Bob McCarty Writes

I hope you enjoy reading between the lines.  I tweeted most of the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate tonight on MSNBC and share those tweets from the @BloggingMachine in order below, newest to oldest: It’s over! Conspiracy theory of the night: If you flip Herman Cain’s 999 plan, it becomes a 666 plan. Ooohhhh!!!! Herman Cain [...]

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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 not going [...]

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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 the [...]

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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; [...]

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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 [...]

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I can’t imagine being a Pennsylvania Democrat today. Having to decide between the lesser of two evils is tough enough. Having to decide between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in today’s primary election is truly a dilemma. Cartoon: Political Graffiti

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Philly.com reports this morning that bankruptcy filings rose 25 percent in Pennsylvania last year, as rising monthly mortgage payments overwhelmed already shaky household finances and as tight credit markets hurt struggling businesses. That in mind, you can count on both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to offer their thoughts about that news before the day [...]

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