Bob McCarty Writes

UPDATE 12/10/09 at 12:58 p.m. Central: Yes, this is the subject matter mentioned on Rush Limbaugh today. By Allen Quist, Guest Blogger There is a huge middle-class marriage penalty hidden in the House and Senate health care bills. The penalty becomes evident by evaluating questions like the following: How much would two single people, each [...]

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Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail.  The JCT [...]

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Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) told CNN’s Heidi Collins he was “struck by the tone” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took today while unveiling the latest iteration of health care reform in the nation’s capitol.  Unfortunately, the event was closed to the public — another fine example of transparency among Democrats.

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When it comes to government-run health care (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”), we must be prepared to read and follow label directions carefully OR stop it from being printed in the first place. As shown at right, the ObamaCare “prescription” comes with several known side effects: Loss of choice and loss of wealth; Reduced Medicare and services; Reduced [...]

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A spokesman for the National Right to Life Committee said that remarks by the White House press secretary on October 7, “once again demonstrated that the White House is a partner in an ongoing smuggling operation, which if successful will result in funding of abortion on demand by the federal government.” The following exchange (which [...]

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Raised an avid consumer of newspaper journalism, I went on to earn a journalism degree from Oklahoma State University and hold a variety of professional positions, most of which afforded me opportunities to work with and among professional journalists on a daily basis. So it goes without saying — and with my tongue planted firmly [...]

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Brace yourselves, conservatives:  While President Barack Obama used his appearances on the Sunday talk shows to push for government-run health care, he also fired what could be considered an Oval Office “missile” aimed squarely at conservative talk radio. During a poignant segment of his interview the president that was broadcast on FACE the NATION this [...]

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