By Tim Woodcock Rex Sinquefield could have retired and opted for the quiet life. Instead he left his life in California, where he ran an investment company, and returned in 2005 to St. Louis, the city in which he grew up, and threw himself into the political arena and into philanthropy. The dining room of [...]
Entries from October 2007
Big Money, Big Ideas
October 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: David Stokes · School Choice · Show Me Institute · St. Louis
Jack Jackson Endorses Governor Mitt Romney For President
October 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced that former Missouri State Representative Jack Jackson has endorsed his candidacy for President of the United States. Jackson will help organize Governor Romney’s statewide grassroots efforts and communicate Governor Romney’s message of conservative change in Washington. Announcing the endorsement, Governor Romney said, “I am proud to have [...]
Tags: Decision '08 · Matt Blunt
Rep. Parker a Panelist at Cultural Leadership Event
October 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Former State Representative Sherman Parker will be one of five panelists who will share their views on race and politics at a Cultural Leadership event scheduled for Sunday. The November 4th event – moderated by Dave Drebes from the Arch City Chronicle and MOScout.com – will be held at 3:00 pm at the Central Reform [...]
Tags: Decision '08 · Hon. Sherman Parker · St. Louis
Quote of the Day: FireUp Missouri’s Temper Tantrum
October 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Is this what it now comes down to FiredUp Missouri? You must now resort to verbal temper tantrums by calling your opponents “sniveling, thin skinned punks” and “pantywaists?” We’d be upset too if the only people we could get to listen to us pitch a bad story were: 1.) A two bit columnist with an [...]
Tags: Scott Eckersley
No Dry “Writ” at the Courthouse
October 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Hat tip: The New Muse: Judge Craig Carter dismissed without prejudice Ernest O’Gaffney’s writ of mandamus against the county commissioners trying to force them to turn over county records to the custody of the county clerk. The Case.net notation dismissing the action was made Oct. 29 and another notation showed that correspondence was sent to [...]
Tags: Uncategorized
Video: Matt Blunt Responds to Eckersley Firing
October 30th, 2007 · No Comments
Hat tip: K.C. Prime Buzz
Tags: Matt Blunt · Scott Eckersley · Videos
