Bob McCarty Writes

Small business owners are not pleased with the inaction of the federal government, according to a poll released today by American Management Services, the nation’s premiere small business organization. The poll was conducted by Suffolk University.
A stunning 63% of respondents said the federal government is “doing nothing” to help small businesses while 23% said it [...]

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“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” said Barack Obama, speaking Saturday to a crowd estimated at 60,000 in Portland, Ore. “That’s not leadership. That’s [...]

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Six weeks ago, Dan Little spearheaded a nationwide truckers shutdown which took place April 1 as a means of drawing attention to the poor economic plight of independent truckers and trucking companies. Today, the owner of a Carrollton, Mo., cattle-hauling operation finds himself in a new position representing the interests of truckers from across [...]

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Today, I found a photograph of a dead hawk that, in my opinion, might come to symbolize the 2008 Democratic Party presidential race.

The photo (at right) shows the claw of a dead songbird protruding from the chest of the hawk and suggests two things:

First, it suggests the songbird fought to the bitter end; and

Second, it [...]

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With each day Hillary Clinton stays in the race and remains like a dark cloud casting a shadow over Barack Obama’s nomination hopes, Republican John McCain’s chances of victory increase.

Clinton’s defeat of Obama in yesterday’s Pennsylvania Primary leaves most conservatives — and McCain — hoping the battle between the Democratic Party presidential candidates won’t be [...]

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