A reader left this comment on the story we posted yesterday concerning the developing scandal in Senator Bond’s office involving former state director Jason Van Eaton: “Jason, Look this case up- Myers v. United States: Congress can not involve itself in the removal of executive officers…” There’s a common occurrence that happens in politics when […]

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Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield; Lobbyists Travis and Rachel Keller Brown at St. Vincent Home For Children’s “Kookin’ For Kids” event in St. Louis. (Hat tip Ladue News)

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I think we may have to start a new feature called the “Lie of the Day.” Our first subject is the Honorable Mayor of Kansas City, Mark “what the” Funkhouser. The mayor’s Chief of Staff, Ed Wolf resigned yesterday (Is he seeing the handwriting on the wall and leaving a sinking ship; hell, a ship […]

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“It is breathtaking that Jason Van Eaton, a political pygmy, was able to use the power and majesty of the United States Senate to settle a petty personal political squabble.” – Political consultant Jeff Roe “(Note to young Dems — if the names Jason Van Eaton and Matt Roney don’t ring any bells, you have […]

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Rep. Lacy Clay: “This hearing is about the political lynching of Franklin Raines.” GIVE ME A BREAK CONGRESSMAN!!!! Check out this Wikipedia article on Mr. Raines: On December 21, 2004 Raines accepted what he called “early retirement” from his position as CEO while U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators continued to investigate alleged accounting irregularities. […]

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From Prime Buzz: The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsiblity and its Inspector General have released their long-awaited report on the firings of nine U.S. Attorneys — including Todd Graves of the western district of Missouri. The nearly 400-page report concludes Graves was one of the attorneys forced out — and it blames Kit Bond’s […]

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 “The Obama Campaign plans to stomp out political ads they don’t like.” Unbelievable! Barack Obama has gone from the “politics of change” to the “politics of chains” or so it seems. Make an ad that is “untruthful” about Senator Obama in Missouri and you may end up in jail. Hat tip: syc1959 Obama Truth Squads […]

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By Sylvester Brown Jr. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Death is an accepted reality for most. But when a young life slips away suddenly, the accepted often becomes unacceptable. Such is the case with Sherman Thompson Parker, the first African-American elected to the state House from St. Charles County. Parker died last week after suffering a brain […]

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By J. Jonah Jameson NEWSFLASH: Word out of Washington is that Claire McCaskill’s husband Joseph Shepard is banging on doors all over town seeking support of the proposed financial bailout being hammered out in Washington, and that raises some very intriguing questions. You see, as the 14th wealthiest member of Congress, McCaskill may be in deep trouble […]

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The candidates for Missouri State Treasurer debate in Columbia on Sept. 12, 2008.  Hat tip: ChamberPR [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/SU1KSd22T4E” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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