Tuesday Catchup

Thomas Schweich (rhymes with "bike") is running for State Auditor.

State Treasurer Clint Zweifel called for new ethics reforms for the MHDC.

State Auditor Susan Montee released a new report detailing excessive expenses by the St. Louis Department of Health.

Executions are effectively on hold again in Missouri.

Cynthia Davis. There has been a nationwide reaction to last night's Countdown feature on Cynthia Davis. Davis was named Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" for her opposition to summer meal programs for poor children, a story first reported right here on Fired Up!. 

Here are just a few of the stories:

• TPM Cafe: Rep. Cynthia Davis: Let Them Eat McDonalds!
• Huffington Post: Missouri Child Hunger Denier Believes Life Ends at Birth
• WRGB in Albany, NY: Disgust at Hunger As Motivation Comment
• Wonkette: Davis "hates how Big Government gives 'food handouts' to impoverished children, because God knows they probably just spend all that food on alcohol...
• Post-Dispatch: Cynthia Davis makes prime time — as Olbermann’s "worst person"
• KC Star: Keith Olbermann slams Missouri state rep for comments on kids' lunches program
• Show Me Progress: Olbermann spanks Cynthia Davis

Thankfully, MOPNS didn't even bother to defend Cynthia, but they do find comfort in the fact that only a few million people watched the program. 

Tweet of the Day: @b_marston Rep. Tom Schweich, former spec. ambassador to Afghanistan, confirmed this morning in Wash U locker room that he's running for state auditor.

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