Bob McCarty Writes

Nothing to do this weekend?  Spend a few hours on the phone calling “Blue Dog Democrats” and letting them know you oppose any plan that puts the federal government in charge of your health care.
Missourians who traveled to Washington, D.C., to share that message with members of Congress in face-to-face fashion informed me tonight that [...]

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It came as no surprise to learn this morning that the American Medical Association announced its support for concurrent passage of two health care reform bills in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Sadly, the once-respected organization of physicians now joins the ranks of the misguided AARP (See “Despite Early Denials, AARP Endorsing ObamaCare”).

Forty-eight years ago, [...]

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With unemployment rates climbing, the bankruptcy rate soaring and federal spending out of control like never before, I felt it appropriate to revisit the practice known as “house flipping” and share 10 truths Americans can use to realize long-term profits from the practice.  Instead of focusing on private real estate, however, these truths focus on [...]

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Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) uses a just-released video (below) to point out what happened at 3:09 a.m. (Eastern) on June 26 as most Americans were sleeping:  Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives were creating a nightmare.
“In the early morning hours,” he explains, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her deputies were pushing the largest tax [...]

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Yesterday, House Democrats introduced a costly, burdensome and bureaucracy-laden plan for health care reform outlined in the graphic at right.  It stands in stark contrast to the health care reform alternative introduced by House Republicans last month.
The GOP health care reform plan would:

Make quality health care coverage affordable and accessible for every American, regardless of [...]

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