Blogger Lisa Krempasky gives us a little insight into her recent frustrating foray into dealing with the government and specifically her elected officials. “Next I went to Claire McCaskill’s office. It was located at the very edge of the artsy Loop abutting the hood. You walk up to the building and have to be buzzed […]

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Regular readers of the Missouri Political News Service know that we have been regular critics of the congressman from the first district. From his securing earmarks for his sister, to voting against lobbying reform, to signing a letter to President Bush to de-fund our troops while they’re in harm’s way, Lacy Clay has been a […]

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So Congressman Clay wants to make sure there is a “full and accurate count” during the census. In Democrat speak, this of course means counting illegal aliens. Let me get this straight. Mr. Clay wants to make sure that illegals are counted next year so that it ultimately dilutes African American power as a voting […]

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Rasmussen Reports: On Economic Issues, Voter Trust in Democrats Is Falling “This is the most serious economic emergency since the Great Depression. We have moved to create and protect 3-4 million American jobs. We have acted to rebuild crumbling roads and bridges, transform health-care information technology, make obsolete schools safe, invest in renewable energy, buy […]

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Rep. Lacy Clay: “This hearing is about the political lynching of Franklin Raines.” GIVE ME A BREAK CONGRESSMAN!!!! Check out this Wikipedia article on Mr. Raines: On December 21, 2004 Raines accepted what he called “early retirement” from his position as CEO while U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators continued to investigate alleged accounting irregularities. […]

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Congressman Clay posted the DNC’s energy policy talking points on the Hill’s Congressional Blog today. It’s amazing to us that the Democrats still sing the praises of alternative energy and biofuelds, even after this policy has caused food prices to sky rocket and food riots around the world. Look, we’re all for a cleaner earth […]

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No argument here that Sen. Obama’s nomination will be historic, but aren’t we getting just a tad carried away? Hat tip: Stereohyped Rep. William Lacy Clay: “It’s a good day in America.” Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.: “I cried all night. I’m going to be crying for the next four years. What Barack Obama has accomplished […]

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Rep. Lacy Clay is continuing to put the kibosh on Hillary Clinton as Sen. Obama’s VP pick. Today on The Hill Newspaper blog, Clay suggests that if Obama chooses Clinton, her nomination would only “ignite their [Republican] fundraising base.” Now, Clay is either exhibiting that he is naively clueless to the real negative implications of […]

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As the Democrat Party nominating soap opera finally comes to its merciful end, we should start hearing soon calls for unity within the party. They will no doubt attempt to spin the divisive nominating contest as “good for the party.” We’ll also hear how the primary season “energized the base ” and “brought more people […]

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“Senator Clinton would do the party well to reassess her options and graciously move her support to Mr. Obama. If she wants to extend this beyond tonight, that’s her prerogative. I wish she would take assessment of what this does to the party and our future objective of winning the White House.” – Rep. Lacy […]

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