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May, 2012 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 2

Entries from May 2012

Video: Clay Gives Univ. of DC Commencement Address

May 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Hat tip:UniversityofDC [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Pt2DDBu1YEw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Senate Republicans Forcing Votes On Budgets Today; Will Democrats Vote For Any?

May 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Today marks 1,113 days since majority Senate Democrats last passed a budget, over three years of fiscal irresponsibility. So today, Senate Republicans will force votes on a number of budget alternatives for them, even President Obama’s budget that would raise taxes, increase spending, and continue expanding the debt. Will Democrats vote for any budget today, […]

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Video: Herman Cain Shout Out – Rally for Common Sense in Holts Summit

May 15th, 2012 · No Comments

Saturday, May 19th “The Patriot Field of Dreams.” Holts Summit, Missouri (10:00 am – 6:00 pm) TICKETS ONLY $10 each Partial List of Speakers: Herman Cain, Alan Keyes, Gina Gentry Loudon, Michelle Moore, Stacy E. Washington, David Roland, Joseph Farrah -CEO of World News Daily and many others. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/iP7PmcjDYJk” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Dooley Consiglieri in FiredUp Missouri’s Crosshairs

May 15th, 2012 · No Comments

“I think you’re going to have another opportunity to reconsider your vote for the Hughes group.” That’s a comment St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley’s Consiglieri John Temporiti made to a St. Louis County councilman a few years ago. We’ve chronicled the many shady and questionable dealings of Mr. Temporiti and Mr. Dooley (here, here, […]

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Senate Will Finally Get Chance To Vote On Budgets; Will Democrats Vote Down Obama’s Yet Again?

May 15th, 2012 · No Comments

It’s now been over 3 years since the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a budget. Not only has Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said, “There’s no need to have a Democratic budget in my opinion. . . . It would be foolish for us to do a budget at this stage,” Democrats have prevented their own […]

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Koster vs Martin: To Switch or Not to Switch?

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

OK, which is worse: switching political parties or political races? “The gentleman that I’m running against decided that he wanted to be Attorney General about three months ago, after having declared his candidacy for two other federal positions in the nine months prior to three months ago,” he said. “I think that there is a […]

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Video: Brenda Talent of the Show Me Institute

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Hl5jkGZ2vk4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Hat tip:dsm0012 Brenda Talent, executive director of the Show Me Institute, speaks at the Your Money, Your Values, Your Vote meeting in Chesterfield, MO. This was a stop on the FRC and Heritage Foundation sponsored Values Bus tour. Brenda talked about the Show Me Institute, a free-market think tank that […]

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McCaskill’s Million Dollar Ad Campaign Paying Off; Now Leads Opponents By……One Point!

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Claire, we’re going to sincerely miss you next year. Your ineptness and  phoniness completes us! All that advertising you’ve been doing the last couple of weeks has only netted you a one point lead???? And to add insult to injury, the poll was conducted by a “Democratic Super PAC.” The Hill.com: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), […]

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Senate Democrats Signaling They’ll Double Down On Shutting Down Debate And Amendments?

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Politico reports, “An angry Harry Reid took to the floor Thursday and demanded changes to the Senate’s hallowed filibuster rules, siding with junior Democrats who have sought to substantially weaken the powerful delaying tactic. It’s a risky move for the Senate majority leader, who could find himself in the minority in a matter of months […]

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Obama Economy “A Disaster …For Younger Americans As A Group,” Yet Obama Still Offering Same Failed Proposals

May 9th, 2012 · No Comments

Gallup finds today, “Thirty-two percent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. workforce were underemployed in April, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment. . . . Underemployment among 18- to 29-year-olds has hovered around 30% for most of the past year, showing no real improvement. . . . Young adults were more than twice […]

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