Liable for campaign trips but not the commute??? What an explanation! Sounds eerily similar to the slippery answer Bill Clinton’s gave when he asked what the definition of “is” “is” during his Monica Lewisnsky deposition. By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon is still officially on duty even at political fundraisers for […]

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The Source did a post last week titled “Lazy Kay” on the stagnating campaign of Kay Waldo Emerson Cronkite Barnes. Their nickname for Kay Sounds awfully close to our moniker “Lazy Clay” that we have for Congressman William “lacy” Clay. But we digress. Kay is jumping on the SCHIP bandwagon with her internet letter to the President. She’s […]

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The Springfield News Leader has a huge story today confirming what we brought you last week. Attorney General Jay Nixon – at taxpayer’s expense – is using his official state vehicle to ferry him and his “security detail” from fundraiser to fundraiser.  A Nixon spokesperson is quoted in the article as saying the AG needs his car and security […]

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The DCCC is kicking off a “Putting Children First” campaign today with radio ads, automated telephone calls to voters and e-mails. “We’re going district by district to tell Republicans and President Bush to stop obstructing progress and start putting children first,” Van Hollen said in a statement. “Republicans who continue to vote in lockstep with […]

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Hat tip: CDT Politics Blog  Donnelly web site  [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/8WNlUTesqNo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Today’s Washington Examiner has a nifty “Lawyers Gone Wild” blog item on influence peddling in Attorneys General offices across the country, including Missouri. Apparently, a number of AGs have followed Jay Nixon’s lead and have taken up the shady practice of retaining the services of campaign donors—often trial lawyers—to handle lucrative legal work. Read more… […]

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It is amazing how a simple headline can totally mischaracterize an entire article. Last week, we brought you these two examples from the illustrious Associated Press. Unsurprisingly, the Kansas City Star followed suit today with an equally misleading headline regarding the Missouri Political News Service’s exposure of Jay Nixon’s using his state owned vehicle for […]

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Rep. Jim Avery (R- 95) spoke to the St. Louis University College Republicans Tuesday night about being involved in state government, his 2004 – 2005 deployment to Iraq, and his support for the mission in Iraq. Rep. Avery recently made a trip to Washington, D.C. with the Vets for Freedom where he met with Missouri […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/reGwjGFF9w8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/CXIM3val0oY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: MOGOP: Videos Show Nixon Illegally Using State Car on Fundraising Binge

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For a woman who wants to be Congressman, Kay Barnes certainly stays home a lot. Just last week she skipped her own hastily called lunch with veterans. As it turns out it was supposed to be more of a private chat with a tiny group of hand-picked supporters. Once the press got wind of her […]

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