The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.29.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS El-Sisi Sweeps To Victory In Egyptian Presidential Vote Takes 93% of the vote, but turnout only 44% of electorate Obama Signals Reset In US Foreign Policy Urges against “military adventures” in West Point speech Inspector General’s Scathing Report Brings Bipartisan Calls For Shinseki To Resign Democratic Senators Franken and […]

#RLC2014 Ready to Rock

NEW ORLEANS We left Atlanta about 4 p.m. Tuesday, but the legendarily gridlocked city traffic hindered us only slightly as we made our way down I-85 and soon we were on our way toward Montgomery. We stopped for dinner at a Mexican restaurant near the Alabama capital. By dinnertime yesterday, the story that I was […]

A Long History Of Ineptitude And Corruption

— Wombat-socho While this could be a descriptor of many offices, bureaux, agencies and possibly even entire departments of the Federal Government, I’m addressing the problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is still referred to by many as the Veterans Administration or simply VA. As CNN points out in this excellent article (apparently […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 05.28.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Ukraine Forces Retake Donetsk Airport Separatist casualties heavy Obama Pledges To End US Presence In Afghanistan By 2016 Gee, what a coincidence. Boko Haram Kills 31 Nigerians In Attack On Base Cameroon joining the fight? POLITICS House’s Oldest Member Ousted In GOP Primary Unseated by former attorney who was […]

pardon the dust!

if you experienced any intermittent issues with the site over the last 30 or so minutes, I apologize. I was busy drop-kicking 56,000 spam user accounts so stacy and team can stop moderating garbage and get back to writing about stuff we’re all way more interested in. back to your regularly scheduled programming! – Dennis […]

Monsters And A Mystery

— compiled by Wombat-socho I confess to having failed the Loyal Readers by not mentioning that I’ve finally gotten around to reading the first two Monster Hunter novels by International Lord of Hate Larry Correia, which were conveniently packaged in The Monster Hunters along with the first one I’d read, Monster Hunter Alpha, which is […]

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Will Speak at Republican Leadership Conference

Just announced a few minutes ago: Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Robertson family and star of the series “Duck Dynasty,” will address the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference, Thursday May 29th at 6pm. Also speaking on Thursday evening are RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Ron Johnson and Ben Sasse. Other Speakers at the […]

Creepy Little Weirdo’s Murder Rant Becomes Cultural ‘Rashomon’

Isla Vista mass murderer Elliot Rodger’s 7-minute video and 141-page manifesto have become a Rashomon — a story whose meaning is different to everyone. The Washington Post has Style section writer Ann Hornaday telling us how Rodger’s video rant reflects “misogynist” themes promoted by Hollywood. Meanwhile, the shooter’s mention of Monette Moio — she shows […]

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