"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
August, 2007 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 10

Entries from August 2007

Vandiver Group Employee “Wishes” Nathan Cooper Snitch on Fellow Republicans

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/rw9S2UiMWhk” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] “Nathan is probably too loyal to snitch on all the crooks he knows. But I wish he would.” “F@#k ‘em all. Hang ‘em high. Our party would be better for it!” Mr. Combest’s quotes were taken from his blog and this Southeast Missourian article on the rise and downfall […]

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McCaskill The Political Mastermind

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

MOPNS has had some harsh words for our newest Senator in the past but we must admit two things: 1. McCaskill has been the most tolerable Democrat in the state lately. Even though she’s a lefty the freshman senator recognizes the majority of her constituents are not…something the other Democrats are not aware of. 2. […]

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Democrat Controlled Commission Ignores Law

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Where’s the outrage?  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — From city councils to county commissions to Missouri’s numerous executive branch boards, there is a common denominator in the way they conduct the people’s business. It’s called the Sunshine Law. It works like this: The public must be given notice of the time, place and agenda for […]

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Picture of the Day: Koster & Cheney Sittin’ in a Tree….

August 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Posted @ 1:25 p.m. This picture has mysteriously disappeared from Koster’s website

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Tags: Decision '08 · Picture/Quote of the Day

FiredUp Bloggers Continue To Be Lap Dogs

August 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Kudos to the bloggers over at FiredUp for effectively being the mouth piece of the Missouri Democrat Party while acting like an independent news source…it must be hard to try and be two things at once. Sometimes you do slip up and expose yourself for what you really are though. Like when you ignore Ms. […]

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Governor Calls Special Session to Fast Track Bridge Improvement Plan, Economic Development Package

August 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Press release: JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Matt Blunt, Senate President Pro Tem Michael R. Gibbons and House Speaker Rod Jetton today announced a special session of the Missouri General Assembly to begin August 20th to fast track the Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program to repair or replace more than 800 Missouri bridges and enact […]

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Tags: Matt Blunt · MO Legislature · Sen. Michael Gibbons · Spkr. Jetton

Show Me Institute Commentary: Missourians Should Be Allowed to Use Midwives

August 10th, 2007 · 12 Comments

Show Me Institute editor Eric Dixon argues in this commentary that, although a circuit court judge recently struck down a controversial midwifery provision inserted by Sen. John Loudon from a health insurance reform law, the measure deserves to be resurrected. By Eric D. Dixon Ever since HB 818, the ground breaking consumer-based health insurance reform […]

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Slay Chosen Best Dressed Mayor

August 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Is the suit too tight? Collars over starched? Loosen up man! RFT story

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · Picture/Quote of the Day · St. Louis

Kit Bond Podcast Interview on American Security & Preparedness

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Bond pictured with Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton podcast United States Senator Kit Bond of Missouri joins Bill Clinger, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Chautauqua Institution, in a conversation about America’s security and preparedness. He talks about why he thinks America has been implementing the wrong plan in Iraq, why he thinks […]

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Usurpation of Legislative Power by Missouri Circuit Court Judges (Part2)

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Earlier this week, we posted an email from reader Jim Byrne, questioning the constitutionality of a Missouri circuit court judge ruling that a Missouri Statute was unconstitutional: “It just didn’t sound right. How could the voice of the people be muted by a judge that only has jurisdiction in the circuit in which she serves.” […]

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