd Ehlinger’s Next Video

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When an incumbent congressman has to lend money to his own campaign, the crisis must be very dire indeed. Allahpundit wonders, “What on earth are his internal polls showing him . . . ?”

Hey, when a congressman and his heckler boyfriend fly to the Virgin Islands aboard the private jet of a hedge-fund billionaire in the midst of an economic apocalypse the congressman arguably helped cause . . .

Do you really need polls to tell you that might hurt his chances for re-election? Yeah, I know it’s Massachusetts, but the economy’s in a ditch, and Barney’s up there sippin’ on a Slurpee, so to to speak.

There may be limits even to the credulity of Massachusetts liberals. This ad is now airing on Boston-area TV:

And that’s merely the standard-issue TV ad. Just wait until you see the next Ladd Ehlinger production. Furthermore, as it appears we’re nearing a truly apocalyptic meltdown for the Democrats, I’ll point out a couple more targets of opportunity: John “Married to the Mob” Tierney’s 6th District GOP opponent Bill Hudak is having a money-bomb, and Jim “The Constitution Is Wrong” McGovern’s 3rd District GOP challenger Marty Lamb could use some help, too.

Misery loves company. Help spread the Democrat pain in Massachusetts, so Barney doesn’t suffer alone.

’13 Days and a Wake-Up’

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Charles Lollar held a press conference this afternoon in which he closed by saying that we’ve got “13 days and a wake-up” until Nov. 2. Indeed, the time to Election Day is now perilously short, dear friends.

On his way back to Massachusetts, Pete Da Tech Guy stopped in to visit the Fairfax, Va., headquarters of Keith Fimian’s campaign in the 11th District against Gerry Connolly, another Democrat who’s using every dirty trick in the book trying to hide from his record. Keith Fimian is holding Connolly accountable:

VA-11 — which includes George Washington’s Mt. Vernon home — is still rated a “toss-up” by Real Clear Politics, and it’s going to take an all-out effort for the next 13 days to beat Connolly. In Maryland’s 5th District, meanwhile, beating Steny Hoyer might take a miracle. Or a Marine. And as one commenter pointed out earlier, Charles Lollar is known for his gung-ho attitude:

While reading Instapundit, I recognized the name, Charles Lollar, and had to check for myself. Yes, it is the same Charles that I knew from McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA. Charles is one of those people that you never forget. It boils down to his infectious positivity, sense of humor and giant smile.

He definitely has a winning personality and it’s no wonder Lollar has got House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer playing defense in a supposedly “safe” Democrat district in Maryland.

Last week, Hoyer told Lollar: “I’m coming after you.” Somehow, I think Steny is going to be much the worse for wear after this engagement. Look at this Lollar TV ad:

 Politico says there are 99 Democrat seats at risk. Hell, let’s go for an even 100 — give $20 to Charles Lollar now.

Wherever you are, and whichever candidate you support, your duty now is to do all you can for the next two weeks.

CHARLES LOLLAR for U.S. CONGRESS

Can George Allen Stage A Comeback?

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by Smitty

The Virginia Conservative highlights a FaceBook group “Republicans Against a George Allen comeback” and floats the question about whether he can be rehabilitated.
A couple of points about ol’ George

  • He got royally screwed in 2006 by the single most extreme case of yellow journalism I have ever seen. Three syllables. Six letters. A word no one had heard of. As an academic study in propaganda, the Washington comPost merits kudos for turning gold into leaden lede. Other than that, the paper can, and will likely soon, rot, for all I care.
  • He accepted the unfairness with grace and class. Unlike some who won election to even higher office in 2008, I’ve never heard of any public hissy fits from Allen over that WaPo smear job. The good President could learn a lesson or two from Allen.
  • He has solid résumé. While new blood is desperately needed in Congress, having a few old goats around who know the ropes isn’t completely bad, so long as they’re not too mired in corruption. Tough balance, but Allen’s time out of office is a Good Thing in this respect.
  • He’s done yeoman work supporting other GOP candidates, like Patrick Murray.

If you don’t like George Allen, you might think that, like Mitt Romney, he’s too polished. Just a little too cozy with the whole public office thing. Thus, I’d conclude that the ball is in Allen’s court. Some Tea Party engagements, some demonstrated Federalism, maybe a solo in the anti-Progressive chorus, and George could prove a worthy replacement for Jim Webb.
Ultimately, we all need to be hypothetically capable of filling an office should Destiny thrust that upon us. (Please not me, Lord, Mrs. Other Smitty would be having none of that). The point being I don’t care about individuals as such–whoever is Constitutionally grounds, hates the Progressive lies that have bankrupted the country and can win the election is OK by me. Getting out there and supporting candidates is proving a fun experience. If George wins the GOP primary, he’s got my support.