The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

A Soldier and Two Marines: Sworn to ‘Support and Defend the Constitution’

Sixty-one shipped out of Fort Meade today. Only one of them was 18 X-Ray. You’re welcome, America. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 9, 2013 My son is now in training, but we got a lecture about “operational security” during our visit to the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) and after discussion with my wife, […]

If ‘Crazy’ Were a Political Philosophy, Its Spokesman Would Be Alex Jones

Does any sane person take Alex Jones seriously, except as a deranged menace? — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 8, 2013 Remember when Alex Jones sicced a mob of kooks on Michelle Malkin during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver? “She wants to put us in camps!” Crazy is not a political philosophy, and […]

Leave Brent Musberger Alone!

Katherine Webb: Not bad to look at, despite attending Auburn. If he needs a Chris Crocker, I’ll step up to defend the ESPN announcer who — while Alabama was dismantling Notre Dame in the BCS game — felt obliged to report the Neutral Objective Facts: “You see that lovely lady there, she does go to […]

Everybody Hates Gawker’s @JohnJCook and It’s About Damned Time, Too

John J. Cook of Gawker is whining that he’s gotten death threats because he published a two-year-old list of registered gun owners in New York City. (Don’t worry: Links here don’t go to Gawker.) As Twitchy points out, what Gawker has accidentally done is to provide an excellent argument against registering your guns. John J. Cook is […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.09.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS US Open To Zero Option In Afghanistan No residual force after 2014? Bill Richardson Presses Norks To Open Internet Somehow we don’t think Droid phones and 4chan are what Great Successor has in mind for the scientific and technical progress of his country Little Enthusiasm On Capitol Hill For […]

Bradley Manning Hasn’t Been Shot Yet

There was a time when a traitor in the ranks of the U.S. Army would have been in front of a firing squad within 48 hours of his apprehension. I happened to be at Fort Meade today on other business, which included a lecture about concerns for “operational security.” When it was time to get lunch, I was […]

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Middle Class’ Looks an Awful Lot Like Occupy’s ’99 Percent’

Guest Post by Badger Pundit Writing at National Review’s The Corner (h/t Instapundit) Patrick Brennan chides Senator Elizabeth Warren (D – Mass.) for declining, in a recent televised interview, to explain her definition of “middle class.” Even when asked specifically, “what numbers are we talking about, in terms of income level,” Warren declined to get […]

Dems Have LAMS-Sized Sack To Be On About Our ‘Broken’ System

by Smitty Large Area Maintenance Shelters are for when you’re packin’ it military style. And who in Congress really has that kinda gear besides Dingy Hairy? Tuesday marks the 1,350th day since the Senate passed a budget. The law requires Congress to pass a budget every year, on the grounds that Americans deserve to know […]

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