Outside the Beltway

The artist known as Kid Rock endorsed Mitt Romney but now says he’s “embarrassed to be a Republican.” Because of their stance on paperless tickets, naturally.

The outpouring from my Twitter stream yesterday on the news of the death of Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys, surprised me.

Michael Hastings has yet another credulous story attempting to smear the United States military.

Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for 2011 is much different than their “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” for 2003.

Occupy Wall Street is not motivated by envy of the rich or even animus towards banks.

So, what’s up with Donald Trump’s bizarre hairdo? He insists it’s not a comb-over.

The free market in action.

A Pentagon investigation was unable to verify some of the comments attributed to General Stanley McChrystal in Rolling Stone last year. That doesn’t mean he’s been cleared, though.

Muammar Gadaffi’s family hired big name entertainers for parties. What with the ongoing mayhem in Libya, that’s coming under scrutiny.

LTC Michael Holmes, the fellow who accused LTG William Caldwell of ordering him to perform psychological operations on Members of Congress, is not trained in psyops.

Did a unit in Afghanistan engage in an IO operation against U. S. senators?

Robert Lane Greene investigates the rise of acronyms, initialisms, and other informal shortenings of speech.

Business is booming for box sets of 1960s acts remastered into the original mono.

General Stanley McChrystal has been hired to teach leadership at Yale.

Will the Wikileaks document dump give even further impetus to the growing sentiment that the United States needs to leave Afghanistan ?

General Stanley McChrystal retired with full honors while being lauded by the Secretary of Defense.

Stan McChrystal’s boys had “Team America” patches made up.

It’s going to be much harder for reporters to get access to the military thanks to new rules announced last night by the Pentagon.

Does it matter if the controversial McChrystal comments were “off the record” ? No, it doesn’t.

Sharing your unvarnished thoughts on a listserv is just asking for trouble, as Dave Weigel is the latest to discover.

David Petraeus says he supports the President’s Afghanistan policy, including the withdrawal timetable, but that means less than most people think it does.

While praise for the military often goes overboard, the reaction to the McChrystal flap shows our armed forces at their finest.

Both President Obama and General McChrystal handled a bad situation incredibly well.

Here’s a great ad campaign idea: A series of funny spots by retired General Stanley McChrystal touting his favorite beer.

President Obama has relieved General Stanley Chrystal of command of ISAF.

Are we making too much of Stanley McChrystal’s remarks?

Stanley McChrystal’s fate is the story of the day, but there’s a broader message in the Rolling Stone story, and it has broad implications for the future of the Afghan War.

There’s really only one story in Washington, D.C. today, and Stanley McChrystal is the star player.

Is there a double standard in play when generals criticize Democratic versus Republican presidents?

General McChrystal and company spilled their guts to Rolling Stone on a road trip during which they were imbibing steadily.

General Stanley McChrystal has not only likely ended his career but seriously damaged the already dimming chances of success in Afghanistan.

General Stanley McChrystal is opening his mouth again and, this time, it could cost him his job.