Image Courtesy of HillBuzz Yes, so it seems Claire is going to try and ride this moderate charade all the way to victory in 2012. Check out her tweet from last night. This The Hill puff piece says that Claire can’t wait to get home for Christamas to visit her three grandsons. Oh isn’t that [...]

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CNN reported yesterday, “Senate Republicans mounted a counter-attack Sunday against ratifying a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia this year, trying to put off a vote that Democrats say they will win if it is held. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky led the way, telling CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ that members of [...]

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Rumors are running wild that St. Louis County Democrats will choose former state representative Joan Barry to be their candidate to run in April for the new St. Louis County assessor position. Their first choice was state representative Jake Zimmerman but apparently he is not interested. DEVELOPING… Related: Dooley Flip Flops On Electing County Assessor; [...]

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Disgusted, The Wall Street Journal editors write today, “The 111th Congress began with an $814 billion stimulus that blew out the federal balance sheet, so we suppose it’s only fitting that the Members want to exit by passing a 1,924-page, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill. The worst Congress in modern history is true to its [...]

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Hat tip:MetroStLouisTransit

Next Stop: In recent months, with $5.1 million in funding from the American Reinvestment and  Recovery Act, Metro has successfully completed two separate projects: the North Hanley repavement and the intersloping projects in Illinois.  This year, Metro is set to begin the Eads Bridge Rehabilitation Project, East [...]

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“Any attempt to extricate herself from him [President Obama] will be an act of disloyalty. She will not do that at all.”–Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) Want to put a bet on that Reverend? We all know that the first rule for a politician is self preservation: The Hill: A Democratic senator facing a tough reelection [...]

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