We’ll go into the similarities after this excerpt from Post Dispatch political reporter Jake Wagman’s piece: On paper, Gov. Jay Nixon and Mayor Francis Slay seem like an easy match. The two lawyers are centrist Democrats born just a year apart. Each charted a methodical path through the ranks of government — Nixon kicked off […]

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“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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As Governor Nixon announces even more budget cuts today, the fact that ‘liar’ Jack Cardetti and former senate Minority leader Maida Coleman are still on the state’s payroll, shows clearly where the governor’s true priorities lie. <a href=”http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2009&month=9&date=30&hrs=0&ts=24&min=0&sec=0&tz=local&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=r&cdir=up&bgcolor=%237777777&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Time%20Elapsed%20Since%20Jack%20Cardetti%20Admitted%20Lying%20About%20E-Coli”>Time Elapsed Since Jack Cardetti Admitted Lying About E-Coli</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Related

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State employee enjoying some wine at Summit Lake Winery while driving a state vehicle Doug Nelson, the deputy chief of staff to Gov. Jay Nixon, told senators in March how Gov. Nixon is trying to reduce costs from the overuse of the state’s vehicle fleet and by downsizing the overall “physical plant”of the state: In […]

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The hypocrisy in the Nixon Administration is really getting glaring! Earlier this year, the governor holds a summit against drunk driving, but promotes a woman convicted TWICE for ‘erratic driving’ as tourism chief. And now Jay says he needs to cut a thousand more state workers from the payroll, but hires former Senate Minority Leader […]

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Governor Nixon is still looking to cut $500 million from the state’s budget. We have a suggestion for you Sir. How about eliminating the “Maida Up” stimulus job you recently created for former Senate minority leader Maida Coleman. It is outrageous that while long time state employees are losing their jobs while the state tighten […]

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If this were any other politician, this headline might be surprising. As reported in the Post-Dispatch, Governor Nixon’s newest nominee for the St. Louis Police Board of Commissioners has a long-standing history of not paying his taxes on time and has been taken to court four times by the city for outstanding taxes. Two weeks […]

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 “The Missouri Media” The Hill: “Twenty years ago we would laugh at the notion that a newspaper would ever embrace the idea that maybe the channel of the future is electronic and that you may have to change your business model,” Potter told a group of reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science […]

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Nixon Travels to Houston to Enjoy Game; Bagman “Liar” Jack Cardetti in Tow “Just like Missouri families, state government has had to tighten its belt.” –Nixon spokesman Jack Cardetti Our friend ‘Liar’ Jack made that comment last month in response to possible budget cuts in the state’s Parents as Teachers program. Wait a second? “No […]

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