Bob McCarty Writes

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) is no saint, but the words he used over the weekend, as captured in the  in the National Public Radio audio (below) , showcase Chicago politics — Rahm Emanuel and all — at its worst and should serve as a warning to Americans about what the future holds if Congress passes [...]

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Ahh, I remember it so well; one year ago today, CNBC’s Rick Santelli called for a ‘Chicago Tea Party’ from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  For that, he deserves a nationwide round of applause.
The video below captures the moment, including Santelli’s call for President Barack Obama to put up a web site and [...]

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Above (left to right):  Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Barack Obama, Antoin “Tony” Rezko.
One year ago today, Rod Blagojevich became the first sitting Illinois governor to be impeached and booted out of office by the Illinois Senate for, among other things, allegedly trying to “sell to the highest bidder” the U.S. senate seat once held [...]

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Three recent headlines convinced me that the Happy Meal® has been replaced with the Politically-Correct Meal® at your neighborhood McDonald’s®.

Recently, I came across the story of Lauren McClucky, a big-hearted 19-year-old who lives in the Chicago area and has been using “McFest” as the name for her charitable concerts that raise $30,000 for Special Olympics® [...]

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One year ago today in my post, Democrats Adopt New Marching Orders, I cited predictions offered by political pundits and prognosticators about how the Chicago Political Machine behind Barack Obama was working hard to lower expectations in advance of Inauguration Day. I never imagined a president could live up to such lowered expectations in such [...]

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