I'm not sure what to make of this (if anything), but Dave Drebes does pose some interesting questions about Sen. Chuck Purgason's absence from a recent Republican Senate Caucus meeting.
' [...]Why the long face, North Face? I’ll be going on my annual ski trip later this winter, and now I know what clothes to buy for the trip. Hint: It ain’t gonna’ be anything from The North Face. Rest assured, I will stop by Ladue Pharmacy to pick up some apparel [...]

Sikeston Incident Report Contains More Gruesome Details of Rod Jetton's Alleged Assault
First reported here, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety Crime/Incident Report detailed gruesome allegations.
Cynthia Davis Says Her New Legislation Can Cut The Missouri Divorce Rate "In Half"
Is there anything Cynthia can't fix?
The House passed a sweeping financial regulatory bill today that, apart from anything else it might do – the Senate still has to pass its own version – will likely become another weapon in the Republican arsenal next year.
Like the economic stimulus package and health care reform legislation, not [...]


I'm don't have anything particularly insightful or clever to say about this column -- it's just embarrassing.
There have been some very disturbing and yet enlightening developments about the real science surrounding theories of man-made global warming. In recent days, we also have seen our state’s major [...]

The Maryland Heights Planning and Zoning Commission sounds just a little bit defensive about the city’s ban on new carports:
“We’re not saying anything against anyone who lives in a house with a carport,” said Chuck Caverly, vice chairman of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, which recommended the change.
Is [...]
November 26, 1909 15,000 SAW TIGERS WALLOP KANSANS. LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY OF BIG ANNUAL GAME.Defeat Jayhawkers In a Great Battle 12 to 6.

Durbin
WASHINGTON — Chances are that Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln won’t be sharing her big secrets with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., anytime soon.
Durbin, the Senate majority whip, spent Friday afternoon backtracking from comments that appeared to out Lincoln as a supporter…
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Say what you will about Cynthia Davis' radical views on the role of schools and government agencies (we've said a lot, of course), but there is some consistency in her crazy ideas. Specifically, the government should't be doing... just about anything.
Via The Turner Report, Davis' [...]
Who knew the Kerry campaign was such a hotbed of romance? (Aside from John Edwards, that is.)
Edward Sebelius married Lisa Anderson Rockefeller Saturday in Boca Grande, Florida, according to The NYT.
She's a Princeton alum who earned an MBA at Dartmouth, and a descendent of the Standard Oil Rockefellers.
He's the [...]

Luetkemeyer
Updated 12:41 p.m. with a response from Luetkemeyer.
Missouri U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer was one of several members of Congress to submit a statement on the health care bill using the exact language submitted by biotech lobbyists, the New York…
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SHANGHAI - Politely but firmly pressing for greater freedoms on China's own turf, President Barack Obama spoke against censorship Monday, saying tough criticisms of political leaders should be allowed and the free flow of information on the Internet "should be encouraged."
Opening his first-ever visit to China, a critically [...]
