Hat tip: KCObamacan Kristi Boone, an Obama Field Organizer running for the Kansas House of Representatives, and Kansas City improvisors Tommy Todd and Keith Curtis take you through the pitfalls of local politics. No word on if they won a lottery to get these positions. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/i4fzdwvgZaI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Hey folks, remember our favorite corporate welfare recipient wannna be Bombardier Aerospace? Well it looks like Missouri is not the only government they tried to bend over and make grab their ankles! IrishTimes.com: Bombardier £155m aid package in doubt “The British government’s proposed investment secures Belfast as one of Bombardier’s key suppliers to the parent […]

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It’s pretty sad when you have to bribe your supporters! From FriedUp Missouri: Wow, the Kay Barnes campaign is now pulling out all the stops to bribe I mean get volunteers. Before they were offering $50 for an eight hour day (which is less than minimum wage) and now they are offering pre-season Chiefs tickets. […]

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“Merit selection merely takes the partisan politics out of the public eye and into backrooms stocked with political insiders.” Some bad ideas never seem to die, especially in the hands of a crafty attorney. That’s the story now playing out at the American Bar Association, which voted at its annual meeting this week to endorse […]

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We sure saw this one a mile away last October! Hat tip to JCC for bringing this story to our attention: Spectrum Consulting Group is lobbying for the City of Jefferson and the County of Cole in Missouri on transportation and infrastructure appropriations. Spectrum will be working with the office of Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.). […]

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DENVER – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America Campaign announced today that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama’s sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s brother, will be among the prime-time speakers on Monday August 25th, the opening night of the Convention. The Democratic National Convention will […]

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In addition to stealing the “Washington insider” strategy the Steelman campaign used against Hulshof, it seems the Nixon campaign will also be using class warfare as a major campaign theme. Update: By the way, what does taking on individual convenience stores for “price gouging” have to do with anybody’s stance on oil companies? Could it […]

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“We think the energy needs of the country are more important than Nancy Pelosi’s book tour. $23.95 a book is a lot of money but it only would go a short way toward filling up gas tanks.” – Rep. Roy Blunt Related:  Gateway Pundit: Pelosi Falls For Hoax– Says She Might Consider Vote on Drilling

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Gov. Matt Blunt explains Missouri’s plan that allow education and business leaders to understand their common goals.

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It’s a real shame that the left has so vilified philanthropist Rex Sinquefield because of his strong support for vouchers and school choice, that they fail to notice or mention that Sinquefield does a great deal more for children than create PAC’s that support politicians who support his education reform cause. In addition to these […]

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