Bob McCarty Writes

Five Republican candidates participated in the GOP Candidates Debate in Florida tonight. Rather than rehash everything covered during the 90-minute event held on the campus of Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton, I’ll offer a handful of highlights: The biggest buffoon of the night was MSNBC’s Tim Russert. Based on the tone and content [...]

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Today, it appears the future of one anti-John McCain effort rests upon how well the Arizona Republican performs in tonight’s Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Florida and in the upcoming Florida and Super Tuesday primaries. I first reported on the effort — dubbed the ‘Apostrophe T Campaign’ by its organizers — 15 months ago in [...]

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“I’d rather be ruled by a competent Turk than an incompetent Christian.” Asked who he would support in the 2008 presidential race, a Southern Baptist friend of mine cited the statement above, made by Martin Luther, the protestant reformer who lived five centuries ago, as a partial basis for his decision. In explaining his decision, [...]

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After reviewing tonight’s caucus results from Iowa, I’m tempted to suggest that presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney visit a pie maker named Ned if they want to resurrect their now-dead presidential hopes. Thanks to a magical gift he’s had since childhood, Ned’s able to touch dead things and bring them back to life. [...]

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While numerous ballot-casting events are sure to capture the nation’s attention next month, magazine writers are doing their best to make or break some White House bids. In an Elle Magazine article, The H Bomb, it appears writer Judith Pollitt’s mission is to help Democrat Hillary Clinton by painting her as a much-vilified and misunderstood [...]

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While reading a recent Editor & Publisher article, I was struck by the realization that the central figure in the piece, ex-Mormon cartoonist Steve Benson, has no reason to fear for his life after publicly criticizing certain aspects of what Mitt Romney refers to as “the faith of my fathers.” Unlike the Danish cartoonist who [...]

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I received an e-mail solicitation message from Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s national campaign manager, Chip Saltsman, late last night. Upon reading it, I winced. Second thoughts began to stir in my mind. Had I been premature in throwing my support behind the former Arkansas governor? Read the message below, copied and pasted from the [...]

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