The Other McCain

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

Joy Reid Is Out at MSNBC

In December, I wrote about how Trump’s victory had humiliated his media enemies. It was predictable that there would be consequences, and now the consequences come home for one of Trump’s angriest critics: MSNBC liberal mainstay Joy Reid’s show has been canceled as part of a major overhaul by the network’s new president Rebecca Kutler, […]

In The Mailbox: 02.21.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. The Boss has ordained a shoutout to No Pasaran, which has been on Blogspot for 25 years. Worth putting in the rotation? Early Warning Roundtable For 2/21/25 Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: New Jersey […]

In The Mailbox: 2.21.25 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Yesterday was eaten by snakes and travel. The Art & Craft of Writing Romance Kickstarter continues! Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: How Old Do You Need to Be to Defend Yourself? Director Blue: Top 20 Insanities DOGE Has Discovered – So Far EBL: Ukrainian Beggars Can’t […]

CPAC Scenes

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland There is nothing else on the planet like CPAC. As I’ve sometimes said, it’s basically Mardi Gras for right-wingers. You see all the earnest young College Republican types, with the boys in nice suits and the girls dolled up in dresses and heels, and you know they’re having the time of their […]

CPAC: New Heights of Awesomeness

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland Watching Vice President J.D. Vance being interviewed on the CPAC stage by Mercedes Mercedes Schlapp yesterday morning, I couldn’t help but be impressed and encouraged. Vance is very, very good as a communicator, in a way that Donald Trump never has been. Certainly, many voters have been drawn into the GOP column […]

CPAC: Too Early to Think About 2026?

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland So I get on the hotel elevator with a couple, and the guy’s wearing a red shirt emblazoned, “RON ELLER FOR CONGRESS.” Curiosity being a journalistic habit, I ask the guy, “Who’s Ron Eller?” “I’m Ron Eller,” he says, and then proceeds to tell me that he ran for Congress last year […]

CPAC: Today Is Vice President Day

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland Still don’t have my media credentials. The appointed time to pick those up was 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, so I showed up at the designated location about 4 o’clock and WHOA! A gigantic long line that wasn’t moving at all. So I figured there must be some kind of glitch […]

In The Mailbox: 02.19.25 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Skscartoons is looking for subscribers to support his cartooning, which is prolific and very good. At just $2/month, it’s a steal.  Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Bubbles of Useless Research, also Don’t Hurt the Terrorist’s Feelings EBL: The White Lotus Season 3, Elvis Presley in Paris, […]

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