Carnahan windmills in NW Missouri “Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one’s friends. – George F. Will – In this case it is a 100 million dollar earmark for Windmill farms from one brother Carnahan (Russ) to another brother Carnahan (Tom). The spoils of war (aka elections) […]

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Our young friend over at the STL Activist Hub demonstrates clearly today why the Democrats will face an electoral tsunami come November.  Mr. Shriver’s gullible idealism shields him from the 500lb gorilla in the room that a $100 million dollar earmark for the brother of two politicians named Carnahan – is not a particularly good […]

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Isn’t it hilarious when the Democrats say Republicans are “beholden to the special interests?” Cong. Carnahan: “Protesting ObamaCare is An Attack On Our Representative System of Govt.” [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/R-W8ApL2ifY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Since Robin now feels it’s necessary to throw her brother Russ under the bus to win an election, we thought we’d help her by highlighting Russ’s profligate spending with an excerpt from a 2008 post: “Carnahan, who was elected in 2004, has managed to pass two bills while in Congress; an arterial road in Jefferson […]

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Hat tip: SharpElbowsStl [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/71VQqgYQpQY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Gateway Pundit: It Begins… Pelosi Lapdog Russ Carnahan Claims He’s a Fiscal Conservative in Campaign Flyers KSDK.com: Russ Carnahan does not respond to opponent’s attempts to spur debate Rasmussen Reports: 62% oppose the building of a mosque near where the World Trade Center

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The Unablogger makes an interesting point: Case in point: Rep. Waters is charged with steering stimulus funds to a business (in this case a bank) in which a family member (specifically Waters’ husband) has a financial interest. But Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) steered stimulus funds to a business (in this case a wind farm) in […]

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Hat tip: dsm0012 “Just a short video to let Russ Carnahan know how much we miss him when he’s in Washington, DC.” RebootCongress.blogspot.com [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/7CV-KpJr0lg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Graphic: opensecrets.org According to opensecrets.org, Rusty Carnahan is one of the biggest spenders in Congress of your money. In fiscal year 2010, Rusty has sponsored or co-sponsored 15 earmarks totalling well over $41 million dollars, or, $41,532,00 to be exact. That comes out precisely to $2,768,800 per earmark! Isn’t that about what we’re spending per […]

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