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March, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 2

Entries from March 2010

Deja Vu All Over Again?

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Many credit ethical scandals, such as the House banking scandal back in 1992, for the eventual fall from power by the Democrats in the ’94 midterm elections. With the many ethical lapses currently plaguing the Democrats, are we witnessing – in the immortal words of Yogi Berra – deja vu all over again?  Wednesday, April […]

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Quote of the Day: McCaskill on Obamacare: “It’ll be Popular 10 Years From Now”

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments

This quote from the Claire Bear sounds like she really doesn’t care if she’s reelected in a couple of years. No matter how moderate Claire tries to appear, tying herself so closely to Obama by supporting this healthcare disaster, will most likely spell the end of her senate career. Politico: “The first risk [of a […]

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Tags: Healthcare · Senator McCaskill

Sen. Talent’s Non Review, Book Review

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments

By Former Sen. Jim Talent   This column is not a review of Mitt Romney’s new book, “No Apology: the Case for American Greatness.” I wanted to write a review, but decided in all candor that I shouldn’t. I chaired Gov. Romney’s Domestic Policy Task Force during the ’08 campaign and am still a very […]

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Picture of the Day: “Playtime with Jay”

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: Editorial Cartoons · Jay Nixon

Video: “Broken Promises”

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Related: Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 Hat tip:TheNRSC After winning control of Congress in 2006, Nancy Pelosi announced that she intended to lead the most honest, open and ethical Congress in U.S. history. But that was just one of many broken campaign promises we would hear in the next two years. […]

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Video: Rep. Eric Burlison: Lots Accomplished in First Half of 2010 Session

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip:RepEricBurlison [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/QrUIBd_I_Pk” width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Tags: MO Legislature · Videos

A Few Questions to Those Who Support Obamacare

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

By Paul Hamby Missouri Coordinator, Campaign For Liberty What if Obamacare still leaves millions without health insurance? What if Obamacare causes the cost of healthcare to go up? What if Obamacare causes your taxes to go up? What if Obamacare creates more of the bad stuff Michael Moore’s movie talked about (which is really mercantilism […]

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Tags: Healthcare · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

African American Newspaper Warns Robin Carnahan on “Drifting Too Far Away”

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Roy Blunt in North St. Louis last month during his “Jobs for Missouri’s Future” bus tour Missouri’s largest African American newspaper takes Carnahan to task for choosing to attend a fundraiser in D.C., instead of attending a defacto fundraiser on her behalf in St. Louis. St. Louis American: You may have heard that a Democrat […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Rep. Roy Blunt

Quote of the Day: It “Leaves in its Wake the Unmistakable Smell of French Fries (With a Hint of Barbecue)”

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Congressman Cleaver’s $2,900 a month “mobile office” Want a quick synopsis of classic and backward liberal thinking? NY Times: The van runs on diesel as well as recycled vegetable cooking oil collected periodically from a variety of Kansas City restaurants. The oil is purchased in 55 gallon drums at about 70 cents a gallon, Mr. […]

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Videos: Graves & Luetkemeyer Speak Out on Obamacare

March 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip:SmallBizRepublicans <[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xlaSwGUOlj8″ width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /] Hat tip: BLuetkemeyer [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Gw3JvaJ8R1I” width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Rasmussen Reports: Republicans Lead Democrats by 10 in Generic Ballot, Highest Lead Yet Prime Buzz: Obamacare Fact Check

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Tags: Rep. Sam Graves · Videos