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January, 2011 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 2

Entries from January 2011

Video: Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster May Fight Health Care Law

January 25th, 2011 · No Comments

A flip flop from Chris Koster? Who woulda thunk it! Just like Claire, another rat leaving a sinking ship? Hat tip:MOWatchdog Following a question from Missouri Watchdog, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said he may join with other states challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/HCzkBT9CJpw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: Healthcare · Senator McCaskill

Remember The “Investments” Obama Made In The Stimulus Bill?

January 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Previewing President Obama’s State of the Union address in a speech on the floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, “The President has talked about the need to cut spending and reduce the debt. Yet over the past two years, his policies have added more than $3 trillion to the national debt, much […]

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Obama To Argue For More Gov’t Spending In SOTU? GOP: Now Is Not The Time For Unaffordable New Spending

January 24th, 2011 · No Comments

The Washington Post reports today, “The debate that will define this year and is likely to set the terms for the 2012 elections began in earnest over the weekend, with President Obama and Republican leaders presenting competing visions for reducing the deficit and expanding the economy. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that […]

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Media Propping Up Gov. Nixon Again

January 24th, 2011 · No Comments

The lamestream media is doing its best to prop up “No Way Jay” after his sobering state of the state address last week, which included a budget proposal of no raises for state emplyees for the third straight year. Nixon also proposed slashing 800 more jobs. The Post Dispatch has surmised that Chinese President Hu […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon · Media Bias

Is This Why Senate Dems Don’t Want to Vote on Obamacare; AP: MO. Medicaid Spending Projected to Rise

January 24th, 2011 · No Comments

More sobering reality for Obamacare fans. Weren’t we promised that the healthcare cost curve would be heading down now that we have socialized medicine? AP: Missouri‘s Medicaid budget is likely to rise by hundreds of millions of dollars next year. But state officials say there is little they can do about it…. But much of […]

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Tags: Healthcare · MO Economy · MO Legislature

Another Day, Another Chris Koster Contribution Scandal

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Here we go again! Another Shady Chris Koster, quid pro quo campaign contribution scheme: STL Post Dispatch: On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster joined the top lawyers from four other states in announcing a settlement that paves the way for cable giant Comcast to merge with NBC. On Wednesday, Comcast reached out to Koster […]

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Obama Admin Finally Seeing Folly Of Its Gitmo Policy?

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments

It’s now been almost two years since President Obama announced on his second day in office that “Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now.” But this policy was announced hastily, and as Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell pointed out a year ago, “[President Obama] didn’t provide any details about how the […]

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Clay Screens ‘Tele-Townhall’ Calls; Has Audacity to Say Obamacare Opponents Engaging in “Political Theater”

January 20th, 2011 · No Comments

Political theater congressman is holding a “tele-townhall” on healthcare AFTER the vote was taken! We understand that you were in Washington, but if you really cared about what your constituents think, (And we know how much you care about your constituents!) you would have held a live town hall last weekend. Talk about orchestration. We […]

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Tags: Healthcare · Rep. Lacy Clay

Two Fundraisers a Month ‘Till March; Hmmm, Wonder If Graves is Running for Senate?

January 20th, 2011 · No Comments

As former Senator Jim Talent continues to decide if he wants to run for his old senate seat, northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves told The Hill  yesterday that he may be interested in a promotion. We believe Mr. Graves talk is more than idle, since according to the Sunlight Foundation, Graves has two fundraiser scheduled […]

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Tags: Rep. Sam Graves · Videos

Video: FBI Witch Hunt: Blogger Visited by Political Police

January 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Hat tip:P0LICEstateWATCH Bloggers and online activists: are the Feds planning to pay you a visit for interrogation into your activism? In the wake of the tragic shootings in Tuscon, the Amerikan left are out in force demanding new restrictions on free speech and the 2nd amendment. While Premier Obama plays the good cop while pitching […]

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