Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt severed all political ties with a southwest Missouri developer and campaign contributor after he received a blatant letter requesting “loyalty” in approving the developer’s projects. Sam Hamra, who is also a licensed attorney, wrote a letter to Blunt dated Dec. 11, 2006, in which he details his disappointment in the lack […]

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“Baghdad” Tony amazes us to no end. First, he says the demise of the newspaper business is overstated, and now he says: “Newspapers have been doing a form of blogging forever. It’s called The Associated Press.” Messenger is demonstrating he’s about as clueless as his buddy from St. Louis – who simply cuts and pastes […]

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Mayoral appointments are usually dull but Count Funkhouser or Kansas City has shaken things up a bit. After engaging in the class warfare inciting language his campaign became famous for, he announced one of his appointees to the Kansas City park board was Ajamu Webster. Webster is a founding member of the Kansas City Black […]

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If you haven’t had enough of the grotesuely nepotic Carnahan clan you’re in luck! The Hill has a feature on Russ and Co. sex life. Finish your breakfast before you read…

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Last week, a fellow political blog ‘the Missouri Pulse,’ posted a story about one of Jay Nixon’s top advisers, Mary Still, and her attorney husband. After leaving Holden’s administration, Still (pictured left) has served Nixon in a variety of capacities since he ascended to office, most recently as Policy Director for his official office. Last […]

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From well-placed observer: Hey Dave, I don’t know if this is too insider baseball stuff, but I thought I would share with you some thoughts you can take or leave. Mike Gibbons uses words like bipartisan and cooperation, but that couldn’t be further from the truth in the way the senate was run this; year…and […]

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MRP Chairman Doug Russell In an unanimous vote at its summer meeting in Jefferson City last Saturday, the Missouri Republican State Committee approved the formation of an African American auxiliary organization. The new auxiliary will have a similar mission as the College and Hispanic Republican auxiliary organizations – targeting a specific voting demographic for outreach. […]

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  Citizens for Dogan Press Release   June 11, 1007 Contact: Kit Crancer (314) 882-8767 doganforstaterep@gmail.com Shamed Dogan announced today that he will run for State Representative for Missouri’s 88th District and has opened up a fundraising committee, Citizens for Dogan. “I am running to help return the Republican Party to its small government conservative […]

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What’s the saying about politics make strange bedfellows? Powerful Jeff City lobbyist Travis Brown brought this truism to light last week. Brown, who contributes generously to Democrats, lent his personal airplane to Democrat lt. governor candidate Sam Page for his campaign announcement fly around. Kansas Governor and Democratic Governor’s Association Chair Kathleen Sebelius, wrote this […]

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Pat Secrest had the misfortune of being the director of the state’s Workers Compensation Division at a time when the department has become part of a partisan debate. She recently resigned and hinted that it was the Gov. who pushed her to do so. You can read more about it here.

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