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Missouri state Sen. Bill Stouffer is seeking the 2010 Republican nomination to oppose veteran Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton. Stouffer recently filed a statement of candidacy and a statement of organization to organize a campaign in Missouri's 4th, a Republican-leaning district that includes all or part of 25 counties in central and western Missouri. "Enough is enough," Stouffer told CQ Politics Friday. "We've lost sight of what the role of the federal government is. We forget that the federal government was created by the states to serve the states, not to dictate to the states, and I'm concerned with the deficits...

Greene County prosecutor Darrell Moore says he is running for a southwest Missouri congressional seat. Moore joins an already crowded field of Republicans seeking to replace Rep. Roy Blunt, who is running for Senate in 2010. While announcing his candidacy Thursday, Moore said he would make balancing the federal budget his top priority. He also stressed health care reform, stabilizing Social Security and bolstering national security. Moore, of Springfield, has served as Greene County prosecutor since 1999. Other Republicans who already have declared their candidacy are state Sen. Jack Goodman of Mount Vernon, Springfield auctioneer Billy Long and Ozarks Technical...

Monday, March 16, 2009 Clint E. Lacy Missouri 5th District Representative Jim Guest [Click to enlarge] I'd like to invite everyone to the 8th, Annual John T. Coffee Camp # 1934 Heritage Dinner. This year's featured speaker is Missouri Rep. Jim Guest a 10th amendment and States' Rights expert. Today the John T. Coffee Camp #1934 Inc, Sons of Confederate Veterans issued the following press anouncement: "Col. John T. Coffee Camp #1934 Sons of Confederate Veterans* Serving the Osage River Valley Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Miller, Morgan, Polk, St. Clair, Vernon *Sons of Confederate Veterans...

Dear XXXX: (I took his name out, because I didn't ask if I could post his name...Todd won't mind — he's a good guy) “Thank you for your correspondence regarding H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It was good to hear from you and I appreciate the opportunity to respond. As you may know, this legislation represents the largest spending increase ever foisted on the American people by Congress. Despite initial talk of a measured, infrastructure focused stimulus package, the Democrat majority has created a debt spending bill estimated to cost at least $825 billion. Worse yet,...

Outgoing Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman, who lost a bruising Republican primary for governor to Kenny Hulshof, said this afternoon she will take a look at running for the seat vacated by Sen. Kit Bond in 2010. Bond announced in the Missouri House Chambers this morning that he will not run for re-election. Bond and Steelman have been at odds lately. Bond endorsed Hulshof in the primary, and Steelman wrote a letter to the Department of Justice to inform investigators of a conversation she had with Bond concerning the ousting of U.S. attorney Todd Graves. Steelman today praised Bond for his...

Personal view of the efforts to deliver Missouri For McCain-Palin

Jon Mccain call for congress to freeze any unnecessary spending at their offices and call for all congress plus yourself if elected to take a 5% PAY until this economic crises is over. THE REST OF US ARE TIGHTENING OUR BELTS AND SO MUST YOU

Many of you have commented on how does one merit a Christmas card from the White House. Some of you have commened upon how do you get involved in the campaign. A few of FR readers have commented upon you lack of enthusiasm for the candidates we have. Let me report my experience after eight and a half hours in the hot Missouri sun from one of the greatest outpourings of support for the GOP I have witnessed in approximately 50 years of being involved in politics. I know many who might comment that I was a slacker for the...

"I am never better. I'm so glad that you three called me. I'm stunned here. It's great to hear from you," Limbaugh said. (Go to link to hear)

Obama goes for the rural Missouri vote... One dilly bar at a time. The Missouri Republican Party started questioning the validity of Obama's new field offices on Friday after it was reported one in Sikeston appears to be a Dairy Queen -News-Leader. And, the Obama Campaign staffers are not actually in theri rural Nixa, Missouri offices. In fact, they haven't signed the lease yet. But, they do set up a table and chairs in the parking lot certain hours of the day. The News-Leader reported: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's winning strategy in Missouri rests on getting votes in rural...

With Thursday's California Supreme Court ruling regarding same sex marriage, we can expect a resurrection of one of the most shopworn political epiteths: San Francisco values. GOP Rep. Sam Graves unveiled an ad this week using the money phrase to disparage his Democratic challenger Kay Barnes, aka the "Big City Mayor" (formerly that is, of Kansas City.) Barnes' sin: She attended a fundraiser thrown by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and she shares Pelosi's "San Francisco Values." You know what that means. Or at least what it is supposed to mean. Nevertheless, you've GOT to see Graves' commercial only to check...

Somebody in the Huckabee camp made the mistake of insulting the leader of the conservative movement in the U.S., Rush Limbaugh. Rush responded on Friday's show and basically ripped the Huckabee camp a well-deserved new one. Whoever made the original comments clearly has not been paying attention. Some are questioning whether the Huckabee campaign can survive the shellacking it got on Friday's program. Huckabee is trying to stop the bleeding: SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The best-talking Republican politician in America has a message for the best-talking conservative voice in the country: Let's talk to one another. Mike Huckabee, taking questions...

Among the top tier Republican candidates, Rush says that only Fred has been a consistent conservative. You have been given your marching orders. Now you know who to vote for. RUSH: …the genuine moderate as opposed to conservative aspects of three of the top-tier, four of the top-tier candidates were on full-fledged display last night. There was one candidate who did not display any moderateness or liberalism or have any of his past forays into those areas displayed, and that candidate was Fred Thompson. … …we have a campaign now where most of the candidates are not genuine conservatives. They...

Missouri’s 9th Congressional District was in Democratic hands for 76 years until a dynamic Republican prosecutor named Kenny Hulshof won the seat in 1996. If Hulshof resigns to take the helm at the University of Missouri, Democrats would suddenly have a chance to win back the region long known as “Little Dixie.” But the district has become even more conservative since the mid-1990s as it has expanded south of Interstate 70 to include areas like Hermann and Washington — areas represented by Republicans in the state Legislature. “I think it would be an uphill challenge for Democrats,” said David Webber,...

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Democratic state Sen. Chuck Graham, a symbolic leader of stem-cell research supporters, said he will probably challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, who has endorsed legislation to criminalize a certain kind of stem-cell research.

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Went to Sen Talent's victory party at Frontenac Hilton in 2002... Wondering where the event is this year for Kit Bond (& other GOPers) in St Louis. Didn't donate to Bond as he's a lock (compared to Talent in '02) and resources were needed elsewhere. Anyone know where party is going to be? Just gonna hang out at the hotel bar w/ my laptop and check the returns. Any help would be appreciated. Can't find anything in the local papers...

You all aren't going go believe this, but here goes anyway. Everyone on my street has a W sign in their yard except one family. At a block party last night the conversation turned to politics and she told us that her Kerry sign got stolen and that it made her mad because she had to BUY IT FOR $3. All of us about fell out of our chairs laughing.