Randy Turner has the response from Rep. Ed Emery (R-LaMars).

I am obliged to protect the liberties of the citizens of District 126 and of Missouri. Toward the fulfillment of my obligations as a citizen and an elected official, I attended a meeting on the evening of July 1st to investigate whether the U.S. Constitution and the integrity of Missouri's election process were adequately protected.

I had never met or heard of Dr. Orly Taitz before and was the only legislative member in attendance. Consequently, I was immediately surrounded by reporters whose questions appeared intent on intimidating me for my interest and proving that the question of ballot qualification was a non-event. I don't know if I have ever experienced as many reporters at a non-event.

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On the Mark Reardon Show yesterday, Roy Blunt praised himself for the approval ratings Congress enjoyed when he was running the show with Tom Delay and Dennis Hastert, pushing through the George W. Bush agenda. No one would pretend that Congress as a whole has spectacular poll numbers these days, but Blunt has a very selective memory polling numbers from his last decade in Washington.

Speaking with Reardon, Blunt pointed to Congress' approval ratings after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which were indeed high. What he didn't mention were all those numbers from, I dunno, the time when Roy Blunt was in charge. Using data posted at PollingReport.com for four national polls, I pulled data from four key points in time:

1. January 2003, when Tom Delay picked Roy Blunt to be the GOP Whip
2. September 2005, when Roy Blunt became acting Majority Leader, replacing Tom Delay
3. February 2006, when House Republicans replaced Blunt with John Boehner
4. Now (or very recently)

Looking at the numbers, it's clear that people had a relatively high opinion of Congress after the 9/11 attacks, as Blunt said.  But then look what happened when Roy took the reigns. 

Thanks a bunch, George. We really couldn't have done it without you.

Governor Nixon recognized the important role of veterans by signing bills that will help grow their pensions and memorialize their service through roadway names a new day of recognition called “Silver Star Families of America Day” to take place on May 1st of each year.

Missouri Motorcyclists still need to wear their helmets after today’s veto of the helmet repeal.

The state received its first $23 Million green installment from the federal government to boost energy efficiency efforts and build infrastructure in the environmental sector.

Keep it cool and keep it smart this weekend folks because no one wants to see fingers and toes flying off on the 4th of July. 

On Orly Taitz' official blog, Missouri organizer Sarah Brooks has declared yesterday's meetings in Jefferson City with Reps. Cynthia Davis and Ed Emery a great success.

I had the pleasure of introducing Dr. Orly to about 100 people total. She educated us on why Obama is NOT a Natural Born citizen, and also gave us specific ACTION steps we can take on this issue. Several State Reps and the Chief of Staff for Senator Lembke attended the meetings.

Media was present at both events…in fact we had three media outlets covering the Jefferson City Meeting!

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A commitment to intellectual integrity has never slowed the MOGOP from putting out hyperbolic press releases about the evils of Democratic officeholders everywhere, but this week's batch of hypocritical attacks is really something.

First, there's the hilarious web ad accusing Jay Nixon for "mortgaging our future" with a potential bond issue.  Complete with slow fades and dramatic music (which I think is supposed to be scary), the MOGOP video tries desperately to strike fiscal fear in the hearts of viewers. Conspicuously absent from the film are all of the other state leaders who also want to "mortgage our future" -- crazy libruls like Steve Tilley, Ron Richard (depends on the hour), Allen Icet, 58 other GOP Representatives and most of the State Senate. 

UPDATE: Via KY3, Roy Blunt has announced that Burson Taylor Snyder "will become the Congressman's deputy chief of staff -- not the communications director of his U.S. Senate campaign, as reported earlier by The Washington Post."

The Washington Post reports today that Roy Blunt has brought on former staffer Burson Taylor Snyder to be his campaign's new communications director.

Snyder was the Communications Director for the Office of the Majority Whip when Roy Blunt was regularly under fire for his ethical lapses, collaboration with Tom Delay and ties to Jack Abramoff. Her experience in those tumultuous months before Delay was indicted and Abramoff went to jail may prove useful to Blunt again.

This morning, KTRS radio host Charles Jaco and Tony Messenger of the Post-Dispatch talked about yesterday's events with Orly Taitz in Jefferson City and St. Louis. Listen:

Much of their discussion focused on the influence of Taitz' followers in the House and Senate.

Emery speaking with Orly Taitz yesterday.

A real tweet from State Rep. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) this morning:

Productive mtg. yesterday on MO Fair Tax. Very intriquing mtg. last night on question of Mr. Obama's birthplace - conspiracy theory??

Ladies and gentlemen, please meet your "mainstream" Missouri Republicans.