Guess Who Think’s Obama’s Tone Deaf?
Well, you and I, of course. But who else? The recession redo, paid for by the nonprofit White House Historical Association, was the latest tone-deaf move by a White House that was supposed to excel at connection and communication. Message: I care, but not enough to stop the fancy vacations and posh renovations. As Obama [...]
Repealing the 17th Amendment Is A Hard Sell
Over at The Missouri Record, David Linton argues in favor of repealing the 17th Amendment which allows the direct election of Senators. I agree, but I think this is going to be a hard sell to the American public which has come to believe that the key to an open government is more and more transparency and direct accountability of officials, where more and more citizen votes means better and better government. Of course, this more accountable system allows incumbents to go to Washington, vote for government expansion for five years, and return home just before the election to claim…
Soldiers Return after Efforts to Build an Afghan Agricultural Extension
By REBECCA TOWNSEND
Missouri News Horizon
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With three missions now complete, the Missouri National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Teams may literally be turning Afghan swords into plowshares.
Deployed on its mission to Afghanistan since last September, 47 members of the guard’s third successive Agribusiness Development Team returned to central Missouri Sunday where Adjutant General Stephen [...]
Families USA Says Its The Propaganda Machine Behind The White House
Out of the mouths of babes, eh? There’s a reason you don’t let interns handle your social media. One such intern, a Mark Durham out in D.C., took exception to a series I’m developing on Families USA and their connections to SEIU and the White House. This young man tells us how Families USA, instead of being a non-partisan, independent think tank on health care issues, in truth is the propaganda organ behind every healthcare story to come out of the White House. From the WSJ: We’ve also been working pretty closely with the White House on implementation of the…
Blurring the Passport
Josh Gerstein of POLITICO.com has the picture above in his post: Don’t look, birthers: Obama’s passport:
Here’s something new for the birthers to chew over: President Barack Obama’s passport. Says he was born in Hawaii! But the White House has strateg…
Missouri Watches Congress Action on State Aid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Members of Missouri’s congressional delegation are on their way back to Washington D.C. to vote on a state stimulus package aimed at plugging holes in education and Medicaid budgets.
The House will meet in special session Tuesday to vote on a measure passed by the Senate last week that will provide $26 [...]
McCaskill Not Only Out Of Touch With Constituents, Apparently Not Visiting Reality For Town Hall Meetings Enough Either
The Springfield News-Leader put a piece above the fold front page on Sunday that highlighted the differences between Senator Claire McCaskill and Senator Kit Bond. I’m a little unclear whether this remark is the setup or the punchline for a joke: McCaskill’s office said that while she and Bond sometimes cancel out each other’s votes, it’s usually because McCaskill opposes spending bills that go too far or legislation that isn’t fully paid for. "When the two senators differ in their voting, Sen. McCaskill is the one coming down on the side of fiscal responsibility," spokeswoman Maria Speiser said. Uh huh….
Farm Bureau PAC Endorses Blunt Following Carnahan Snub
By DICK ALDRICH
Missouri News Horizon
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The political action committee of the state’s largest farm organization has endorsed southwest Missouri congressman Roy Blunt in his run for the U.S. Senate.
The Missouri Farm Bureau invited both Blunt and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the Democrat running against him, to speak with its assembled regional [...]
Analysis: The Symbolism and Reality of Proposition C
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — From the New York Times, to CNN, to Reuters, Proposition C’s passage was big news. GOP National Chairman Michael Steele weighed in, as did the Obama administration.
Seventy-one percent of Missourians who went to the polls in the state’s primary election Tuesday voted in favor of the proposal that would put state [...]
Mapping Obama’s Mistakes
Jay Cost at RealClearPolitics’ Horse Race Blog talks about What Went Wrong with Obama?:
Obama simply lacked the broad appeal to guide the House’s liberal proposal through the Senate. So, the result of ‘going big’ was an initially liberal House product …
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