Bob McCarty Writes

During presidential campaigns, photographs of the candidates’ faces are everywhere.  Less often seen, however, are photographs of the candidates’ shoes.  That in mind, I decided to look back at the past five weeks of campaign photographs and found four photographs (below) that include images of what Democrat Barack Obama and Republicans John McCain and Sarah [...]

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While flipping through the news channels on this Memorial Day, I thought I saw Republican presidential candidate John McCain wearing a Purple Heart medal — like the one shown at left — on his lapel. Makes me wonder if Democrat Barack Obama was wearing a Liberal Order of the Bleeding Heart medal — like the [...]

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Democratic strategist Bud Jackson appeared as a guest on Fox News Channel early this afternoon and said today’s health crisis involving 76-year-old Sen. Ted Kennedy could benefit Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign by focusing attention on the issue of age. In recent weeks, the Obama strategy has involved raising questions — some subtle, others not [...]

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Still trying to decide which presidential candidate will get your vote? If so, I recommend you click on the headlines below and read the articles — about the three biggest liberals in the 2008 presidential race — to which they link: BARACK OBAMA, DEMOCRAT Obama ranked Most Liberal Senator in 2007 — No surprise here. [...]

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En route to New Hampshire, Republican John McCain is getting a lot of mileage out of his third-place finish in the Iowa Caucus. At the same time, he must realize his days as a presidential contender are numbered, in part, due to a skeleton in his campaign closet: McCain is on record as saying he [...]

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In something I can only describe as the least-surprising development of the day, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has officially entered the 2008 presidential race. In a speech published on his campaign web site, he opens with these inspiring words: “Today, I announce my candidacy for President of the United States. I do so grateful for [...]

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