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"...Well, it's, it's because we didn't have enough people when we went into Iraq. Truth be known, we didn't have the size of force necessary to do what we were trying to do in Iraq..." - Senator Claire McCaskill (D) Somebody should have told that to Donald Rumsfeld. Oh, wait... Senator Claire McCaskill (D) was a guest on The Rachel Maddow Show last night, discussing contractor oversight in... ...
Show Me Progress - 4:04 p.m. - 2 clicks 
"...we're going to put in place new rules so that big banks and financial institutions will pay for the bad decisions they make - not taxpayers. Simply put, this means no more taxpayer bailouts...." - President Barack Obama Senator Kit Bond (r - lame duck) and all of the republicans in the Senate signed on [pdf] to block that financial regulatory reform (you know, the lack thereof which... ...
Show Me Progress - 1:09 p.m.
Via The Wonk Room, Claire McCaskil is a charter memeber of a new Senate group which has coalesced around energy policy: These "Brown Dog" senators - [Sherrod] Brown , Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Robert Casey Jr. (D-PA), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Robert Byrd (D-WV) - have been among the most skeptical of.....
Show Me Progress - 10:47 a.m. - 5 clicks
This is an open seat race. Previously: Campaign Finance - July 2009: Alexia Norris (D) in the 30th Legislative District 30th Legislative District: Alexia Norris - October 2009 campaign finance report 30th Legislative District: January 2010 campaign finance reports Lexi Norris, the Democratic Party candidate, filed her first quarter campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission.....
Show Me Progress - Fri 7:45 p.m. - 4 clicks
I frequently give Claire McCaskill a hard time, and at the moment I am ripping into her, I mean it intensely. I have told her that she should consider this "cover from the left" and to keep doing exactly what she is doing, because truth be told, I couldn't even pass my own purity test, and I sure don't have the patience to deal with Mitch McConnell and a bunch of rabble like me giving her hell......
Show Me Progress - Fri 10:08 a.m. - 5 clicks
I have never been to Tokyo, but from the images and stories you see on TV, it seems like a highly energetic place with lots of cool high tech gadgets and electronic stuff mixed into the environment. Now St. Louis has something like that right here. At the corner of 8th and Olive, across the street from the Old Post Office and a block from the new Schnuck's Culinaria, there's an interactive v...
STL Rising - Fri 7:29 a.m. - 3 clicks
The 121st Legislative District has a three way race in November with no contested primaries: State Representative - District 121 Democrat COURTNEY COLE WARRENSBURG MO 166 2/23/2010 Republican DENNY L HOSKINS WARRENSBURG MO 992 2/23/2010 Libertarian BILL WAYNE WARRENSBURG MO 3/30/2010 Courtney Cole, the Democratic Party candidate in the 121st Legislative District, filed her first quarter....
Show Me Progress - Thu 9:02 p.m. - 6 clicks
A bill passed in Missouri shows how ill-informed lawmakers are about state law, how little respect they have for women, and how little they actually know about real women’s lives. Written by Pamela Merritt for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the aut...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Thu 7:03 a.m. - 8 clicks
In case you haven't been following the race, Ed Martin, former chief of staff to the execrable Blunt Administration, is running against incumbent Russ Carnahan in Missouri's Third Congressional District. Ed Martin was with the Tea Party set from the beginning and has generally associated himself with the worst of their looniness. Yesterday, I noticed one of Martin's tweets where he alleged... ...
Show Me Progress - Thu 4:48 a.m. - 7 clicks
In a press release I just got from Robin Carnahan's campaign, Carnahan teed off on the idea of a national sales tax that Obama advisor Paul Volcker recently floated. I swear I'm not on the Robin Carnahan beat now, since my recent posts have dealt with her and her opponent, but this strikes me as an interesting move. Carnahan gets to distance herself from Obama, who isn't as popular in Missouri.....
Show Me Progress - Wed 2:05 p.m. - 6 clicks
Previously: Don't quit your day job Most of the candidates who have filed for State Auditor haven't submitted their first quarter 2010 campaign finance reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission yet (the reports are due soon). But, any single contribution over $5000 must be reported within forty-eight hours to the commission. There's an interesting disparity in those big bucks contributions... ...
Show Me Progress - Wed 6:02 a.m. - 5 clicks
Last year’s documentary about the decline and redevelopment of Downtown Kansas City has gone national. It is currently airing on PBS stations across the country. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be scheduled for another local showing anytime soon. www.nextamericandream.com ...
