By G. Tracy Mehan, III Incredibly, but understandably, opinions seem to be firming up on the outcome of an election almost a full year away. That at least was the sense I had listening to a panel discussion involving former Democratic House Leader Richard Gephardt, former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey, and Charlie Cook, […]

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“To Republicans, what’s important about America is first and foremost what people have built on their own. To liberals, they think what’s important about America is the government.” Sen. Jim Talent Sen. Talent was recently the keynote speaker at the annual Livingston County (MI) Reagan Day Dinner. Talent urged the crowd to remember the distinctions […]

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Tony’s Kansas City: “Kay Barnes represents one of the best chances in the nation for a Democrat to knock off a Republican, according to Congressional Quarterly. Of course, that means the rest of the country really doesn’t care about empty stadiums, huge debt loads and an administration run completely on propaganda.”

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Is the two-party system working? Is there room for the so-called disenfranchised voters in Missouri’s political process? Barbara Woodruff says “no” and “yes” to those questions in the newest “Missouri Viewpoints” interview. Woodruff is the co-founder of Show Me Independents, an organization that is working to reach out to those who do not identify with […]

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By Jonathan Martin The best part about the Bond endorsement for Rudy: Why else, besides maybe some Show Me State GOP rivalries, would a veteran and very safe senator endorse, if not for train-leaving-the-station purposes? Read more…

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If one were to judge the competency of one’s ability to govern this country, due to experience and background, then probably none of the individuals running for President of the United States would qualify. Looking at what separates the candidates is a very thin line, but dead presidents (money) in the long run, will make […]

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  By Steven Ertelt (October 19, 2007) Senate Rejects Cutting Funds to Abortion Facilities for Family Planning Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday night rejected an effort by pro-life lawmakers to cut federal funding for family planning efforts carried out by abortion facilities. Backers of an amendment to do that said their […]

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Four AG candidates; three answers. Guess who’s MIA? CDT Politics Blog: In the midst of the controversy over Scott Eckersley firing, I’ve contacted all four candidates running for attorney general to get their opinion on the situation and the overall issue of e-mail retention. Eckersley’s firing renewed questions about whether Gov. Matt Blunt is disregarding […]

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Big Muddy Politics: State Senator Mike Gibbons (R-Webster Groves) is now an announced candidate for Attorney General, the state’s sunshine law enforcer. Why haven’t we heard from him on the Blunt/Eckersley Scandal? Where is Sen. Gibbons? The Missouri Democratic Party released this video of Gov. Blunt in St. Louis answering questions about his attack on […]

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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact Jeff Mazur at 573.635.9145 Jefferson City – The Missouri council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today endorsed the Attorney General candidacy of Representative Jeff Harris, calling him “a true friend to Missouri’s middle-class families and a strong, vocal leader of the opposition to […]

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