Bob McCarty Writes

Now that the world is no longer worried about the possibility of a 6-year-old Colorado boy falling out of a runaway balloon, I share the transcript of a secretly-recorded phone conversation that took place this afternoon between a search-and-rescue expert in Brighton, Colo., President Barack Obama and his key advisers:
Colorado Search and Rescue Chief – [...]

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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a press release today, aimed squarely at President Barack Obama via his Chicagoland Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.  In short, he told Emanuel to quit using his thug tactics.  The text of the news release appears below:

WASHINGTON. D.C. – [...]

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On the campaign trail, Barack Obama promised to bring transparency to government, but then took advantage of loopholes in campaign finance law that allowed him to keep secret the names of donors who made contributions of less than $200 to his campaign.  After taking office, he’s done little to follow through on the pledge.
On Jan. [...]

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The pack mentality of the nation’s newspapers is clearly evident when one looks at the front pages of three of the nation’s largest newspapers this morning.
Appearing above the folds of the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times Thursday editions was the same photo — one showing President Barack Obama speaking with Chief of [...]

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My friend Michael at My Personal Litmus offers two great sketches that highlight the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) and the impact it might have on Barack Obama.
One sketch (above right) highlights three things:

The possible blowback against Obama resulting from news that the voice of Rahm Emanual, his chief of staff, can be heard [...]

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