Bob McCarty Writes

Following the story of Army Ranger 1LT Michael Behenna has been a long and winding process that, to date, has required more than 50 posts to explain.  Today’s installment comes in the form of an update from his parents, Scott and Vicki Behenna: To the thousands of Michael Behenna supporters, Many of you have been [...]

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I try to limit my political reporting to topics impacting my state of residence, Missouri, and/or the nation as a whole, but I couldn’t resist a story taking shape a few hours north of St. Louis in Illinois. The long and the short of it goes like this:  The differences between two candidates vying for [...]

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By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger For more than three years, those who love the U.S. Constitution and who respect the Rule of Law have debated endlessly the eligibility of Barack Obama to serve as president of the United States.  Those who’ve studied the issue with an open mind are convinced, beyond any reasonable doubt, [...]

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As long as U.S. military leaders fail to address the impact of two bad decisions they’ve made since 2007 regarding the conduct of the war in Afghanistan, American troops serving in that country will remain at higher-than-necessary risk of being killed or wounded by their so-called “allies” in the Afghan National Security Force. Seven weeks [...]

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By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Sir James Porter’s Observations on the religion, law, government, and manners of the Turks, published in 1768, tells us, “The Turks have a homely proverb… they say ‘the fish stinks first at the head,’ meaning that, if the servant is disorderly, it is because the master is so.”  How [...]

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As United States Senator Marco Rubio prepares to deliver what his office describes as a “major foreign policy speech” Wednesday at The Brookings Institution, it’s understandable that many Americans see this fresh, young conservative leader as a good choice to serve as Republican Mitt Romney’s running mate this fall.  Unfortunately, the Florida Republican of Cuban [...]

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News accounts, including a recent article in the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer, reveal that U.S. Southern Command is investigating the alleged roles of five soldiers from 7th Special Forces Group in the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia. Wanting to learn more, I contacted a friend, retired after serving his country as a Green Beret for [...]

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