Arnold Has a Special Message for San Francisco

By Chip Hanlon | 10/27/09

Did you see the photo on the homepage associated with this post? Um, yeah... well, here are the details: Arnold to San Francisco: F You I know, I should be more mature and sophisticated about such things, but I'm beginning to like Arnold--he's finally coming into his own! h/t to Jon Fleischman on the existence of this story. He also provided this pithy summary as to why the Governor vetoed Ammiono's bill the way he did: A... read more »

Last Call: Interview with David Keene

By Chip Hanlon | 10/27/09

This week, Chip welcomes a right-leaning luminary and the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, David Keene. Mr. Keene weighs in on next week’s crucial House races in NY-23 (Hoffman) and CA-10 (Harmer), and he chats with us about what to expect from CPAC 2010, coming up in February. Listen in! read more »

Chuck DeVore Joins in Endorsing Hoffman in NY-23

By Chip Hanlon | 10/27/09

Californians might be interested to learn that a GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate, has joined the bright light of that body, Jim DeMint, in endorsing Doug Hoffman for Congress in NY-23. As Jubal would say, this just came in "over the transom:" Oct 27, 2009 Chuck DeVore Endorses Doug Hoffman in NY-23 California State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senate, today... read more »

Doug Hoffman Says, "Yes We Can"

By Chip Hanlon | 10/27/09

From the conservative in the NY-23 race, Doug Hoffman, a terrific op-ed at National Review today explaining why the GOP needs to re-discover its conservative roots: Yes We Can read more »

This is a Surprise to No One on the Right

By Chip Hanlon | 10/27/09

Politico is shocked--shocked!--to discover that by choosing what not to report, the mainstream media might actually be exercising bias. Wow! In fact, the publication was so amazed at itself in cracking this nut that this three page stunner went up in the site's feature section. An excerpt from "What if George W. Bush had done that?:" A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to a $3 million fundraiser. Snubbing the Dalai Lama.... read more »

The Most Inane Campaign Ad You'll Ever See

By Chip Hanlon | 10/26/09

Normally, I wouldn't be quick to share with you an attack ad from the DCCC, but this one is just too rich. Or, should I say that Doug Hoffman, the NY-23 candidate, is just to rich-- for Democrats, anyway. Get this outrage: he has a car collection! And yes, that is pretty much the sum total of the bullets in this attack ad against him from the Left Did you hear that? The bastard has a waterfront... read more »

Club for Growth Says Hoffman Leads!

By Chip Hanlon | 10/26/09

A weekend poll conducted by the Club for Growth says revolutionary candidate, Doug Hoffman, has moved into the lead in the special election race for New York's 23rd Congressional District: Hoffman Surges Into Lead in NY-23 A short excerpt: The poll of 300 likely voters, conducted October 24-25, 2009, shows Conservative Doug Hoffman at 31.3%, Democrat Bill Owens at 27.0%, Republican Dede Scozzafava at 19.7%, and 22% undecided.... read more »

This is No Way to Get Yourself Recruited, Newt

By Chip Hanlon | 10/26/09

Like many Republicans, I consider myself a Newt Gingrich guy, and I don't understand the animosity often exhibited toward him by many long-time D.C. Republicans, but he's not making himself look very good with this one: Newt Gingrich: Doug Hoffman Support a 'Mistake' The former Speaker missed an important memo here: electing Owens, the Democrat, would be preferable to electing Scozzafava, the RINO. Owens wouldn't be able... read more »

Hiking the Death Tax Proving Tricky for Dems

By Chip Hanlon | 10/26/09

Most Republicans believe you shouldn’t have to pay a tax just for dying. We know most Democrats, however, believe there isn’t a single tax on any good or service that’s yet high enough in this country, so when they think of a tax that’s scheduled to fall to zero, it causes them sleepless nights. Upon returning from D.C. a couple of weeks ago, I said it was a certainty that Democrats would be hiking the estate tax by... read more »

Rate of Bank Charge-Offs Surpasses Depression Levels

By Chip Hanlon | 10/26/09

From an interesting artcle over at Zero Hedge: Even as the cataclysmic events of last year fade into memory and most pundits are convinced that the government alone can push the country into prosperity, if it only wasn't for that pesky unemployment number that just refuses to cooperate, yet another comparison with the Great Depression emerges, one that shows that the current period is in fact even worse than what occurred in the years after... read more »