The Other McCain

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

FMJRA 2.0: Not really a new beginning

Hi. This is my first FMJRA. I’m not as creative as Smitty, so you won’t be seeing creative backronyms any more unless you want to suggest some. You also won’t be seeing links back to sites on Blogger unless you submit them to me; please e-mail those no later than Friday so I can add […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.19.10

TOP NEWS Ethics Panel Recommends Censure For Rangel   9-1 vote also calls for payment of unpaid taxes; Maxine Waters due up next Three Missing In Ohio Found Dead Bodies wrapped in garbage bags, stuffed into tree Reid, Pelosi Plan Votes On Extending Tax Cuts No consensus on whether to decouple middle-class cuts or just […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.18.10

TOP NEWS Civilian Court Clears Ghailani Of 284 Terror Charges Wow, who could have predicted that? Besides, like, everyone? Government Motors On Pace For Second-Largest IPO Ever Treasury still short $10 billion Palin’s New Book Knocks Levi Johnston, “American Idol” “It was disgusting to watch as his fifteen minutes of fame were exploited by supposed […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.17.10

TOP NEWS Senate Republicans Vote To Support Earmark Ban Brings Senate GOP in line with House GOP and the White House – wait, what? SSG Salvatore Guinta Receives Medal Of Honor From President First award of the MoH to a living soldier in 40 years Cholera Epidemic In Haiti Expected To Last At Least Six […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.16.10

TOP NEWS Shanghai Apartment Block Fire Kills 42, Injures At Least 50 Search continues for bodies, survivors of midday fire in teacher & retiree residence McConnell Reverses Himself Will join House GOP leaders in calling for earmark ban Rangel Ethics Trial Underway Without Rangel Complains about lack of money, time to assemble legal defense; even […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.15.10

TOP NEWS Seven Killed, 20 Injured In Mexico Hotel Explosion Five Canadians among the dead; natural gas pocket blamed Netanyahu Backs U.S. Freeze Proposal Multi-billion dollar incentive package helps Rangel Ethics Hearing Begins Monday First public ethics hearing since Traficant in 2002 GOP Spoiling For A Fight On Healthcare But will control of the House […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.14.10

TOP NEWS President Looks Good But Gets Nothing Done In Asia No hard target forex agreement, no free trade deals with Japan or the ROK. Karzai Calls For Reduction In Afghanistan Ops Intensity “The time has come to reduce the presence of, you know, boots in Afghanistan . . . .” Suu Kyi Urges Followers […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.13.10

TOP NEWS PRC Commits To Increase Domestic Growth, FX Reform Meanwhile, Hu discusses economic relations with senior Taiwan politician (insert Abbott & Costello joke here) Pelosi Creates New Leadership Post For Clyburn A “separate but equal” position, you say? Supremes Leave 9th Circuit Stay of DADT Rule In Place Military may continue to enforce regulations […]

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