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Entries from February 2011

Tilley Bonds with New Black Panther Party Ally (Update)

February 17th, 2011 · 4 Comments

The St. Louis-area blog, Reboot Congress, published a video today that raises disturbing questions about Republican State Rep. Steve Tilley, the new speaker of the house in the Missouri House of Representatives.  It seems he’s aligned himself with State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, a state legislator from the city of St. Louis who walks arm in [...]

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Solution Offered for AWOL Democrat Lawmakers (Update)

February 17th, 2011 · No Comments

It’s time to impose a tough solution to the recurring problem of Democrat state legislators going AWOL whenever it’s time to do the “hard work” required of elected officials. I know it’s hard to fathom politicians running away from jobs few would connect with the phrase, hard work, but it seems to be happening more [...]

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‘The Donald’ Not White House Material

February 17th, 2011 · No Comments

After reading in the local newspaper today that a St. Louis-area man had formed a committee to draft Donald Trump to run for president in 2012, I couldn’t help but ask the question, “Do we really want a man like Trump running the country?” On the surface, Trump might seem like a likable guy in [...]

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President Obama Continues Anti-Israel Push

February 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment

A red-letter link atop the Drudge Report takes readers to a disturbing Foreign Policy magazine article published Wednesday:  In sharp reversal, U.S. agrees to rebuke Israel in Security Council.  The article, in turn, stands as only the most-recent reminder of many about President Barack Obama’s anti-Israel sentiment. The State of Israel coin above reflects President [...]

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Senator Inhofe Handles Global Warmers Ambush

February 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) found himself being ambushed in a Capitol Hill hallway by global warming alarmists with cameras.  Watch the video below to see how the senior senator from the state of my birth handled their whining, fiction-based inquiries. Good job, senator! FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to keep reading [...]

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Ecuadoran Judge Rules Against Chevron (Update)

February 14th, 2011 · No Comments

A judge in the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, must have taken offense to my Feb. 11 post, Plaintiffs Behind $113 Billion ‘Shakedown’ Lawsuit Against Chevron on Verge of Being Labeled ‘Losers’.  Today, he announced a judgment against Chevron Corporation in an environmental lawsuit case for which the settlement amount [...]

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Private Property Rights Battle Brewing in Ozarks

February 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments

A property rights battle is brewing in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, and it’s about to reach the boiling point. Almost three weeks ago in Big Government Puts Ozarks in the Crosshairs, I shared the public version of a feasibility study that has farmers, ranchers and others in 13 southern Missouri counties standing in opposition [...]

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