Kudos to Missouri governor Jay Nixon for recognizing that Missouri isn’t as excited about putting government in control of health care as the Democratic Governor’s Association.
Talking Points Memo reports:
It gives a sense of how tough the health care battle is that Democrats could only get 22 of the 28 governors from their own party to [...]

Rep. Russ Carnahan is holding a press conference tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4th, at 10:00 a.m. at McMahon Ford in South St. Louis. A source–and the St. Louis Post Dispatch and St. Louis Beacon–say he’s going to brag about “Cash for Clunkers.”
“This is a smart program that will help grow our clean-energy economy, cut down on [...]

When you think cutting edge, you might not think of Roy Blunt–but you should. He is announcing his second quarter fundraising total via Twitter this week, before he announces it anywhere else. The congressman from Missouri is raising money for his Senate campaign to win the seat Kit Bond will vacate next year.
Blunt–who retweeted my [...]

Kudos to the folks of McArthur’s Bakery in St. Louis for telling Rep. Russ Carnahan what they think about his vote on cap and trade:

DSM, a Missouri blogger I met at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference, got the video and has the scoop:
McArthur’s Bakery on Lemay Ferry Road, exercised their freedom of speech to protest [...]

Via Facebook:
“Join Roy Blunt for a special event this Saturday, June 20, with Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder and former U.S. Senator Jim Talent.
The event will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in the Ambassador Ballroom. The address is 1335 South Lindbergh, St. Louis, 63131. Please join us for [...]

Kudos to Rep. Roy Blunt for speaking on behalf of frustrated Missourians–and other Americans for that matter–who agree that the current health care reform plans present an “insurmountable” problem.
CNN reports:
Missouri GOP Rep. Roy Blunt, who is heading up health care efforts in the House, said today he has made it clear to Democratic leaders that [...]

All eyes are on my hometown, St. Louis, Mo., today because of the vice-presidential debate tonight.
(For those of you in St. Louis for the event, head to Favazza’s restaurant if you’re looking for a great place to eat. Ask for Mark Favazza, my brother, and tell him you read about the place in a blog post [...]

Jay Nixon, the Democrat running for Governor in Missouri, recently released this ad:

But in an email to supporters today, Kenny Hulshof’s campaign calls the facts in this ad into question, asserting that “Kenny is the only one in this race with a clear record on helping small businesses and getting our workforce ready for the [...]