“THE REPUBLIC IS GONE” by Gunnery Sergeant John McClain, USMC, Retired, ©2013, blogging at Gulf1 (Aug. 29, 2013) — I began life as a mechanic wearing three-cornered pants, and from the first, “natural law” controlled everything I did. Being a technician means one can’t ignore or defy nature, gravity pulls, water is wet, and the earth […]