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Senator McCaskill | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

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“Is Obama Killing His Senators?”

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments

“And finally, we have sort of a carpetbagger here — (laughter) — I just love her so whenever I have an excuse to see her I’m happy, and she is a fellow Midwesterner, the Senator from Missouri — Claire McCaskill.” (Applause.) First we learned that Missourians are throwing Claire under the bus by not supporting […]

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Tweet of the Day: McCaskill Having Shoulder Surgery Due to Carrying Heavy Load for Obama?

March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

Three years of carrying President Obama’s water on stimulus, tarp, and healthcare must have taken its toll on the good senator. Related: McCaskill: “I Am Not a Reliable Vote For His (Obama’s) Administration”; Voted 98% With Obama in 2010

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To Endorse or Not to Endorse; Out of State Tea Party Group Endorses Steelman

March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

The Tea Party Express, a national tea party organization based in Sacramento California, rolled into St. Louis today to officially endorse Sarah Steelman in her quest to be the Republican nominee to face off against Sen. Claire McCaskill in the fall. Here’s an excerpt from today’s statement: “The Tea Party Express is proud to announce […]

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“McCaskill’s ObamaCare Baggage” Has Steelman Up 10 Points

March 19th, 2012 · No Comments

Looks like Claire’s moderate charade is STILL not working! WSJ: A new Rasmussen poll shows the Democratic incumbent trailing all three of her potential Republican opponents. According to the poll, Sarah Steelman, a former state treasurer who ran for governor in 2008, boasts a 10-point lead. A month ago, Public Policy Polling had the senator […]

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After Obama “Personally Lobbie[s]” Democrats, Senate Dems Vote Down Keystone Pipeline Job

March 9th, 2012 · No Comments

Yesterday, after President Obama “personally lobbied” Senate Democrats, they voted down an amendment from Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) that would have finally authorized the Keystone XL pipeline after repeated delays from the White House. After Politico reported that “President Barack Obama is intervening in a Senate fight over the Keystone XL oil pipeline and personally […]

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$40 More For A Family To Fill Up Than When Obama Took Office

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments

As gas prices continue to rise, we’ve now reached the point where a typical family will pay nearly $40 more to fill up their minivan today than when President Obama first took office. In January 2009, the average price of gas was $1.83 per gallon and the price has ballooned to an average of $3.77 […]

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Video: TV Ad Exposes McCaskill’s Support of Medicare Cuts, Tax Hikes

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments

Hat tip:CrossroadsGPSChannel [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/8gxo0Xsi7s8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: Weekly Standard: Claire McCaskill Backtracking on Obamacare Mandate McCaskill: “I Am Not a Reliable Vote For His (Obama’s) Administration”; Voted 98% With Obama in 2010

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Video: The McCaskill ObamaClone: “Our Economy Needs Barack Obama as President”

March 5th, 2012 · No Comments

Hat tip:ForAmericaInc Press release: ForAmerica, the largest active online conservative organization, today launched an unprecedented social media campaign to educate voters in key Senate races for the 2012 cycle. Operation ObamaClone will educate voters on how U.S. Senators like Claire McCaskill have embraced President Obama’s failed policies including the Stimulus bill, ObamaCare, and other initiatives […]

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3rd Anniversary Of Stimulus Today; Three Years Later: Fewer Jobs, More Debt, And Solyndra

February 17th, 2012 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Fh9N_8xvsoY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]“If there’s a debt, Missouri’s kids and grandkids will pay that debt off” –Governor Jay Nixon (2009) Today marks the 3-year anniversary of President Obama signing his nearly $1 trillion stimulus bill into law.  A report from Obama economic advisors Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein in early 2009 claimed that […]

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Editorials Slam Obama’s Budget

February 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Editorial pages across the country today are slamming the budget President Obama released on Monday. USA Today writes, “The best test of a budget proposal these days is whether it reins in the national debt, which is projected to equal a troubling 74% of gross domestic product this year. The last time the publicly held […]

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