The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.06.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama: “I Make Absolutely No Apologies: For Bergdahl Swap White House claiming if word had leaked out, Bergdahl would have been killed European Central Bank Posts Negative Deposit Rate ECB now charging banks to hold money Gunman Kills One, Wounds Three At Seattle Pacific U Shooter mobbed by students […]

A Tale Of Two Burgers

— Wombat-socho As I mentioned in the previous burger post, one of my objectives in visiting Las Vegas this week was to check out a couple of hamburger joints not found in my Washington DC stomping grounds: the infamous Heart Attack Grill, and the wildly popular In-N-Out Burger. There were also some other suggestions, but […]

Why Did the Patriarchy Make @JustineHarman Write About Her Boobs?

The #fem2 hashtag is Twitter’s shorthand for feminism and, while surfing it last night, I came across a column by Justine Harman, an editor for the web site of Elle magazine: Rihanna’s Boobs Make Me Feel Better About My Body OK, then. This is an issue feminists call “body image,” which isn’t really an issue […]

You Know You’re Baked When. . .

by Smitty . . .a three-day conference on the military featuring speakers such as Paul Begala and Chelsea Clinton. I used to encourage young men to consider strongly a bit of military service after high school graduation. But Chelsea Clinton knows as much about the military as Chelsea Manning knows about manhood. And the prospect […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.05.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Prisoner Swap: Taliban Release Video Of Bergdahl Handover Bergdahl’s Hometown Cancels Celebratory Rally Amid Anger Over Swap Conflicting Reports In Heightened Eastern Ukraine Fighting Loyalists report inflicting heavy losses on rebels Once Refused US Visa, Modi To Meet Obama In Washington Off to US in September POLITICS Last Navajo […]

#ConcedeCochran: Will Republicans Keep Wasting More Money on the Loser?

AUGUSTA, Georgia We left Mississippi at 9:30 this morning, which gave me barely enough time to file a column for The American Spectator: The most closely watched campaign in the country will continue for another three weeks, as Tea Party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel and Sen. Thad Cochran head to a June 24 runoff in the […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.04.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Admits Bergdahl Prisoner Swap Could Put Troops In Danger Qatari officials doing nothing to restrain released terrorists Red China Keeps Close Watch As Tienanmen Anniversary Arrives Security tight as 25th anniversary of democracy protest near Mississippi GOP Senate Primary Too Close To Call Joni Ernst wins in Iowa […]

Mississippi Primary Results HQ

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi UPDATE 10:40 p.m. CDT: Now with 93% of precincts reporting, McDaniel’s lead is 3,086 votes. He is at 49.7% of the vote, Cochran at 48.7%. If necessary, a runoff would be June 24. UPDATE 10:10 p.m. CDT: With 89% of precincts reporting, McDaniel’s lead is about 3,500 votes. UPDATE 9:40 p.m. CDT: With […]

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