Bob McCarty Writes

Editor’s Note: Several times during the past few years, I’ve turned to Michael Johns, a White House speechwriter during the George H.W. Bush presidency who brings a more-scholarly-than-average approach to the news topics of the day.  Three weeks ago, he tackled the issue which, if one is on the “wrong” side of it, can get [...]

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Every once in a while, I’m asked about my political affiliation.  I always end up saying I’m a conservative before I’m a Republican.  Below, I explain why.
While President Barack Obama and his liberal cronies in Congress continue to push hard to implement myriad so-called “reform” efforts aimed at reshaping the American landscape, it appears the [...]

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The long-exposure photo at right, captured by Signaltheorist, shows the 30-minutes-long path of a Roomba® robotic vacuum cleaner.  Appearing to have chaos and disorganization at the core of its effort, it reminds this blogger of the recently-announced effort to rebrand the Republican Party.
Unless those efforts are altered immediately, conservative-first party members — including yours truly [...]

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Challenged by Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in Arizona and a man with more statewide name recognition than most of the senator’s previous primary opponents, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) must be feeling quite a bit of re-election pressure this time around.  As a result, he’s advertising already.
Today, I happened to stumble [...]

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In her New York Times column yesterday, Maureen Dowd used Shakespearesque language to describe Sen. John McCain’s seemingly-hopeless efforts to rid a $410 billion spending bill of $7.7 billion in earmarks:
And he’s truly mad that trusts in the promise of a presidential candidate to quell earmarks.
A few paragraphs later, she quoted the Arizona senator himself:
“When [...]

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