Disclaimer: Rented campaign dog was not harmed – nor was placed in any danger – during the reenactments of Tommy Sowers supposedly working and interacting with ordinary citizens of Missouri’s eighth Congressional district. Affidavits on file. Chuck: “Where the hell is PETA when you really need them?” H/T: washingtonnote.com Related: In Effort to Enhance Down […]

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Doing his best Mark Sanford impersonation – minus cheating on his wife – “No Way Jay” has been kicking it up in sunny and warm Florida thisweek! STL Beacon: Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s staff said he had received no notification of the governor’s whereabouts, until “the rumor mill” began erupting Thursday. The Beacon’s call was […]

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From Missouri Matters member Emily: SJR-29, or the Senate version of the bill that would replace Missouri’s income tax with a sales tax, has passed out of the Senate Government Affairs and Fiscal Oversight Committee (GAFO). Now, if you recall Schoolhouse Rock’s ‘How a Bill Becomes Law’, getting a bill through committee is only one […]

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When you’re a Democratic president and you have African Americans and the New York Times siding up against you, you’re in deep doo doo! My, what a difference a year makes! Related: Video: Senator Claire McCaskill with Barack Obama: “They were wrong!” Senator McCaskill gives a rousing speech in Springfield during the campaign: (July ’08) […]

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The St. Louis Post Dispatch biased? No way, say it ain’t so!!!!! By Gary Rust Unbelievable! Under the headline (“Jetton: The rise and fall”) on a Page 1 article in Monday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch was a photograph of Rod Jetton — former speaker of the Missouri House from Marble Hill — next to an unidentified […]

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Tweet last Friday night from KFVS-TV sports reporter Tyler Profilet: “Randomly ran into US House candidate Tommy Sowers (D) @sowers working late and campaigning in Poplar Bluf.” Scott Faughn, a former mayor of Poplar Bluff who has a well-known man-crush on “Hot Rod” Jetton, was seen last week escorting Tommy Sowers around the district. Several […]

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A sad end to a LONG Career?  Rep. Skelton has resorted to hiring trackers to follow around his opponent Vicky Hartzler. Where do the Democrats find these freaks? Politico: On Monday the National Republican Congressional Committee announced a new round of candidates had been added to its “Young Guns” recruitment program for meeting fundraising and […]

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From our favorite Democratic Blog Hillbuzz.org: “We have two years to make this woman a complete laughingstock (more so) in her home state of Missouri, to prevent her from winning re-election.” Read more…

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Open Letter To: State Senator Jason Crowell, Cape Girardeau Serving Missouri’s 27th Senatorial District February 8, 2010 Dear Senator Crowell, Since every effort I have made to communicate directly with you in the last two weeks has failed, I have resorted to this open letter. In fact, I have made three or four calls to […]

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Our “Tweet of the Day” comes from Lt. Governor Peter Kinder’s chief of staff Richard AuBuchon: “Nixon fires thousands of low level state employees but finds a job for a crony.” http://www.stlbeacon.org/content/view/100144/314/ Same e.coli  crap, different day with this governor!

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