Cash for Clunkers

Friday, Roy Blunt defended his support of the Cash for Clunkers stimulus program at an event celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall.  The Fulton Sun:

Blunt said he supported the Cash for Clunkers program because it was one part of the federal spending stimulus package that actually helped stimulate the economy.

Blunt noted that many people criticized the Cash for Clunkers program because it only speeded up purchases of cars that eventually would have been done later anyway.

Team Tea Party obviously isn't excited about the vote, but it's nice to see the Congressman take a reasonable position on this issue.

The Beacon's Jo Mannies has a new story about a Chuck Purgason campaign stop in St. Louis County last night, at which Purgason argued that his true fiscal conservative credentials make him the better candidate to emerge from the GOP primary. Mannies:

Sporting his trademark bolo tie, silk vest and a flip chart, Purgason mesmerized about 50 fellow conservatives who showed up at the Midwest Music Conservatory in Clarkson Valley. It was among the first campaign forays to this side of the state by the GOP state senator from Caulfield, Mo. (He noted later that he was in town two weeks ago for some radio appearances.)

His message was dire. Purgason declared that -- nationally -- the Republican Party is "the last hope'' to turn around the nation's troubled economy and halt the federal government's rising debt.

But he also asserted that some Republicans in Congress have contributed to the country's current money problems -- notably his unnamed primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

 "My opponent was in (House) leadership when this occurred,'' Purgason said.