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Monthly Archives: June 2015

Not ready to retire it just yet

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

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ACA, bumper stickers, marriage equality, Obamacare, SCOTUScare

Yep, last week the U.S. Supreme Court addressed both. Funny how that works.

One of many in the vehicle bumper sticker repertoire.

The lack of Medicaid expansion in Missouri is still a very serious problem.

Previously:

* SCOTUScare! (June 25, 2015)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): has a SCOTUScare! sad (June 25, 2015)

Are we talking about the same Missouri General Assembly? (June 25, 2015)

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO (June 27, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Is this the start of the end of the quarter rush?

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

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2016, campaign finance, Chris Koster, governor, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the probable 2016 Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate:

C031159 06/30/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Kenneth McClain 510 North Delaware St Independence MO 64050 Humphrey, Farrington & McClain P.C. Partner 6/30/2015 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

We’ll be watching.

Update:

There is another.

C031159 06/30/2015 KOSTER FOR MISSOURI Missouri Drive Fund 1850 E Division St Springfield MO 65803 6/30/2015 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Working People! (May 11, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it’s been too quiet… (May 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: again with the working people (May 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not a surprise, considering the alternative (June 3, 2015)

Campaign Finance: in someone’s corner June 4, 2015)

Reason enough (June 4, 2015)

Salus populi suprema lex esto (June 5, 2015)

Campaign Finance: they know which side (June 9, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Mr. Smith goes to Jefferson City? (June 12, 2015)

Campaign Finance: to your health (June 17, 2015)

Campaign Finance: to the end of the quarter…and beyond (June 18, 2015)

Campaign Finance: more from working people (June 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Bam! (June 24, 2015)

Campaign Finance: running for Governor, may run for Governor, probably running for Governor (June 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: ever so close…

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

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…to that million.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 06/29/2015 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Maxine Clark 2105 S Warson Rd St Louis MO 63124 Retired Retired 6/28/2015 $5,001.00

[emphasis added]

That’s for a total raised (via contributions over $5,000.00 which must be reported within forty-eight hours) of at least $995,023.00 from forty-eight contributions since February 24, 2015.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: There is another? (February 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: a little bit more (February 26, 2015)

Campaign Finance: A new bandwagon? (March 6, 2015)

Campaign Finance: but wait, there’s more (March 10, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’ll help finance a whole lot of exploring (March 12, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it’s going to be a good quarter (March 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: still exploring (March 17, 2015)

Campaign Finance: gone quiet (March 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not quiet at all (March 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: eat mor chikin (March 26, 2015)

The stenographer: Ah, for the good old days… (March 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: in under the wire (April 1, 2015)

Campaign Finance: all in today (April 9, 2015)

Campaign Finance: far afield (April 13, 2015)

Eric Greitens (r) – quarterly campaign finance report – April 15, 2015 (April 18, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not to be outdone (April 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not exactly spare change (April 23, 2015)

Campaign Finance: also in increments of $5,001.00 (April 23, 2015)

Campaign Finance: That’s Entertainment! (April 27, 2015)

Campaign Finance: still more (May 2, 2015)

Campaign Finance: just another harbinger of a populist awakening in Missouri (May 5, 2015)

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything less? (May 19, 2015)

Campaign Finance: still exploring (June 6, 2015)

Campaign Finance: running for Governor, may run for Governor, exploring a run for Governor (June 13, 2015)

Campaign Finance: alrighty then (June 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: we’d venture to say that’s a lot of capital (June 23, 2015)

Campaign Finance: pretty soon you’re talkin’ serious money (June 24, 2015)

Campaign Finance: you don’t need to play chess when you have friends like this (June 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: fast approaching that first million (June 26, 2015)

Campaign Finance: getting closer… (June 26, 2015)

Rep. Jeremy LaFaver (D) wins the Internets today

29 Monday Jun 2015

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Donald Trump, Jeremy LaFaver, missouri, social media, Twitter

Today Via Twitter:

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump

Univision apologized to me but I will not accept their apology. I will be sueing them for a lot of money. Miss U.S.A. contestants are hurt! 4:21 PM – 28 Jun 2015

Representative LaFaver (D) responded:

Jeremy LaFaver ‏@jeremylafaver

I hope your lawyer knows how to correctly spell “suing”. 5:46 PM – 28 Jun 2015

Your Summer evening moment of Zen

28 Sunday Jun 2015

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flowers, missouri

This evening in west central Missouri:

In the yard.

Campaign Finance: nothing to sneeze at

27 Saturday Jun 2015

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2016, campaign finance, gobernor, Mike Parson, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for one of the announced 2016 republican gubernatorial candidates:

C091129 06/26/2015 PARSON FOR GOVERNOR Ken Weymuth PO Box 1028 Sedalia MO 65301 WK Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac Dealer Principal 6/26/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Still, it ain’t chess either.

