Bob McCarty Writes

I admit it.  It was a cliche´ of a headline, but I opted to use it anyway to announce news that Democrat Charlie Wilson, a long-time Congressman from Texas’ 2nd District, has died at 76 in his hometown of Lufkin, Texas.
His hometown newspaper, The Lufkin Daily News has the story about the man who not [...]

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Jake Tapper’s Political Punch post, about a “newsgathering” effort (see video above) launched recently by the Obama Administration, reminded of something I learned during my brief tenure as a graduate student studying Russian language at Oklahoma State University almost 25 years ago.
Under the tutelage of Dr. John Schillinger almost 25 years ago, I learned a [...]

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Though the breakup of the Soviet Union began early in 1985, liberals haven’t stopped embracing communism.  In fact, “hammer and sickle” thinking is gaining ground in the United States, thanks largely to Barack Obama and the people he’s selected to serve in his administration.
Yesterday alone, reports surfaced about two people with ties to communism being [...]

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Earlier this week, Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) drew criticism from liberals for saying he fears President-elect Barack Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship.  I wonder, however, how those same liberals will react upon learning that representatives of the Taliban are comparing the president-elect to both the leaders [...]

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered remarks about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia and other matters while aboard an aircraft en route to Brussels, Belgium today.  Below is a transcript of both her comments and the question-and-answer session with reporters that followed:
SECRETARY RICE: Hello. Good morning, everyone. All right, well, welcome aboard. Can [...]

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