Dennis Moore and the Hecklers (not his new singing group) August 28, 2009

 So two hecklers breaking up the end of Dennis Moore’s Chamber of Commerce speech Friday will likely re-enforce his choice not to hold town hall meetings during the recess.
Moore, in fact, has never had many town hall meetings that are all the rage during this Congressional recess.
Here’s what happened Friday afternoon.
Protesters with signs were outside [...]

How Lynn Jenkins Almost Turned a Gaffe into an A-Bomb August 27, 2009

The latest exhibit of how badly members of Congress want this month of hell, known as the August Summer Recess, comes  right out of Kansas.
A home video from August 19, shows the freshman Lynn Jenkins at one her meetings with citizens talking about  Republican politics of the future.
“The Republicans are struggling right now to find [...]

Kennedy Special on Ch. 9 at 9 Tonight August 26, 2009

ABC News will have a special report on the career of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy tonight. Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson will anchor the coverage.
Here are excerpts from some of the statements issued on Kennedy’s death:
President Obama:
An important chapter in our history has come to an end. Our country has lost a great leader, who [...]

StL Campaign Scandal Forces Two State Lawnmakers to Resign August 25, 2009

Two St. Louis area Democrats are indicating they’re resigning their seats in the legislature. St. Sen.  Jeff Smith and St. Rep. Steve Brown  are involved in a  2004 campaign scandal now making it’s way through the federal courts.
Here’s the AP story:
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri state Sen. Jeff Smith told a federal
magistrate Tuesday that he [...]

The KC Health Forum: Where the Left Shows Up August 25, 2009

Democrats, unions and progressives walked away from  Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Monday town hall session on health care feeling satisfied.
They made an overt effort to fill the hall with friendly faces. They succeeded. In the end, the front portion of the hall was made of of people who support health care reform in one form or [...]