The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 01.18.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Death Toll Unclear After Algerian Raid To Free Hostages Algeria’s Communications Minister: “Those who think we will negotiate with terrorists are delusional…Those who think we will surrender to their blackmail are delusional.” Florida Supreme Court Approves State Worker Pension Levy State may require 3% contribution from workers’ pay to […]

Lance Armstrong For President

by Smitty Watch me take a contrary position on the famous cyclist, who is demonstrating more integrity than many public figures in circulation: Lance’s confessional comes at an interesting time. For more than a decade, Armstrong dared anybody who challenged his version of events to prove it. Finally, he told the tale himself after promising over […]

Five Years Ago Today …

. . . I tendered my resignation at The Washington Times: You may recall that I attempted to quit The Washington Times in August 2007, and was persuaded not to do so by Wes Pruden and Fran Coombs. Well, Wes and Fran are leaving now, so I suppose now is as good a time as any […]

The Filthy Rotten Party of Corruption, Treason, Fraud, Sodomy and Abortion

Charles Rangel: Why ‘corrupt Democrat’ is a redundancy In a Twitter colloquy with Susan Cloud, producer of the Mark Davis radio show, I found myself compelled to explain and defend my previous criticisms of National Review. The problem, really, is that Republicans just don’t hate Democrats the way Democrats hate Republicans. Most Republicans are born and […]

Crisis in Algeria: More ‘Arab Spring’ Consequences; U.S. Hostages Seized

Over the weekend, I mentioned the al-Qaeda-backed rebellion in Mali, and now there’s more Islamic trouble in neighboring Algeria: Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed in Algeria siege; 7 still held — Reuters US confirms Americans among hostages taken by militants in Algeria — The Hill Militants Grab U.S. Hostages — Wall Street Journal Militants: 35 […]

Jonah Goldberg, Professional Loser?

“We lost. We are losers. . . . Our operatives are incompetent and we live in a dream world.” — Rob Long of National Review, in an interview with Joe Hagan of New York magazine during a Caribbean cruise in November Has National Review, an institution founded in opposition to liberalism, become part of the […]

Dear Texas: Please Secede Now

That’s my spontaneous reaction to the declaration of corrupt New York Democrat Charles Rangel about the gun control issue: New York is different and more progressive than a lot of areas in other states, and some of the Southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome. President Obama has issued 23 executive orders, which […]

The Iranian Navy On A Med Cruise?

by Smitty A Russian site has the best detail: Iran will deploy a fleet of warships to the Mediterranean Sea, Navy chief Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Wednesday. “The Navy’s 24th fleet of warships will patrol the north of the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, Bab-el-Mandeb, the Red Sea, Suez Canal and the […]

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