John McCaslin, a former broadcast news anchor, award-winning correspondent for United Press International, and member of the White House press corps during the Reagan administration, pens the popular “Inside the Beltway” column for The Washington Times and Chicago Tribune Syndicate. One of Washington's favorite storytellers, McCaslin's topics and readers are one and the same - including the president of the United States, members of Congress and literally thousands of bureaucrats. William F. Buckley's magazine, National Review, proclaimed McCaslin 'national ombudsman' for his knack of uncovering political shenanigans on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. In his book, Inside the Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops and Shenanigans From Around the Nation's Capital (Nelson Current, 2004), McCaslin humorously and insightfully explores and reveals more of the rules behind the political game. His daily dose of outrageous anecdotes have appeared under his byline in numerous magazines, including Reader’s Digest and are fodder for numerous network news and talk shows. He’s been a regular on National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition,” a frequent substitute host of The Rush Limbaugh Show on the EIB Network, The Mary Matalin Show on CBS Talk Radio Network and The Oliver North Show on Radio America, and he presently anchors a weekly “Inside the Beltway” segment on the ABC affiliate in Washington.He was the 2000 conference chairman of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, which presented him with its 1999 best-column award. Other recent honors include the 1999 Carlton Sherwood congressional media award. He was served on the board of directors of SCAN, Stop Child Abuse Now, and sits on the board of the Old Dominion University Alumni Association. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his daughter, Kerry. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:00:07 GMT Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:00:07 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ 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... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/06/03/open_for_business d2dc5acc-f60f-4006-8604-fc097dd8989e Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:00:07 GMT 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... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/06/02/a_passionate_joe 043f03a7-bc12-4b70-b309-4dbf53394f19 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:10:27 GMT "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... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/06/01/no_problems_between_obama_and_biden ebc1cf78-ba91-4ab8-bbaf-ef57e2fb8b63 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:28:15 GMT 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.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/29/eye_for_an_eye ec000b97-46d1-459c-8abf-a04de1d65346 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:17:00 GMT "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."... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/28/quick_turnaround 31150a45-82c7-437e-961a-c15083e5e716 Thu, 28 May 2009 16:27:45 GMT 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... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/27/drew_fans d12129be-a7a4-4868-ac3e-3a66e657a041 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:03:10 GMT President Bush, Oct. 9, 2006, 9:58 a.m.: "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,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/26/nothing_changes 9c1c8076-f70e-48a7-ad58-3c784e63b0cb Tue, 26 May 2009 16:30:59 GMT 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... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/20/out_of_the_bunker 017a628f-35ee-4a9e-96b4-77684875dc2c Wed, 20 May 2009 14:57:45 GMT It is indeed unusual to bump into recently retired five-term Virginia Republican Sen. John Warner and have him hand you his business card: "John W. Warner, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Columbia Square, 555... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/19/lawyer_for_hire d4046cf4-8e14-46db-ba06-658264680fb1 Tue, 19 May 2009 15:12:27 GMT 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... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/18/ricks_pick 9daf8b6d-129c-4606-b472-6049581e4f81 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:18:47 GMT As downsizing continues in journalism, it's difficult to find a top-notch White House correspondent who can get the facts straight when filing a White House pool report, as in the one this week: "Correction: The UN... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/08/cub_reporters 22169e2d-a03a-4415-9b1b-e4188026c277 Fri, 08 May 2009 14:52:14 GMT The public feud between Hollywood actor Josh Lucas and renowned pollster Frank Luntz has no sign of dissipating before Friday's Washington premiere of the Barry Levinson documentary "PoliWood," starring Mr. Lucas,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/06/lucas_vs_luntz 553bd528-96ef-4b36-8bcf-bb2871566c47 Wed, 06 May 2009 15:09:57 GMT Longtime CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield (he has served in one or another public affairs capacity for nine CIA directors) is moving to a new assignment at the spy agency. "As is frequently the case when new CIA... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/05/ultimate_oxymoron fb84625b-f75c-42b1-a42b-1495b34ba6c8 Tue, 05 May 2009 14:48:19 GMT Not surprisingly, after two decades on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice David H. Souter has announced his pending retirement at age 69. He longs for the calm and serenity of his longtime New Hampshire home. Can you http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/04/cant_blame_him 6561cb53-d669-4efe-812b-ac930c293462 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:28:12 GMT We had to laugh at Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, when he reminded his colleagues on the Senate floor: "It has been somewhat less remarked upon, but this week also happens to mark my first 100 days in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2009/05/01/baracks_shadow 266b184d-a914-4ca1-b20e-19c9c8c828a5 Fri, 01 May 2009 15:10:54 GMT