Bob McCarty Writes

I tend to be against funding of special projects that reek of favoritism and payback.  On the other hand, I tend to agree with Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) when it comes to so-called “earmarks reform.” The senior senator from Oklahoma describes the push to eliminate earmarks as a phony issue. Fox News is reporting on [...]

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Two pieces of election news failed the “smell test” when they surfaced in Missouri today, and both tie directly to the Carnahan family, the liberal Democrat clan that spawned two 2010 candidates — Russ Carnahan, incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District, and his sister, Robin Carnahan, a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The first item [...]

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Earlier this week, I shared news that I surmised could derail Robin Carnahan’s U.S. Senate bid.  Today, I share an update from the Missouri Watchdog that was made public Thursday night.  Offered in the form of a question — Dead voters in Missouri? — it should prompt an investigation into the practices of the Democrat [...]

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Cases of alleged crimes, ranging from voting machine tampering in New Jersey to electioneering in Illinois, seem to be popping up daily as Nov. 2 draws near.  Only one, however, has the potential to derail Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s bid to defeat U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt in the hotly-contested race for a U.S. [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Since launching this blog almost four years ago, I’ve written and published several posts about a dangerous piece of legislation known as the Law of the Sea Treaty.  Today, I share the update below about the recent passage of the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009 by the U.S. [...]

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Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released a report today titled, “Failure of Leadership: President Obama and the Flawed Federal Response to the BP Disaster.” The report concludes that “President Obama and Administration officials failed in several instances to remove regulatory and bureaucratic impediments and [...]

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Senate leaders took the right step to shelve a flawed spill bill, and we look forward to working with lawmakers to improve the bill so that American taxpayers, domestic jobs, the economy and our economic security are protected, according to a statement by American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard: “The decision today by [...]

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