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Entries from May 2010

Dooley Spokesperson: Corrigan Proposal Eliminating Free Cars & Free Gas “Political”

May 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“OMG – Dooley’s spokeswoman did not say he has been thinking about this for the past three years, did she. Wow – they both need to go.” –Political Fix comment Are these people out of touch or waht? Former television newsreader and Dooley spokesperson Katy Jamboretz has to be the worst spokesperson we’ve ever heard! [...]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

St. Louis Area Govt. Official’s Free Gas & Free Cars – Pt 2

May 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

This is even more outrageous! Post Dispatch reporter Jake Wagman does a timely follow up to last week’s report by investigative reporter Elliot Davis on the personal use of St. Louis County owned vehicles for department heads. Wagman also takes a look at the vehicle policies for St. Louis City and a few surrounding jurisdictions. [...]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Picture of the Day: Meghan McCain and Claire McCaskill: Separated At Birth?

May 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip: missourah.com

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Senator McCaskill

Picture of the Day: Pulling the Plug

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

It is time to pull the plug! And Russ carnahan is an attorney! “According to the Globe-Democrat, Carnahan now claims that he thought the LLC would dissolve itself, despite the fact that he wrote on the formation paperwork that the company would “dissolve as of December 31, 2050.”  In addition, if Carnahan thought that the [...]

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Tags: Matthew Silber's Editorial Cartoons · Picture/Quote of the Day

Video: SMI’s David Stokes – Transportation in Missouri

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

With fuel prices expected to be seventy cents cheaper during the summer driving season, how will Missouri replace that loss fuel tax revenue in this worsening Obama economy? Mr. Stokes has an interesting idea that could be an example of the government and the private sector actually working together to solve a problem.  “The use [...]

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Tags: David Stokes · Show Me Institute

245 Days After Lying to the Public, Cardetti to Leave Nixon for PR Firm

May 20th, 2010 · No Comments

“Liar” Jack Cardetti is finally leaving the public dole.  We heard rumors earlier this year that Cardetti would be leaving after the end of session. We also heard that Cardetti’s smiling face on our homepage – with a countdown clock showing how many days he was suckling off the taxapayer since he admitted lying abvout [...]

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Tags: Jay Nixon