The birth of McBrilliant By Mary Katharine Ham FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint September 4, 2008 4:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “This lady has turned it all around. From now on, on this program John McCain will be known as John McBrilliant.” — Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh TagsMary Katharine Ham Related Content White House Trump brushes off trade tensions with China: ‘It will all be fine!’ Presidential Mark Kelly says Kamala Harris would be ‘incredibly strong’ 2028 candidate Senate Schiff tells Trump ‘put down your phone’ after president calls impeachment ‘illegal hoax’ Justice Vance knocks Stephanopoulos for ending interview over Tom Homan’s ‘fake scandal’ Foreign Policy Democrats credit Trump for ending Israel’s war in Gaza: ‘This was his deal’