Kit Bond Prepares for ‘Daily Show’ Monday Night

Missouri’s Republican Senator Kit Bond will appear on the Comedy Central’s  fake-news show ‘The Daily Show’ Monday night.

Bond says he’s flying to New York Monday for the appearance. He indicated he might have some zingers for host Jon Stewart, but he wouldn’t elaborate.

During the appearance Bond will try to promote his new book, ‘The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam’. He co-authored it with  Lewis Simons. The book was released last month.

In Kansas City Friday evening,  Bond ripped the Obama Stimulus plan in the wake of the  news the unemployment rate has topped 10%.

“Many businesses are afraid to expand because with all the threatened burdens government is pushing on them, with higher costs for health care, higher taxes, potentially a heavy tax on energy;  they can’t afford to take on more employees.”

He also laid some of the blame on the Bush Adminstration. He says both governments failed to solve the real problem that led to the recession. Bond says that was the  failure to get the bad loans out of the market.

Skelton’s Health Care Stance Makes NYT

Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton’s announcement this week that he will not support the Democratic Health Care bill put him in Friday’s New York Times.

Here’s the  Skelton part of the piece:

Defectors Among the House Democrats

By David M. Herszenhorn

Jay Mallin/Bloomberg Representative Ike Skelton of Missouri, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, opposes the Democratic health care bill.

While Democratic leaders say they are confident they will have the 218 votes needed to pass major health care legislation this weekend, a number of House Democrats, including several from Republican-leaning districts in the South, have announced that they will oppose the measure, which is President Obama’s top domestic priority.

The Democrats currently control 257 voters in the House, and one more Democrat, Bill Owens, newly elected from New York, will be sworn in on Friday. With all 177 Republicans likely to oppose the health care bill, Democrats at most can afford to lose 40 of their own caucus members.

They will definitely lose a bunch. Among them is Representative Ike Skelton of Missouri, chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

“I oppose the creation of a government-run public insurance program and continue to have serious concerns about its unintended consequence for Missourians who have private insurance plans they like,” he said in a statement issued this week.

Mr. Skelton also expressed concerns that the bill would allow tax dollars to pay for abortions, a worry that led 40 Democrats to send a letter to House leaders urging them to tighten provisions to prevent federal money from paying to terminate pregnancies.

Claeaver and Graves Push for WWI Musem

Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, and his Northwest Missouri counterpart Rep. Sam Graves are pushing hard for the Kansas City World War I Museum to be at the center of the 100th Anniversary of the start of the “the war to end all wars” in 2014.

Here’s part of Graves statement.

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1849, the World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009. I want to thank my friend and Missouri colleague, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, for introducing this legislation and would very much like to echo his remarks. He’s been very active in this process and with the work he has done at the Memorial in Kansas City. I am very proud to call him a good friend.

As Mr. Cleaver has already mentioned, H.R. 1849 is a fitting recognition and tribute to all U.S. veterans who served in World War I at home and abroad. This bill designates the Liberty Memorial and the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri as the National World War I memorial. To be clear, there is no nationally recognized memorial honoring the service of Americans who served in World War I.

H.R. 1849 also establishes a World War I Centennial Commission to ensure suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, which is fast approaching.

Again, I do want to thank Congressman Cleaver for his outstanding work on this important legislation and strongly urge its adoption.”

Aschroft Endorses Tiahrt

Former US Attorney General and Missouri Senator John Ashcroft is in the Tiahrt for Senate Camp.

He endorsed him today, according to the Tiahrt campaign. “

“Todd Tiahrt is a principled fiscal and social conservative who understands what it takes to keep this country safe,” said Ashcroft. “He fights for the conservative values he believes in and does not waver in the face of tough opposition”, said Ashcroft through a campaign statement.

 He added, “Conservatives across this country are yearning for principled conservatives in Washington,” continued Ashcroft, “I feel strongly that Todd Tiahrt can help provide that common sense conservative leadership in the Senate.”

 

Marcason Gets Nixon Appointment

Kansas City Council Member Jan Marcason has been appointed to the Missouri Women’s Council by Governor jay Nixon.

The 15 member panel is part of the Missouri Economic Developement Dept. According from a statemen from Marcasion’s office the Council, “the council works closely with other agencies and community-based organizations to build awareness, educate, promote opportunities” for women and their families.

She remains on the City Council.

“I am honored by Gov. Nixon’s appointment and look forward to working with legislators and other council appointees to increase economic opportunities for women in Missouri,” Marcason said.