Bob McCarty Writes

Though I’m not convinced President Barack Obama has lost any fights with members of Congress, the “Obama Gets Tough” video below is the kind of wishful thinking I hope will become a reality soon. This excellent video was produced by my liberal friend, David Donar at Political Graffiti, whose editorial cartoons appear often on the [...]

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Though many on the left believe that government involvement can produce solutions to all of our nation’s problems, charitable giving by individuals holds the greatest potential when it comes to providing solutions to the multifaceted mess in which this nation finds itself. No, I’m not talking about the kind of charitable giving that involves gifts [...]

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For the second time in a week, Congressman Billy Long (R) of Missouri’s 7th Congressional District has refused to answer questions from members of the news media. On April 14, Long refused — via Bret Funk, his communications staffer — to answer my questions related to claims he made on the campaign trail in November [...]

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Only after claiming Congressional interference played a pivotal role in his decision, Attorney General Eric Holder announced today he will use military tribunals to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and several other alleged 9/11 terrorists. AG Holder’s decision comes barely two years after President Barack Obama’s Jan. 22, 2009, announcement that he would close the Guantanamo [...]

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By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger The March 2 Open Secrets blog contains a report co-authored by Dave Levinthal and Craig Gurian.  The report is titled, “New Study: More Than 130 Top Congressional Staffers Are Former Lobbyists.” Wow!  So what do we do now?  Get the kids in off the street?  Take cover in a [...]

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A friend of mine who is on the e-mail list for the Barack Obama front organization, Organizing for America, shared the latest electronic message he received from the group late this morning.  It appears unedited below for your reading displeasure: (Name removed) – Yesterday, Democrats in the Senate successfully blocked the repeal of health reform [...]

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Thanks to a link on the Drudge Report today, I came across an Entertainment Weekly article about the cable channel, SPIKE, ordering “Repo Games,” a car repo game show, from the producers of the slimy-yet-popular show, “Jersey Shore.” While I’m certain the “Obama Economy” will produce plenty of contestants for the show, I’d rather see [...]

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