BREAKING NEWS: John McCain Just Threw In The Towel.

    McCain campaign officials have apparently informed James Pethokoukis that John McCain, most likely after taking the advice of some of the many former Bush aides that have somehow managed to get themselves hired by his campaign, has decided to adopt the “New Tone” and go easy on the Democrats and the huge role they played in creating the financial crisis together with Fannie, Freddie and | Read More »

    Er … Senator McCain? This is no time to be “Bipartisan” …

    Jim Geraghty highlights one of the reasons why John McCain is fading in the Eleventh Hour. Somehow, he’s managed to convince himself (I’m guessing must be all those Maverick references in his speeches) that the best way forward is to start sounding “Bipartisan” notes. You Know, Senator McCain, One Month Before Election Day Might Be a Time To Be Partisan … it is worth noting | Read More »

    Rathergate II: It’s not just CBS this time, it’s the entire 4th Estate.

    No matter how bad their pro-Democratic/anti-Republican bias got, the GOP and its candidates have shied away from confronting the MSM on it – after all, they own(ed) the airwaves and we would need them at some point. However, new media has made this reasoning largely obsolete, and with many crossing the line into practically campaigning in favor of Barack Obama, we cannot allow them to | Read More »

    I admit it: McCain is impressing the heck out of me …

    This is not to make light of the difficult times ahead for those folks in the gulf states in Hurricane Gustav’s path. Needless to say, we should all be keeping them in our prayers and hoping it finds its way elsewhere where it would harm no one. Thankfully it appears that the (all-GOP) Governors of MS, AL, LA, TX and FL have learned the lesson | Read More »