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John McCaslin: Open for Business

As the fate of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for terrorism suspects dangles in the wind awaiting President Obama's decision, the Pentagon has made it clear that the controversial U.S. Navy base, seaport and airstrip in Cuba - the only strategic ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Sonia Sotomayor,  Democratic National Committee,  The Pentagon,  McDonald's

John McCaslin: A Passionate Joe

A follow-up to Monday's item on Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and whether his so-called indiscipline and frequent gaffes have strained his relationship with President Obama. This columnist was on hand at the National Building Museum to hear Mr. ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  2 Jun 2009
Related Topics: John McCain,  Joe Biden,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Michelle Obama,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

John McCaslin: No Problem

"Not a shred of truth to it." Or so a senior White House official tells this columnist, referring to reports that President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s relationship is "strained" because of the latter's indiscipline and frequent ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  1 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Joe Biden,  White House,  Newsweek,  Newspaper Association of America

John McCaslin: Eye for an Eye?

Don't look now, but certain bureaucrats carrying Uncle Sam's credit card in their wallets are back to spending your hard-earned taxpayer dollars on everything from first-class travel to Hawaii to laser eye surgery. The Project on Government Oversight ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  29 May 2009
Related Topics: Ed Gillespie,  Republican National Committee,  US Department of Defense,  George W. Bush,  White House

John McCaslin: Quick Turnaround

"Date on which Barack Obama implemented new ethics guidelines restricting former lobbyists' roles in government: 1/21/09. "Days later that he waived the guidelines for the deputy secretary of defense: 1." -Harper's Index, June 2009. As if having ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  28 May 2009
Related Topics: Sonia Sotomayor,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate

John McCaslin: Drew Fans

Unlike the bound encyclopedias of the past, it took only seconds Tuesday for the Internet's wealth of online encyclopedias to update their Nancy Drew pages to show the fictional girl detective's influence on a number of prominent American women, ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  27 May 2009
Related Topics: Leon Panetta,  Sandra Day O'Connor,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Laura Bush,  Barack Obama

John McCaslin: Nothing Changes

"Last night, the government of North Korea proclaimed to the world that it had conducted a nuclear test ... . The United States condemns this provocative act. Once again, North Korea has defied the will of the international community, and the ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  26 May 2009
Related Topics: United Nations,  U.S. Republican Party,  Nancy Pelosi,  Pete Sessions,  U.S. Senate

John McCaslin: Out of the Bunker

Traveling overseas is always risky for a vice president, especially this one. Vice President Joe Biden late Tuesday was in Bosnia and Herzegovina to address the parliament, and the White House made certain to release his prepared remarks beforehand. In ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  20 May 2009
Related Topics: Joe Biden,  White House,  US Airways,  U.S. Republican Party,  John Mica

John McCaslin: Lawyer for Hire

It is indeed unusual to bump into recently retired five-term Virginia Republican Sen. John Warner and have him hand you his business card: "I've not practiced law since I was appointed secretary of the Navy 37 years ago. It's good to be back," the ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  19 May 2009
Related Topics: John Warner,  George Washington University

John McCaslin: Rick's Pick

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can thank Washington lobbyist and political consultant Rick Davis, chief executive officer of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, for being the ultimate pick to become the Republican vice presidential candidate. "It was ...

From JOHN MCCASLIN, Town Hall,  18 May 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Joe Lieberman,  Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party

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