The Other McCain

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

The Glorious All-American Hamburger

— compiled by Wombat-socho Inspired by Bryan Preston’s article on the Burger Wars in Austin, I thought it would be a good idea to compile a list of decent burger joints in the Washington, DC area, especially with CPAC less than a month away. I’ve rated the various burger restaurants on a scale of 1-5 […]

Teach Your Children Well

Jesse Myerson (@JAMyerson) seems to believe he is so clever that the “points” he makes in advocating communism deserve a detailed rebuttal, and I suppose there may be people who have nothing better to do with their time than to supply such a response. In which communist @JAMyerson briefly demonstrates his deficiency of reading comprehension. […]

In The Mailbox: 02.06.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho Live At Five was pre-empted by an early morning doctor’s appointment, but will return tomorrow. Thanks for your patience. OVER THE TRANSOM Proof Positive: Bill O’Reilly’s Next Interview With Obama First Street Journal: His Wildest Dreams Wyblog: Freedom’s Just A Buzzword For Liberals Without Clues Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Sandra Fluke Won’t […]

How Much Do You Hate Commies?

Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Vietcong terrorist, February 1968. Salon.com’s Jesse Myerson (@JAMyerson) says “misconceptions” about Communism are the real problem, although survivors who escaped Communist regimes might beg to disagree. Personally, I think the main problem with Communism is that we haven’t shot enough evil lying Commie scum: Five years after the Bolshevik Revolution, […]

‘A National Political Celebrity’

Brett Kimberlin could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison. May 19, 2012, was a Saturday, two days after I first saw Aaron Walker’s 28,000-word account of how he says Brett Kimberlin tried to “frame” him for an assault charge. I’d dug into the story and, by Saturday, was ready to write a […]

Boycott Abortion Cookies

Three years ago, I remarked that it had become “increasingly obvious that the national Girl Scouts organization has been hijacked by radical feminists.” You may remember the occasion: The World Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides hosted a no-adults-welcome panel at the United Nations where Planned Parenthood was allowed to distribute a brochure entitled […]

Unemployed Magazine Executives

Time, Inc. — which publishes Time, Fortune, People, Sports Illustrated and In Style magazines — is laying off hundreds of employees, and the hit list includes executives in the company: Gone in the cutbacks are David Geithner, an executive vice president who was in charge of the style and entertainment group that included No. 1 […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 02.05.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS CBO: Obamacare Will Push 2 Million Workers Out Of The Job Market White House argues reduction in work force is a good thing Turkish Deputy PM: Progress In Talks With Israel Still no agreement on weregild for Turks killed in Mavi Marmara incident Russia Has Had About Enough Of […]

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