The term we used in our title is the best we could come up with to describe the current budget mess. Speaker Richard, who proved he was not ready for prime time last Friday when he foolishly told Fox News that he had talked to the treasury about “redistributing” stimulus money back to taxpayers -when [...]

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From Twitter: “Don Calloway is the last one who should be talking about who should and should not be respected. There are mirrors in the Capitol.” Related: Quote of the Day: “I Would Respectfully Ask for an Apology…” Quote of the Day: “I Look Forward Advocating Women’s Issues in the Capital”

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Regular readers of the Missouri Political News Service know that we have been regular critics of the congressman from the first district. From his securing earmarks for his sister, to voting against lobbying reform, to signing a letter to President Bush to de-fund our troops while they’re in harm’s way, Lacy Clay has been a [...]

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We wonder if Claire Bear supported the Adminstration’s trial balloon of eliminating mortgage interest deductions for the super rich, you know, those making over $250,000 a year? Hat tip: SenatorMcCaskill

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Remember when this was considered real torture? Remember the old playground saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?” With the prevalence of the cancer of political correctness in our society, words have lost all of their meaning, and we’re afraid that in this case, it may result in [...]

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Hat tip: tcoverride Governor Jay Nixon, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Department of Public Safety Director John M. Britt leaving the Missouri Information Analysis Center. “Getting information, especially public information, out of our fusion center out to local law enforcement agencies is what we do every day and we’re going to continue to [...]

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