By Foster Friess, Guest Blogger Democrats are fond of talking about the Clinton era budget surplus President George W. Bush “squandered” and the terrible financial mess President Barack Obama “inherited.” Both arguments ignore a few basic facts. First, presidents don’t control spending, Congress does. Second, outside events have to be taken into account before you [...]
Democrats Ignore Basic Economic Facts
October 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Purgason Beats Carnahan by 12 Points in New Poll
July 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Republican Chuck Purgason, the 14-year veteran of the Missouri State Senate taking on Congressman Roy Blunt in the Aug. 3 GOP primary for U.S. Senate, says the results of a new poll show him as “the clear favorite” in November. Purgason cites a Magellan Strategies poll which questioned 1,234 registered voters in the state of [...]
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Ignoring Obama Birth Certificate Issue, Democrat Demands GOP Candidate’s Birth Certificate
July 12th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Hector Maldonado hasn’t gained much traction in his bid to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate race in Missouri. Recently, however, he did earned national headlines when he told a campaign crowd in Branson that he’s thinking about filing a lawsuit against Robin “Coakley” Carnahan, the lone Democrat in a contest littered with Republicans [...]
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Top 10 GOP Comments at Town Hall Meeting
March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Anytime you have thousands of voting-age people assembled in one room, you can count on politicians to be there, too. That was the case Wednesday morning when more than 2,200 people gathered at the St. Charles (Mo.) Convention Center hours ahead of President Barack Obama’s arrival in the St. Louis suburb. Below are the Top [...]
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Robin ‘Coakley’ Carnahan in Cahoots With ACORN
February 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Sometimes, it’s too easy to post political “dirt” on liberal Democrats like Robin “Coakley” Carnahan. A recently-released television spot (below) produced by the Missouri Republican Party reveals everything Missouri voters need to know about the U.S. Senate wannabe now serving as secretary of state for the Show-Me State (i.e., “She’s in cahoots with ACORN!”).
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Minority Leader Boehner Shows He Doesn’t Understand What Happened in NY’s 23rd CD
November 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
During an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” program with host John King, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) demonstrated that he just doesn’t understand what happened in New York’s 23rd Congressional District over the weekend. In case you missed it, liberal Republican Party-endorsed candidate Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the race after [...]
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Newt Gingrich Hints at Third Party by 2012
April 4th, 2009 · 6 Comments
During a question-and-answer session Tuesday afternoon with students at Missouri’s College of the Ozarks, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich dropped a bombshell: He predicted the rise of a third party by 2012 if Republicans don’t get their act together. Click here or on the image at right to watch the video. Click here [...]
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