Bob McCarty Writes

This is my 3,144th post at Bob McCarty Writes.  What have I learned while keeping my eye on the world during almost three years as a full-time blogger?  A lot and nothing at all.
Among many things I could share is the fact that I now realize one can really never know how popular a post [...]

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Lawyers for Chevron Corporation provided evidence to Ecuadoran government authorities today, including video recordings and emails, to assist with the investigation of a $3 million bribery scheme associated with a $27 billion environmental lawsuit against the company.
In a letter to authorities in Ecuador, company officials asked that several important points be examined by the investigation [...]

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I’ve been super busy the past two days working on a new piece related to the $27 billion environmental lawsuit the Amazon Defense Coalition is waging against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador.  Stay tuned as this one will be worth the wait.
To learn more about the ADC’s spurious lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador, read these BMW [...]

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Andrew Speaker, the Atlanta-area attorney whose fame as a carrier of a drug-resistant tuberculosis earned him attention in, including this one and this one, between June and September 2007, is back in the news tonight.  Why?  Because, according to Associated Press, he’s suing the Centers for Disease Control for invading his privacy.

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Call me a “Tuesday Evening Quarterback,” but a review of tonight’s election results show the Republican Party team entered its most-important contest ever with little fan support, a poor game plan and the wrong signal caller lined up behind center.
Team GOP’s shortcomings began with the recruiting process.  When loyal fans on the right side of [...]

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