Bob McCarty Writes

As a public service, I’m launching a series of posts intended to help readers of this blog distinguish between political rhetoric and economic reality when it comes to matters impacting the nation’s energy future: RHETORIC: Taxes need to be raised to help address the growing federal deficit and stimulate job creation. REALITY: Raising taxes in [...]

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Among the seven mystery states created by then-candidate Barack Obama on the day he told Americans he had visited 57 states, which one will receive the most attention in his just-like-a-State of the Union speech tomorrow night?  Read the summaries below and click on any of the images or links to see enlarged versions of [...]

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He’s been called, “The One” and “The Messiah,” so I cannot say I was surprised by a headline I read in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times: Obama beats out Jesus as America’s hero That headline, spawned by the results of a recent Harris Poll®, simply reflects the fact that President Barack Obama receives more frequent and favorable [...]

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Because it’s clear that Americans are more interested in Barack Obama’s hope-and-change politics than they are in saving for their own futures, Bob McCarty Writes is offering an alternative to the U.S. Mint’s recently-concluded 50 State Quarters® Program:  It’s the “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” A unique and collectible coin set designed by [...]

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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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My friend, Adam Radman, at Americans for Tax Reform sent me the following “Myth vs. Fact” news release that compares myths espoused by Barack Obama during his half-hour infomercial last night and economic realities: HOW DO YOU GIVE A TAX CUT TO NON-INCOME TAXPAYERS? Myth: “As president, here’s what I’ll do. Cut taxes for every [...]

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With less than four weeks to go before Americans elect their next president, I fear the outcome of the Nov. 4 election (i.e., a Barack Obama win) will have me thinking about the name of an anti-tobacco advertising campaign during the next four years — and possibly longer. “Nothing Will Ever Be the Same” is [...]

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