Picture courtesy of Bungalow Bill’s Conservative Wisdom “We cannot attract and retain the best and brightest talent to lead and staff the AIG businesses – which are now being operated principally on behalf of the American taxpayers – if employees believe that their compensation is subject to continued and arbitrary adjustment by the U.S. Treasury.”  […]

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 “Bad Luck Schleprock” Why do Democrats good intentions (such as raising taxes) always seem to backfire and make a problem worse? Remember the infamous “luxury tax” from the early 1990’s: From an Advertiser Tribune article (Ohio) “In 1991, a 10-percent excise tax was enacted on the portion of sales prices higher than $30,000 for automobiles, […]

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Our Favorite Dem blog (next to FiredUp Missouri of course) again takes shots at the “Claire Bear.” From HillBuzz: Claire McCaskill is, bar none, the absolute worst United States Senator we’ve had in at least a generation. That’s really saying something. Because, in recent years, we’ve had Senators who’ve embarrassed themselves in bathrooms, ridiculed American […]

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 $850 Billion, 1588 pages, and counting… somebody needs to read it! Rasmussen Reports: 60% Say Stimulus Plan Is What Democrats Want, Not Bipartisan  “Speed is important” “Debate starts at 10 in am. Votes late tomorrow aft or early eve. Holding flight home tomorrow night. Hope I make it.” – Sen. Claire McCaskill on Twitter “The […]

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Whew!! We’re getting dizzy! One day Claire’s a populist advocating that we can’t afford to wait on passing this boondoggle “stimulus” bill, the next day she’s a deficit hawk concerned with pork. It’s amazing the Missouri media doesn’t call her out on this! by Michael O’Brien Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said that she had to […]

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Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) debate the stimulus and banking system on “Meet the Press.” Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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Taking their cue from the President, the “Young Democrats of America” sent us an email yesterday with that “our way or the highway” mentality title. We’re providing you a few excerpts from the email with a couple of editorial comments from us. “Our values and our future are on the line.  Millions of young Americans […]

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We asked Monday in a post whether Claire was a populist or moderate. Well Daily Kos went even further and called her a socialist yesterday! “Over at Congress Matters, Kagro X points out that Claire McCaskill’s getting all the credit for the compensation cap, but Bernie Sanders made almost the exact same proposal last November. […]

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Hat tip: University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service Sen. Claire McCaskill, speaking at the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan says that Harry Truman is turning in his grave because we have failed not only the military, but the American people as well. Click here to listen  (0:36)

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“Yuk.” – Senator McCaskill. We’re in full agreement with you Senator! Related: Video: Sen. McCaskill’s Advice To Aspiring Politicians: PAY YOUR TAXES! In light of appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Daschle’s tax woes, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has advice for anyone who wishes to join the political field: “If you ever think you’re […]

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