Bob McCarty Writes

[Editor's Note: In a post published Oct. 24, 2008, I described what Halloween 2009 would be like for American children if Barack Obama became the nation's 44th president.  In light of the fact that the community organizer from Illinois went on to win the election, I've decided to republish an updated version of that post [...]

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After reading a report in The Wall Street Journal this morning about the IRS considering a tax on company-issued cell phones, I was inspired to write “Where’d My Money Go?” as an ode to the American taxpayer: WHERE’D MY MONEY GO? They want to tax the mobile phone my boss just gave to me. They [...]

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I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on television, but it strikes me that leaders of the Amazon Defense Coalition may have violated terms of the Logan Act as they cozied up to leaders of the Ecuadoran government in zealous pursuit of a $27 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation. Not familiar with the [...]

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Wealth redistribution schemes seem to surface in Washington, D.C., on an almost daily basis and Congressional Democrats appear to be targeting anyone with the nerve to operate a business and/or engage in legal contractual relationships.  If you’re in need of a good laugh, the Best Western commercial shown in the video above does a great [...]

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Today, I decided to launch an experiment aimed at finding out whether Americans really understood the implications when they cast their votes for president Nov. 4.  In particular, I want to find out whether or not the people who voted for Barack “Spread the Wealth Around” Obama are truly willing to have their wealth redistributed [...]

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Despite what Barack Obama has to say about it on the campaign trail, redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.  At least, that’s the conclusion most people reach after considering the scenario presented in an e-mail making the rounds recently. Read the e-mail, which I took to [...]

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An audio clip from a 2001 interview on WBEZ-FM, a public radio station in Chicago, clearly captures Barack Obama discussing his desire to redistribute wealth in this country. It’s shocking and proves comments the Democratic Party presidential nominee made to Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher are long-held beliefs which the American people can expect him [...]

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