Bob McCarty Writes

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 [...]

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Which style of diplomacy might Secretary of State Hillary Clinton use while globetrotting on behalf of President Barack Obama — the one she displayed yesterday at Foggy Bottom or the less-refined “blue streak” form she reserves for more private conversations? Not a profane word was used yesterday when the former first lady stood in front [...]

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Speaking to the news media only hours after being impeached by the Illinois House of Representative, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) said that body’s action today was not a surprise and that he has fought similar efforts since he was re-elected in 2006.  While droning on for nearly 20 minutes, however, he chose not to discuss [...]

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The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Secretary of State Jesse White does not need to acknowledge via his signature the letter Gov. Rod Blagojevich used to appoint Roland Burris to the represent the Land of Lincoln in the U.S. Senate. Delivered by Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier, the ruling in Burris v. White appears to [...]

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The cartoon above originally appeared in the form of a sketch in my Dec. 18 post about the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.).  Rather than limit it’s use to a single scandal, My Personal Litmus cartoonist “Michael” explained the slight alteration in a post today, writing, “It seems like there are so many (scandals) [...]

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At first glance, one might think David Catron’s a bit crazy for beginning his piece at American Thinker today by describing Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) as a man who, “for all of his well-documented faults, has performed at least one valuable public service.”  In reality, he’s spot-on. Under the headline, Pay-to-Play Politics, the SEIU and [...]

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The scandal that led to the withdrawal of Commerce Secretary-designate Bill Richardson may be “just the beginning of a string of scandals unlike anything we’ve seen in American history,” Richard A. Viguerie said today. Viguerie used a late-afternoon news release to share his thoughts about Richardson, the current New Mexico governor and former Clinton cabinet [...]

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