She has attacked Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Karl Rove, and most other conservatives, so it was only a matter of time before Meghan McCain spewed her RINO (Republican In Name Only) venom at Michelle Malkin.

McCain complains of an effort by “extreme female conservatives” to bully her into leaving the party, which is of course phony.

The two main problems with Meghan McCain are that she’s a willing pawn of the left, and worse, doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about.

Take this paragraph from her Malkin hit piece for example: (emphasis mine)

I don’t know exactly what about me threatens them so much, other than that people are listening to me. Malkin has the No. 1 book on The New York Times bestseller hardcover nonfiction list, but I have nearly twice as many Twitter followers as she does. And trust me, Twitter is more of an indication of where young people are than books published by the hyper-conservative publisher Regnery—which will be bringing you Carrie Prejean’s new book and published one of Ann Coulter’s.

How can someone who makes such asinine claims be taken seriously? Why would the republican party want such an ignorant person on the talk show circuit bloviating about what the GOP should do?

People like Rove, Coulter, and Malkin who’ve spent decades advancing the conservative agenda (usually with great success) should be ignored.

Instead, a 25-year old former Kerry supporter who’s been a republican for a whole year should be the new face of the GOP?

Yeah, right.

Meghan McCain may indeed have a lot of Twitter followers, but she’s not too bright.

If you want to read someone who is bright, pick-up Michelle Malkin’s new book Culture Of Corruption.

-Chris Jones

If you’re an actor in Hollywood and have any desire whatsoever to remain an actor in Hollywood you know better than to challenge the left-wing orthodoxy.

However, once you reach the stature of a Clint Eastwood or a Jon Voight you can say what’s on your mind and the Commie-Pinko pigs can’t hurt you anymore!

Here’s what Jon Voight had to say the other night at the NRSC-NRCC fundraiser:

(hat tip Michelle Malkin)

The overwhelming support that former republican Arlen Specter received in 2004 from president Bush is coming back to haunt him — maybe.

The GOP has launched an attack campaign against Arlen Specter aimed at highlighting his conservative record.

The effort includes a Web page featuring YouTube clips of Specter’s positive comments about conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Rick Santorum, and criticism of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. It also involves robocalls to Pennsylvania voters to "help you welcome your newest Democrat senator" that use audio from Specter’s old campaign ads — audio featuring what the NRSC describes as "glowing support" from former President George W. Bush.

"I’m here to say it as plainly as I can, Arlen Specter is the right man for the United States Senate," says Bush in comments included in the new call. "I can count on this man — see, that’s important. He’s a firm ally when it matters most. I’m proud to tell you I think he’s earned another term as the United States senator."

Here’s a video:

I don’t know how successful this tactic is going to be for the GOP. This looks a little desperate. Regardless of what Bush said about him, everybody knows how enraged Specter always made the conservative base, so I don’t know if this holds much water.

-Chris Jones

Republican Sen. Arlen Specter who’s long voted like a democrat has decided to actually become a democrat. Fortunately, Specter says his opposition to Card Check will remain intact regardless of his new party affiliation. Let’s hope that holds.

-Chris Jones

Take a look at this excellent clip put together by the ex-McCain/Palin video team:

Rush Limbaugh devoted a significant portion of his radio show today to bashing John McCain. He urged his listeners not to vote for McCain tomorrow.

For weeks, Limbaugh has been on the attack against McCain, branding the Arizona senator a “liberal” and suggesting he would destroy the Republican Party.

Normally, it’s the Democrats who allow extremists to speak for them. Unfortunately, right-wing extremists emboldened by their defeat of the Bush/McCain immigration plan have been out in force lately.

One would think with the prospect of a potential Hillary Clinton presidency looming, Republicans would vote for anyone with an “R” next to their name.

The Democrats have suffered in recent years, because they tend to make the mistake of nominating the most left-wing candidate they can.

Now it looks as though Republican hard liners wish to follow the Democrats down that road. The far-right can’t quit crying about John McCain not being “Conservative enough” which ironically is exactly why he’d be a good candidate.

