Bob McCarty Writes

More than 2,200 people packed the health care town hall meeting Wednesday morning in St. Charles, Mo.  Even if they had wanted to skew their coverage, the overwhelming anti-ObamaCare sentiment at the St. Charles Convention Center likely convinced them otherwise. Below are video clips of the coverage of the meeting provided by three St. Louis [...]

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Though President Barack Obama came to the St. Louis area to talk primarily about health care, many of the people who attended a health care town hall meeting in St. Charles, Mo., Wednesday morning had more than just health care on their minds.  Prior to the meeting, I spoke with several of them.  Their comments [...]

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The American Petroleum Institute released the following statement today on two letters — one from 20 governors, the other from 98 business groups — asking Congress to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing greenhouse gas emission rules: The letters indicate broad-based, growing concern from both state governments and business and industry about [...]

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During an interview prior to the health care town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) this morning in St. Charles, Mo., I spoke with Joe DeVincent, a government retiree from nearby Wentzville, about the prospects of government-run health care (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”).  He expressed deep reservations about ObamaCare based, in part, on his [...]

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It was no accident that, less than six hours before President Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive at St. Charles (Mo.) High School and make a push for government-run health care, more than 2,200 people turned out at the St. Charles Convention Center for a health care town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Todd [...]

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The last time President Barack Obama visited a Saint Louis-area high school, I was there.  Outside Arnold High School.  Almost 11 months ago.  Marking what I had labeled his “First 100 Daze”  in office.  Tomorrow, I plan to be outside — or, at a minimum, somewhere nearby — Saint Charles High School when #44 comes [...]

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After publishing 13 posts during the past two years about the battle over the contract to produce new inflight refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, today I’m pleased to report good good news in the form of a statement from Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation [Editor's Note: Click [...]

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