Bob McCarty Writes

Throughout the 2008 presidential campaign season, many have referred — often half-joking — to Barack Obama as “The One” and “The Obamessiah.”  A look at his brief track record would have you believe he doesn’t listen to experts who caution celebrities by saying, “Don’t believe your press clippings.” The video above features audio clips from [...]

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Sarah Palin highlighted the needs of special needs children during a major public policy speech in Pittsburgh this morning.  Notable during the speech was the fact that she appeared genuinely human and “of the people” as she took to the podium. Probably the most important thing she said during the speech was something that applies [...]

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Under the headline, Investors suffer as US ethanol boom dries up, Financial Times reported today on the plight of people like Microsoft’s Bill Gates whose investment in the ethanol industry are not panning out: Investors, such as Microsoft’s Bill Gates, are sitting on billions of dollars in losses after buying into the corn-based ethanol industry [...]

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Businesses in the United States pay the world’s second-highest corporate income tax rate in the developed world, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Still, Barack Obama — the Democratic Party presidential nominee who feigns concern about America’s competitiveness across the globe — wants to keep those taxes high. If elected, Obama will [...]

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The video above shows Barack Obama on ABC’s Good Morning America this morning being asked by Robin Roberts if he has any regrets over having used the phrase, “spread the wealth around,” when speaking with Ohio’s Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher.  In response, the Democratic Party presidential nominee told the audience of ABC’s Good Morning [...]

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I’m not a big fan of Halloween, but I have some advice for those of you who expect to take part in the costume- and candy-intensive ritual this year.   Make the most of it!  Why?  Because Halloween 2009 will serve as a teachable moment about socialism if Barack Obama becomes the nation’s 44th president. In [...]

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