Bob McCarty Writes

While checking out Google Trends just after Noon Central today, I noticed “True mom confessions” was the top search term and decided to check out the “volcanic” interest in the site.  Once there, I discovered what I think was the cause of so much interest (i.e., a confession, shown in the graphic above, that appears [...]

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One year ago today, then-Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee became the first to suggest putting Hillary Clinton on a rocket ship to the moon.  Now, it appears as if the statement made by the former Arkansas governor during a televised debate, captured in the video (below left), might have been prophetic.

With the extremely low profile [...]

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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 video [...]

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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 first [...]

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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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