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Senator Kit Bond (R-Wild Turkey) and Peter "Every Other Dollar Counts" Kinder are reportedly in a pitched fight for control of the Missouri Republican Party.

According to the KY3 Political notebook, Kinder is backing long-time Emerson aide Lloyd Smith.  Bond is backing former State House Speaker Catherine Hanaway

Some state house observers are wondering why Kinder would opposed Hanaway.  After all, the two joined forces to try to spend taxpayer money on a new Cardinal's stadium.­  Story Continued »

Jay Nixon has tapped former House/Senate Budget Chair Wayne Goode to oversee budget issues during his gubernatorial transition.

Goode's return to the state capital comes over 45 years after his first legislative term in 1963.  He brings an unparalleled wealth of state government know-how to the Nixon Transition.

He is also the only member of Nixon's team to have his likeness cast in bronze, celebrating his leadership in the founding of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  Story Continued »

Jay Nixon today reached across the party aisle and met with GOP and Democratic legislative leaders.  Here's an excerpt from PD coverage:

In his first news conference in Jefferson City as the governor-elect, Jay Nixon adopted a purple tone, literally and figuratively.

Wearing a purple tie and surrounded by Republican leaders on his right and Democratic leaders on his left, Nixon told the press that he and his fellow legislative leaders would work together on “shared principles.”

That's the right way, Jay.­  Story Continued »

Unable to stop his slide in the polls, an unbalanced and agitated Peter Kinder yesterday spoke shouted the unspeakable and compared his opponent to the Nazis.

Shame on you Peter Kinder.

This from Obama for America

BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN RETURN TO MISSOURI THURSDAY

Obama will rally supporters to get out the vote in Columbia, Biden will talk with voters in Arnold

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ST. LOUIS - State Senator Brad Lager, Republican nominee for state treasurer, showed once again how out of touch he is when it comes to Missouri's economy.  At a Republican Party rally in Springfield on Friday, Lager said, "Ladies and gentleman, I will make a prediction today.  I believe history will judge Matt Blunt as an absolutely phenomenal governor." Click here to watch the video.­

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With the election one week away, you would expect Kenny "Fred Thompson" Hulshof to be working to convert independent voters.

Not this one.

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During the depth of a recession, Peter Kinder is diverting state job creation money for "official" Tour of Missouri shot glasses, no doubt made in China.

In full desperation mode, Peter Kinder will attempt today to account for charitable giving incentivized by his diversion of job creation money to pay off the red ink from the his European-style bike race.  Huh?

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Sam Page has been critical of Peter Kinder for taking campaign cash from tobacco companies, then claiming that the dangers of second hand smoke are "faulty science."

Now comes word that Kinder is diverting state job creation money (during a recession) to buy tobacco company lawyers covered parking.  Story Continued »

Today, Peter Kinder begged Matt Blunt to call a special legislative session to fund low income energy assistance.

Never mind that Kinder could have advocated for the assitance during the regular legislative session.

Never mind that Kinder is in the political fight of his life and is desperate to score political points.

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Today's PD column from Jo Mannies has Peter Kinder outlining his "Let them eat cake" economic plan for Missouri.  Here it is in a nutshell:

• For one solid week, throw a big flashy party for foreigners with bikes
• Have them ride through Missouri towns real fast
• Throw a GOP fundraiser or two at the same time
  
• Pay for the whole thing by diverting state job creation money from real job creation
  
• In a year, pay off the red-ink from the party by diverting more job creation money­  Story Continued »

Someday soon, Matt Blunt will sit for his official gubernatorial portrait, to be displayed in perpetuity in the State Capitol.

Judging from his recent pronouncements, the rendering will likely include Matt Blunt... wearing biking shorts.

Blunt has been telling anyone who will listen just how great the taxpayer funded Tour of Missouri bike race is.

And for this public policy accomplishment alone, Blunt has called on the gubernatorial candidates to embrace his legacy.

One things for sure.  No one ever accused Matt Blunt of using performance enhancing substances.­  Story Continued »

Yesterday, September 29th, 2008, Kenny Hulshof, with a his "no" vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, obliterated the public record of State Treasurer Sarah Steelman.

Steelman, who challenged Hulshof for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, sits on the state's pension fund board.  There, she oversees nearly $8 billion of pension fund investments, much of that in the stock market.

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Today, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch outed Peter Kinder as a serial abuser of Missouri taxpayers.  Here is an excerpt:

JEFFERSON CITY — In June 2006, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's chief of staff received an e-mail with some good news about his financial future.

Eric Feltner was about to get a 50 percent raise.

Feltner had not been promoted. Instead, he was being rewarded because a co-worker was takin­g an unpaid leave to do political work.

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