With the popularity of the Republican party at a low-point right now, it’s critical that the GOP nominate a candidate that can appeal to a wider constituency than just hardcore right-wing Republicans.

McCain is someone who can appeal to moderate conservatives, independents, and moderate Democrats. Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, and others are doing the Republican party a disservice by continuing the shrill rhetoric against McCain.

Limbaugh in particular really sounds like an idiot when he says stuff like this:

“He’s going to reach out to Democrats in Congress,” Limbaugh said, citing “McCain -Kennedy” and “McCain -Feingold” as examples of McCain-sponsored bipartisan legislation.

If Republicans still controlled the House and Senate maybe one could make that argument, but they don’t. The only way to get anything done is to reach out. As long as he doesn’t negotiate a surrender in Iraq, everything else should be on the table.

The far-right wingers also need to quit howling about McCain’s immigration position. Tom Tancredo, Michelle Malkin, and Rush Limbaugh aren’t the voice of the Republican party. They may not admit it, but there’s quite a few Republicans who don’t share their hard line position on immigration.

The only thing that the constant drum beat about McCain’s so-called “amnesty bill” or as Michelle Malkin calls it, “shamnesty bill” has achieved is to successfully drive damn near every Latino voter out of the Republican party and into Obama’s waiting arms.

Everyone can agree that the borders need to be locked up as tight as possible with a wall, technology, and more Border Patrol. But this rigid insistence that every single illegal alien must return home is both unrealistic and over-the-top.

It’s just not gonna happen, and McCain’s bill which the President supported did need more assurances that it would secure the border first, but otherwise it was a good bill. The majority of Americans support a “path to citizenship” in addition to the fines, and all the rest.

The bottom line is that McCain at his worst is better than Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat. Whether it turns out to be McCain, Romney, or Huckabee, the important thing is for Republicans to stop whining and support the nominee.

-Chris Jones

The top Republican White House contenders battled on Sunday over who was the better conservative, with Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney defending their records and views on social issues from strong attacks.

In a debate in the election swing state of Florida, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson accused Giuliani of being out of step with the conservative values of the Republican Party and Arizona Sen. John McCain attacked Romney’s conservative credentials.

Thompson, a latecomer to the race who is chasing Giuliani in national opinion polls, said the former New York mayor’s support for abortion rights and gun control put him in a league with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, a New York senator.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee likened the freewheeling exchange between the top contenders to “a demolition derby.”

The candidates didn’t just go after each other last night. Nearly all the candidates delivered blistering attacks on Democrat front runner Sen. Hillary Clinton to uproarious applause.

The G.O.P. presidential contenders will be in Orlando, Fla. tonight to square off in a debate sponsored by Fox News, which will be broadcast on the network at 8 p.m. Eastern.

-Chris Jones 

Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas announced Friday afternoon that he is pulling the plug on his Republican presidential bid. The senator was not doing well in the polls and was heading into the primary season without enough campaign cash.

The senator did not offer an endorsement of any of his presidential rivals, but he said he plans to discuss a possible endorsement with some of those candidates.

Brownback said that his struggle to gain media exposure in the crowded GOP field was a major contributing factor to his leaving the race. That lack of coverage made it difficult for him to raise enough money to stay in the race, especially with the surge of expenses expected heading into January’s Iowa Caucuses.

Brownback reported raising just $926,000 in the third quarter of the year, while rival and current front runner Rudy Giuliani raised more than $11 million dollars for the third quarter.

By Samantha Giles
The Hot Joints

More than a third of the top fundraisers who helped elect George W. Bush president remain on the sidelines in 2008, contributing to a gaping financial disparity between the GOP candidates and their Democratic counterparts.

Scores of Bush Pioneers and Rangers are not working for any Republican candidate, citing discontent with the war in Iraq, anger at the performance of Republicans in Congress and a general lack of enthusiasm. More than two dozen have actually made contributions to Democrats.