Hat tip: Missouri Politics [kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/b8hB0FJCn2g” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Corn Commentary: Missouri Proposes New E85 Incentives

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By John Hacker Gary Nodler, the Missouri Senator representing Carthage, Jasper County, Newton County and Dade County, took over one of the most powerful positions in state government this summer as Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman, and that means changes in the way he represents his constituents. The new legislative session begins at noon, Jan. 9. […]

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It is hard to believe that the St. Louis Post Dispatch was ever affiliated with Joseph Pulitzer. That “Jo” would almost certainly be ashamed of the Jo we are all so familiar with. Lazy “reporter” Jo Mannies never fails to remind us of that old Mark Twain exhortation “Get your facts first, and then you […]

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By Brad Belote Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and Attorney General Jay Nixon have slight leads in the latest polls in Missouri for their respective 2008 races. In hypothetical match-ups, Huckabee leads New York Sen. Hillary Clinton 45% to 43% and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 45% to 41%. In the heated likely contest for Missouri […]

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In an obvious attempt to upstage Governor Blunt’s announcement yesterday of tough new immigration measures, Jay Nixon trumpeted the sentencing of a Lake of the Ozarks developer to five years probation and roughly $1 million in penalties and fees for hiring thirty illegal immigrants. We’re pleased that Jay’s pollsters and consultants have told him that […]

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Shoot your lover in the head? Viciously slash a woman to death? Feel you were unjustly slandered by a school-board member? If you answered yes to any of the preceding, there’s only one man to call: ace attorney Chet Pleban. – Riverfront times In a shameful display of media bias this morning, the Fox network […]

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In a campaign email today, the Blunt campaign released polling data that suggest that Jay Nixon’s abuse of his taxpayer susbdized vehicle, and his political witchunt – under the guise of an independent panel – is not sitting too well with ordinary Missourian. From the email: “The most important point to note from these polling […]

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Big Muddy Politics: “After only one year, Henry Herschel is out as Governor Matt Blunt’s General Counsel. Herschel has reportedly been appointed an Administrative Law Judge at the Division of Workers’ Compensation. “The Governor’s website now lists Lowell Pearson as the General Counsel.” Read more… Related: Prime Buzz: Henry Herschel out as Blunt’s top lawyer […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/rw9S2UiMWhk” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Gov. Blunt’s Chief of Staff Ed Martin will resign his position in January to “spend more time with his family.” Vandiver Group senior team member and “blogger” John Combest was singing Martin’s praises last year while taking pot shots at current and former Blunt staffers. Haven’t we seen this […]

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In this 10 minute podcast, 10 minute podcast Springfield talk show host Vincent David Jericho asks: “Has Matt Blunt ever shown real leadership?” “Does Jay Nixon have a double standard?” Related: Real Clear Politcs: Dems Set For Show Me Pickup in Gov Race?

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