Bob McCarty Writes

While several noteworthy anniversaries passed over the weekend, they received scant attention in the news media; therefore, I’m going to list those anniversaries below for good measure:
July 19, 2007 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 14,000 for the first time in history.
July 20, 1993 — The 15th anniversary of the alleged suicide death [...]

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Today, I found a photograph of a dead hawk that, in my opinion, might come to symbolize the 2008 Democratic Party presidential race.

The photo (at right) shows the claw of a dead songbird protruding from the chest of the hawk and suggests two things:

First, it suggests the songbird fought to the bitter end; and

Second, it [...]

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After learning of Republican Matt Blunt’s surprising decision not to run for a second term as Missouri governor, I predicted he would be selected as Mitt Romney’s running mate if the former Massachusetts governor wins the GOP presidential nomination. Not everyone — including one late night talk radio host who I’ll get to near [...]

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