Any idea why — of all the myriad Irish names — McCarthy punches so far above its weight in terms of political and cultural controversy? There’s Mary McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Mary McCarthy, Carolyn McCarthy, Cormac McCarthy, Joe McCarthy our own Andy McCarthy and various others including the lovely Jenny McCarthy, who isn’t actually political or controversial but what’re you going to do?

Where are the O’Mally for Pete’s sake?

Ah, the pete.