BlogKC - Tue 11:01 a.m. - 9 clicks
Assistant Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters-Baker was the only person to file for election in Missouri House District 39, a seat currently held by outgoing Rep. Beth Low and before that Marsha Campbell. So the city’s most liberal, politically active neighborhoods will have no choice to make this November. It’s surprising that the race for this [...]...
BlogKC - Tue 5:21 a.m. - 6 clicks
St. Louis is filled with neighborhood commercial service areas. We have hundreds if not thousands of small commercial buildings suitable for small businesses. Many of these buildings front wide boulevards with multiple lanes of fast moving traffic. Drivers in slower moving cars are more likley to notice and patronize neighborhood businesses. For wide streets like Natural Bridge, Page, Hamp...
STL Rising - Mon 7:20 a.m. - 6 clicks
Looks like we could be in for a long summer of racial and generational tensions. The problems associated with crowds of teens loitering in Westport seem to have migrated to the Country Club Plaza. Last night reportedly saw incidents of fights, property damage, pepper spray, and police helicopters. It’s a persistent story here in Kansas City. [...]...
BlogKC - Sun 6:08 a.m. - 9 clicks
There is a new highway sign up in the City of St. Louis on westbound I-44 just east of the Southwest Avenue exit. The sign directs drivers to "Historic Downtown Maplewood". For years, there has been a similar sign at 44 and Elm about historic old town Webster Groves. Southwest is one of the best streets in St. Louis, and now it's the preferred route to one of our region's coolest destination...
STL Rising - Apr 9 - 3 clicks
A landmark boulevard connecting downtown St. Louis assets and opening new land for development creates unique development opportunities. Some have suggested Apple stores. What about new tourist destinations? Is a downtown with more tourist attractions the kind of city we want to encourage? ...
STL Rising - Apr 9 - 8 clicks
Nothing in the awful state of Misery surprises me much anymore, but this headline ceartainly caugh my attention: Missouri House gives preliminary approval to state sovereignty measure JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri would assert its sovereignty and reject various federal policies under a proposed constitutional amendment given preliminary approval by the state House Wednesday. The pr...
DailyKos (Missouri) - Apr 8 - 8 clicks
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968, and the Kansas City riots started on April 8th. It’s an event in the city’s history that most people don’t know much about, but its effects have shaped the city physically and culturally for over a generation. A presentation at the Missouri State [...]...
BlogKC - Apr 4 - 4 clicks
This view is taken from the corner of Washington Avenue and Memorial Drive. The corner is very much in the heart of downtown St. Louis. Despite the fact that you're already there, signs on the roads are plastered everywhere to direct drivers into downtown St. Louis and Memorial Drive. The heart of downtown St. Louis is so carved up by highways, we need signs directing people to get to w...
STL Rising - Apr 2 - 2 clicks
There used to be lots of alleys in downtown St. Louis. Now, not so much. This alley connects Olive and Locust between 7th and 8th Street. ...
STL Rising - Apr 2 - 6 clicks
Dungeness crab is a rare treat. You can get it fresh out on the west coast, or frozen here in St. Louis. If you steam the frozen ones, they still taste very good. Served with melted butter, garlic, lemon, white wine and french bread and you have a great meal. More and more regional delicacies can be found here in St. Louis. It's a nice add-on to our quality of life. A Dungeness crab has...
STL Rising - Mar 11
In the early part of the last century, St. Louis was growing rapidly. Lots of buildings were going up and streets were being widened. In downtown Dutchtown, property values were increasing and the area was thriving with activity. One block south of Meremac, off an L-shaped alley on the west side of Virginia, there's a relic from those busy times. A family operated a tin shop up on Meramec....
STL Rising - Mar 10 - 3 clicks
This snug row of buildings along Broadway, just a little southwest of the Off Broadway night club, has always been one of my favorites. The grade of the street and the turn in the road reminds of the style of architecture you see all around Baltimore. Some say St. Louis is the "western-most eastern US city", and buildings like this show it. The historic collection is located in the Marine ...
STL Rising - Mar 9
Today I had a hearing on SB783 , the DREAM Act, in front of the Senate Education Committee . The legislation makes certain students eligible for instate college tuition regardless of their immigration status. The bill creates the “Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act,” otherwise known as the Dream Act. The legislation requires any higher education institution in Missouri ...
Jolie Justus - Feb 24 - 2 clicks
