Debate Ends, Tractor Parades OK In Missouri May 29, 2009

One of Missouri’s long simmering feuds has been put to rest. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon WILL sign the tractor parade bill in a ceremony on the front lawn of the capitol.
The legislature passed the a bill authorizing tractor parade this session. The vote was  114-6.
Several members of the Kansas City delegation voted against the measure [...]

Missouri GOPer George Parker Dead at 86 May 28, 2009

One of my first friends in Missouri politics was George Parker. He was a  Republican in Columbia, Missouri back in the 1970’s when that was a rare breed.
He was a man who believed in the Republican Party. When folks like John Danforth and Kit Bond were building the modern Missouri GOP at that time , [...]

Local Senator’s React to Sotomayor Pick May 26, 2009

Here’s a little sampling of what the Kansas and Missouri Senators are saying about President Obama pick of New York Appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
All will eventually vote on her confirmation.
McCaskill, Missouri Democrat:
“There hasn’t been a person with more experience nominated in decades.”
Bond, Missouri Republican:
“Judge Sotomayor once said ‘ I don’t believe [...]

Did Obama Help Flush Funk? May 26, 2009

Down the stretch in the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama came to Kansas City.
The picture on the front page of the Star newspaper the next morning showed Obama on stage at Municipal Auditorium along with then Kansas Gov.  Kathleen Sebelius, and Missouri’s Claire McCaskill.
In the background in the audience, the six-foot eight-inch frame of [...]

Kansas City Mayor Says He’ll ‘Ramp It Up’ May 25, 2009

Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser is hinting the recall fight  may be just starting.
“If anything, I haven’t fought hard enough. I haven’t been aggressive enough. I’m only going to ramp it up”, said Funkhouser
Monday afternoon, organizers of a recall petition expect to turn in 12,000-14,000 additional names to City Hall.
Video: Volunteers Talk About Final Push [...]