Bob McCarty Writes

I received an e-mail solicitation message from Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s national campaign manager, Chip Saltsman, late last night. Upon reading it, I winced. Second thoughts began to stir in my mind. Had I been premature in throwing my support behind the former Arkansas governor? Read the message below, copied and pasted from the [...]

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Much of the political world’s attention in recent days has been focused upon Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama and how he might benefit from the so-called “Oprah Effect.” Conversely, little attention has been paid to the impact of the “Okra Effect” — that is, until now. During the last weekend of September, Republican presidential candidates [...]

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In an editorial published in the Los Angeles Times today, Dr. Daniel G. Amen recommends brain scans for presidential candidates. As a neuropsychiatrist and brain-imaging expert, he writes: I want our elected leaders to be some of the “brain healthiest people” in the land. How do you know about the brain health of a presidential [...]

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Ninety seconds to answer. Thirty seconds each for follow ups. Those were the ground rules for the CNN YouTube Republican Presidential Candidates Debate. None of the candidates followed the rules. Below is a quickly-typed account of the first seven questions and how they were addressed by the candidates. *** Question #1: Sanctuary Cities/Immigrations? Rudy Giuliani [...]

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With the CNN-YouTube Republican Presidential Candidates Debate less than two hours away, I felt this a good time to release a video which I believe captures the sentiments of millions of Americans who are fed up — to varying degress — with the folks serving in all three branches of the federal government. Take a [...]

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Everyone can agree on the fact that one of the candidates listed below is likely to be elected president in November 2008. But which one, if elected, is most likely to turn out to be a “Scrooge?” Thanks to the OfficeMax Scrooge Yourself promotion, I’m able to show you what each of the major 2008 [...]

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Few headlines in recent memory have left me feeling as pleased as the one that appeared above a Page Six piece by Richard Johnson in Sunday’s New York Post: DE PALMA IRAQ FLICK BOMBS. Johnson explains that “audiences are really avoiding ‘Redacted,’ (Brian) De Palma’s picture about U.S. soldiers who rape a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, [...]

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