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March, 2012 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 4

Entries from March 2012

Dokes Adds Campaign Manager; More Endorsements

March 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Missourians for Dokes announced today that St. Charles County resident and Republican activist Matt Ehlen will run the day to day operations for the campaign. Matt was born and raised in the St. Louis area. He graduated from high school in 1998 and received a dual BA in History and Economics from Hillsdale College in […]

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Surge In Gas Prices Squeezing American Families While “Obama Is In Full Crisis-Control Mode” On His Energy Policies

March 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Bloomberg News writes today, “The surge in gasoline prices now squeezes middle-income families again as President Barack Obama approaches the election. Gasoline prices are up almost 17 percent, or 54 cents, this year through March 14, according to the American Automobile Association. . . . While gasoline accounted for just 3.8 percent of consumer spending […]

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Politico: Schumer “Schemes To Hit GOP On More Wedge Issues,” Prioritizing “Election-Year Point Scoring” Over Jobs

March 15th, 2012 · No Comments

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a key member of majority Democrats’ leadership team and their messaging chief, told George Stephanopoulos, “Democrats are focused like a laser on jobs, the economy, and the middle class.” But today, Politico  reports that Schumer has decided Senate Democrats will have an entirely different […]

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Non Partisan CBO Doubles Projection Costs for Obamacare; FLASHBACK VIDEO: Russ Carnahan Calls Obamacare Protestors “Attack[ers] On Our Representative System of Govt.”

March 15th, 2012 · No Comments

We knew they were lying then and the Congressional Budget Office confirms it now. Here’s flashback video of Rusty back in 2009 lying through his teeth about Obamacare and all of it’s supposed benefits: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/R-W8ApL2ifY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]  Newsmax.com: The gross costs of the national healthcare law rammed through Congress by President Barack […]

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Video: Romney Adviser Says If You Can’t Raise Money, Maybe You’re Not A Good Candidate

March 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Anchor Soledad O’Brien then asked Sen. Talent about the message that all of that outspending sends. “So, outspending Rick Santorum, over $2 million is what your campaign spent on TV ad spending,” O’Brien said, “to Rick Santorum’s just under $400,000, at some point there’s a different kind of math, maybe not delegate math, that says […]

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Tags: Hon. Jim Talent

Democrats Misplaced Priorities: Judges Over Jobs‏

March 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Today, Senate Democrats and President Obama showcased their misplaced priorities after they pushed for a long series of cloture votes on district court judges instead of moving forward on a bipartisan House-passed bill that would create jobs. The Hill writes today, “Senate GOP leaders attacked their Democratic counterparts on Tuesday for scheduling action on judicial […]

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Video: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson at Cape Girardeau Lincoln Days

March 13th, 2012 · No Comments

Hat tip: dirkdshea2426 [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/wILH8cvdVLA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: National Republican African-American Caucus Chair, Dr. Jean Howard-Hill, Delivers Prayer at Cape Lincoln Day Dinner [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/BQNQ5qb6vCg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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“Democrats And The White House Are Feeling The Heat Over Rising Gas Prices”‏

March 13th, 2012 · No Comments

Today is one of the occasional days when headlines can tell much of the story. The Hill writes, “Gas prices trigger Obama scramble,” Roll Call has “Democrats Playing Defense on Energy,” USA Today reports, “Obama: People will blame me for gas prices,” NBC’s First Read features, “White House plays defense on gas prices,” and the […]

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65% Of Americans Disapprove Of Obama’s Handling Of Gas Prices; Blocking Keystone Won’t Help That

March 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Energy Secretary Steven Chu(“Times Tough For Energy Overhaul,” The Wall Street Journal, 12/12/08)The Washington Post’s Dan Balz and Jon Cohen write today, “Disapproval of President Obama’s handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president ‘strongly’ negative reviews on the 2012 presidential […]

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MOSIRA & Amendment 2: A Crime Against The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Missouri

March 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Missouri Roundtable For Life has just published a detailed citizen analysis of MOSIRA entitled “MOSIRA & Amendment 2: A Crime Against The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Missouri.” It details the ongoing schemes of cloner special interests to seize control of an ever-increasing stream of taxpayer funds to experiment on human embryos by buying off corrupt […]

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Tags: Abortion · MO Legislature