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Public Policy Polling breaks down the numbers on the poll they released showing the results of hypothetical matchups between Robin Carnahan and a slew of promoinent Republicans possibly vying for Sen Bond’s seat: Our Missouri poll this week found that Roy Blunt received a net negative favorability rating from voters in the state. The biggest […]

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The HillBuzz – one of our favorite national blogs due to their constant berating of Claire McCaskill during the Democrat primaries – weighs in with another zinger on our junior senator. The blog is run by female supporters of Hillary Clinton who are upset she endorsed Barack Obama. One of our quotes of the day […]

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Looks like somebody dropped a dime on “Mr. Pelopidas” Prime Buzz Exclusive: The No. 2 lawmaker in the Missouri House owns an airplane with a prominent lobbyist and used the aircraft for travel throughout the 2008 campaign season, records show. Rep. Steven Tilley, a Perryville Republican, is a partner with lobbyist Travis Brown in Mid […]

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TownHall.com: “In Missouri, former Sen. Jim Talent is at the top of most Republican lists to keep Bond’s seat in the GOP column.” Read more… Politico: “And after having traveled with a bum knee that required security checks, [McCaskill] said she’s not anxious for “extra love pats” to come back. Read more… CNN: “Democratic Sen. […]

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Great work Randy! Only we think the term consigliere – instead of lobbyist – would probably be more appropriate. From The Turner Report: “The fnancial tides are changing for lobbyist Chuck Hatfield, who has strong ties to newly installed Gov. Jay Nixon and Attorney General Chris Koster. Hatfield, who had only a handful of lobbying […]

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The Source today laments the inactivity of one of our favorite blogs written by Inspector Clouseau wanna be and Kansas City attorney Stephen Bough: “Blog CCP, once run by now Jackson County Democrat leader Steve Bough, has not been updated since December 8th. The last two posts, one in December and one in November, were […]

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We guess that the semi-retirement deal Jo Mannies worked out with Lee Enterprises was that she can now work part-time from home – and STILL not have to worry about fact checking her stories. The story Mannies wrote today was riddled with inaccuracies and half truths. Here are the corrections: *For purposes for federal reapportionment, […]

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  Today our friends over at FiredUp Missouri have another unflattering post on Lt. Governor Peter Kinder. Now Kinder is a Republican, and FUM is a Democrat hack blog, so we understand the attacks, but what has us perplexed is the frequency of the attacks after the election. It doesn’t make sense. The Dems currently […]

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Although she’s Obama’s biggest Kool-Aid drinker, we applaud Claire for looking out for the taxpayers! TPM: Dem Senators Trust Obama … Depending on the Meaning of Trust “It’s not that I don’t trust Barack Obama or his administration. It’s that we have to be careful in our urgency to fix a crisis, that we don’t […]

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