Bob McCarty Writes

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, released its 2008 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” yesterday.  In alphabetical order below, I offer abbreviated versions of the narratives about these politicians provided by Judicial Watch: Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY): Let’s start with the fact that Hillary Clinton is [...]

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In a post at American Thinker today, Rosslyn Smith wonders whether Eric Holder, the man Barack Obama has selected to serve as the next attorney general, has memory problems.  She writes: Holder’s Selective Memory Syndrome? It seems that Attorney General Designee Eric Holder that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to hire him to sort out [...]

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The JFK legacy continues to appear in political story lines, thanks to the emergence on the political scene of Caroline Kennedy and Barack Obama. One recent example can be found in the bringing-back-Camelot coverage of Caroline Kennedy’s pursuit of Hillary Clinton’s soon-to-be-vacated U.S. Senate seat.  Another surfaced during the past two years in the form [...]

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First used by Barack Obama in the concession speech that followed his Jan. 8 primary loss to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, “Yes, we can!” went on to become an official slogan for the Democrat’s successful bid for the White House.  But will Obama’s use of the substance-free, hope-and-change campaign slogan translate into effective governance?  [...]

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Upon learning Saturday that President-elect Barack Obama had selected Ellen Moran, executive director of EMILY’s List, as his White House communications director, I began to wonder if anyone on Obama’s staff knew much about Moran and her group.  After all, she and her group offered early support for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. The March 2007 [...]

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After working so long and so hard toward attaining lofty positions in the federal government, it appears Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) will settle for a secretarial position in the Obama Administration. Though it’s not a “done deal,” the strong likelihood of Clinton settling for a secretarial position raises troubling questions for and about the former [...]

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Editor’s Note: On the heels of Barack Obama‘s election victory Tuesday, the “Choose Chicago” web site is inviting visitors to “experience the city the Obamas enjoy” and even offers a Presidential Chicago web page.  Upon learning of the site yesterday, I felt it appropriate to republish memories of a family daytrip to the Windy City [...]

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