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July, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service

Entries from July 2010

Senate GOP Blocks Disclose Act; Democrats’ Priorities In Question

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Yesterday, Senate Republicans stood united to filibuster the Democrats’ “Disclose Act,” a partisan assault on the First Amendment, designed to rig the fall elections in Democrats’ favor. The bill was written by the man in charge of electing Democrats in the House, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and the man who just recently had the […]

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Leave it to Cleaver: ‘I Can’t Legislate and Agitate at the Same Time’

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Wouldn’t claiming that you were spat on while walking to to the capitol to pass Obama’s unpopular healthcare bill be considered “legislating and agitating at the same time?” But we digress. Cleaver is angry that his $200 million Green Impact Zone earmark project is not hiring enough African Americans. Kansas City Star: [Cleaver] explained that […]

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

Dooley’s Campaign Sends Out Another Morale Boosting Email Blast

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Eastbound Highway I-64/40 Evening rush hour traffic (7/27/10) Many commuters are asking, “Where is the improvement?” Looks like another tough week for the Dooley campaign. We received the above email (with pictures) yesterday from a tipster alerting us to another campaign email designed to boost the sagging morale of Mr. Dooley’s supporters. You know a […]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Democrats Choose Partisanship Over Creating Jobs

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Two weeks ago, President Obama used his weekly address to attack Republicans, blaming them for holding up a bill he says will help small businesses in the struggling economy. Obama said, “[T]hree times, a minority of Senators – basically the same crowd who said ‘no’ to small businesses – said ‘no’ to folks looking for […]

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Obama Failing in Missouri; Are the Carnahan’s & Charlie Dooley Worried?

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Is Obama’s support the kiss of death? We continue to be amazed at the drastic decline in President Obama’s approval ratings. Just a short eighteen months ago, chants of “Yes We Can” and the slick campaign slogan “Hope You Can Believe In,” inspired millions of voters – some of them first time voters.  Every Democrat […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

WH’s Own Budget Numbers Highlight Democrats’ Fiscally Reckless Spending Spree

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

  Over the weekend, there were two troubling stories about our nation’s fiscal situation. The White House’s Mid-Session Budget Review came out Friday night, and the numbers are grim. The Washington Post summarized, “The federal budget deficit, which hit a record $1.4 trillion last year, will exceed that figure this year and again in 2011 […]

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Picture of the Day: Who’s Watching?

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Related: The Missouri Tenth: CCTV in Kansas City – Who’s watching

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Tags: Editorial Cartoons · Kansas City · Picture/Quote of the Day

Dooley Campaign Sends Out Morale Boosting Email to Supporters

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Desperation? When we first received this Dooley campaign email from a tipster, two thoughts immediately came to mind. One, is the Dooley campaign that inept, that they think a potential ad buy from their likely Republican opponent Bill Corrigan signals that Corrigan fears his primary opponent? It’s also ironic to us, that a campaign that […]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Dems’ Job-Killing Policies Now Affecting Energy Sector w/ Drilling Moratorium, Cap & Tax Push

July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Speaking on the floor this morning Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, “[I]n the middle of a jobs crisis, [Democrats] continue to push one bill after another containing job stifling taxes, new rules and regulations, and government intrusion into business. Their signature piece of jobs legislation appears to be a bill that borrows $34 billion […]

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Video: Bill Corrigan Releases Campaign Video

July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Video: Bill Corrigan: “We Are Outsiders” Video: Bill Corrigan Marches in Historic Annie Malone Parade Video: County Executive Candidate Bill Corrigan Speaks to Young Professionals Video: Bill Corrigan Press Conference: “Eliminate Free Cars & Free Gas”

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Tags: St. Louis · Videos