“African American unemployment rose this month from 13.6 percent to 14.1….We were pleased when President Obama announced the Summer Jobs Initiative, which will provide $1.5 billion for high-impact summer jobs and year-round employment for low-income youth ages 16-24, as part of the American Jobs Act’s Pathways Back to Work Fund.” –Rep. Cleaver Translation. Stimulus is […]

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The Missourians for Dokes  campaign announced today that long time St. Charles County Republican activist Penny Henke will lead the campaign’s efforts in St. Charles County as the county coordinator. This announcement comes a week after Dokes announced an impressive list of endorsements from prominent GOP elected officials. “I have the upmost respect for Eugene […]

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We found this Yahoo “question and answer” from a few days ago. It was posted by a poster named ‘Clay” and it has one very unflattering answer. Related: Clay on Carnahan Challenge: “He Doesn’t Have a Chance” Rusty & FiredUp Missouri Continue Alienate African Americans Political Strategy

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Yesterday, after President Obama “personally lobbied” Senate Democrats, they voted down an amendment from Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) that would have finally authorized the Keystone XL pipeline after repeated delays from the White House. After Politico reported that “President Barack Obama is intervening in a Senate fight over the Keystone XL oil pipeline and personally […]

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More developments to demoralize the Republican faithful in the governor’s race. Our friends over at FiredUp Missouri have apparently caught the Spence campaign manipulating the numbers on their own website poll: Last night, just for grins, I decided to check one last time to see if the margins had inched up a bit. But I […]

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“I’m very thankful for Senator Bond’s support. Kit has been a distinguished public servant and voice for limited government for many years.” Really? A voice for limited government? [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/KxFlnJiahYE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Guess Which Missouri Senator Supports Automaker Bailout? Sen. Kit Bond: “The Senate Financial Rescue Bill Includes a Host of Taxpayer Protections” Sen. […]

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As gas prices continue to rise, we’ve now reached the point where a typical family will pay nearly $40 more to fill up their minivan today than when President Obama first took office. In January 2009, the average price of gas was $1.83 per gallon and the price has ballooned to an average of $3.77 […]

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Hat tip:CrossroadsGPSChannel [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/8gxo0Xsi7s8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: Weekly Standard: Claire McCaskill Backtracking on Obamacare Mandate McCaskill: “I Am Not a Reliable Vote For His (Obama’s) Administration”; Voted 98% With Obama in 2010

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ABC News has a must-read story today on the results of the Obama administration’s green energy financing program, titled, “Green Firms Get Fed Cash, Give Execs Bonuses, Fail. ABC reports, “President Obama’s Department of Energy helped finance several green energy companies that later fell into bankruptcy — but not before the firms doled out six-figure […]

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Text of an email sent out this morning by a St. Louis County Republican committeeman: Dear friends and constituents, I need to write this email because of an unjust situation that has developed within our voting responsibility area.  Many of you already are aware of the confusion of the re-districting process since the first maps […]

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