Bob McCarty Writes

Americans learn a lot about politicians during election years, and they learn a lot about the political process during caucus meetings.  That in mind, I decided to follow Robert’s Rules of Order and make a motion calling for an injection of humor into my far-too-serious ongoing coverage of the 2012 St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican [...]

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In a post published Friday, I shared news of how members of the St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican Party were involved in the process of redrawing township boundary lines in the county earlier this year and how that involvement was indicative of a pattern.  Today, I share evidence of how that pattern seems to date [...]

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After publishing a piece Thursday morning under the headline, St. Charles County (Mo.) GOP Chair Says Caucus Letter ‘Actually Drafted by Santorum’s Campaign Team’, two new developments have surfaced:  First, the post attracted some extremely negative comments from Central Committee Chair Eugene Dokes; and Second, the St. Charles County Republican Party Central Committee member who shared [...]

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A few days after the 2012 St. Charles County Republican Presidential Caucus ended badly, a member of the St. Charles County GOP Central Committee shared with me the content of an email message that was sent to members by Chair Eugene Dokes early Wednesday morning.  Attached to the message, the subject of which was “Re:  [...]

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During the past five days, I’ve written and published several posts with their roots in events that took place during the 2012 St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican Presidential Caucus (a.k.a., “St. Patrick’s Day Massacre”).  Today, however, I came across a video, “Reality Check” with Ben Swann, that offers the best visual summary yet of the [...]

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Mark your calendar!  On Saturday, Feb. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., I will be signing copies of my new book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice, at MAIN STREET BOOKS, located at 307 S. Main Street in historic St. Charles, Mo. Based on extensive interviews and [...]

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More than 200 people, many of whom were veterans, descended upon downtown St. Charles, Mo., at noon Thursday to counter a 30-minute protest by three sign-carrying members of the controversial Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church, a group most well-known for protesting at military funerals. The Westboro protest came less than three weeks after the St. [...]

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