Previously:

Because asking politely for people to comply with the law always seems to work out so well (April 15, 2015)

Add another one to the list (May 4, 2015)

Campaign Finance: choosing (May 10, 2015)

Campaign Finance: taking some medicine (May 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: Gee, that’s a familiar, round number… (May 22, 2015)

Campaign Finance: a little bit more (May 27, 2015)

Campaign Finance: An alternate hope? (May 29, 2015)

Campaign Finance: now that we’re clear on that (June 2, 2015)

Campaign Finance: a familiar name (June 10, 2015)

Campaign Finance: just a little bit more (June 10, 2015)

Campaign Finance: friends in all kinds of places (June 12, 2015)

Campaign Finance: running for Governor, may run for Governor, exploring a run for Governor (June 13, 2015)

Campaign Finance: running for Governor, may run for Governor, probably running for Governor (June 25, 2015)

Civil disobedience

27 Saturday Jun 2015

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Bree Newsome, civil disobedience, flag, South Carolina

Earlier today in Columbia Charleston, South Carolina, on the capitol grounds:

From the NAACP:

NAACP Statement on #BlackLivesMatter Activist Who Took Down SC Confederate Battle Flag

June 27, 2015

BALTIMORE, MD  — Today #BlackLivesMatter activist, Brittany “Bree” Newsome, wearing propelling gear, climbed the flagpole atop Columbia, South Carolina’s Capitol dome and removed the Confederate Battle Flag, in an act of civil disobedience.  South Carolina Department of Public Safety arrested Bree, 30, along with her companion, James Tyson, also 30.  Both were charged with a misdemeanor–defacing a monument.  A new flag went up within an hour.  Subsequently, the NAACP has issued the following statement:

From Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President and CEO:

“For 15 years, the NAACP has called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag and has maintained economic sanctions against the state of South Carolina. The NAACP, Governor Nikki Haley, a bipartisan coalition of policymakers, an expanding number of American businesses, and a courageous young woman named Bree Newsome are all united in opposition to the Confederate flag. Ms. Newsome temporarily removed the flag flying in front of South Carolina’s state house. As well as supporting the permanent removal of the flag legislatively, we commend the courage and moral impulse of Ms. Newsome as she stands for justice like many NAACP activists including Henry David Thoreau, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and numerous Americans who have engaged in civil disobedience. The NAACP calls on state prosecutors to consider the moral inspiration behind the civil disobedience of this young practitioner of democracy. Prosecutors should treat Ms. Newsome with the same large-hearted measure of justice that inspired her actions. The NAACP stands with our youth and behind the multigenerational band of activists fighting the substance and symbols of bigotry, hatred and intolerance.”

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Via Twitter:

John Cole ‏@Johngcole

I propose Bree Newsome changes her name to Bree Awsome. [….]1:06 PM – 27 Jun 2015

digby ‏@digby56

Taking history into her own hands #FreeBree [….]1:04 PM – 27 Jun 2015

Cornell Brooks ‏@CornellWBrooks

Why do we have activists climbing flagpoles when legislators can simply vote?#TakeDownFlag #FreeBree 12:13 PM – 27 Jun 2015

That’s a really good question.

Missouri marriage license tracker – from PROMO

27 Saturday Jun 2015

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marriage equality, marriage licenses, missouri, PROMO

The latest map from PROMO showing the progress of Missouri counties which are issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples:

Marriage licenses being issued to same sex couples in Missouri –  by county. PROMO

Quite a few Missouri county recorders moved quickly to issue marriage licenses to same sex couple in the wake of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling. We suspect most county recorders will do so starting on Monday morning.

Previously:

Marriage Equality in America (June 26, 2015)

Conversations like this are taking place today in courthouses across Missouri and America (June 26, 2015)

Recorders Association of Missouri: issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples in Missouri (June 26, 2015)

Rep Vicky Hartzler (r): has another U.S. Supreme Court sad – today it’s marriage equality (June 26, 2015)

Campaign Finance: getting closer…

27 Saturday Jun 2015

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2016, campaign finance, Eric Greitens, governor, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission

…to that first million.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ 2016 exploratory gubernatorial campaign:

C151053 06/26/2015 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Jeffrey Layman 3769 E Eaglescliffe Dr Springfield MO 65809 Morgan Stanley Portfolio Manager 6/26/2015 $5,001.00

C151053 06/26/2015 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI Dan Cobb 1165 S Post Oak Ct Springfield MO 65809 Retired Retired 6/25/2015 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s for a total raised (via contributions over $5,000.00 which must be reported within forty-eight hours) of at least $990,022.00 from forty-seven contributions since February 24, 2015.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: There is another? (February 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: a little bit more (February 26, 2015)

Campaign Finance: A new bandwagon? (March 6, 2015)

Campaign Finance: but wait, there’s more (March 10, 2015)

Campaign Finance: that’ll help finance a whole lot of exploring (March 12, 2015)

Campaign Finance: it’s going to be a good quarter (March 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: still exploring (March 17, 2015)

Campaign Finance: gone quiet (March 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not quiet at all (March 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: eat mor chikin (March 26, 2015)

The stenographer: Ah, for the good old days… (March 28, 2015)

Campaign Finance: in under the wire (April 1, 2015)

Campaign Finance: all in today (April 9, 2015)

Campaign Finance: far afield (April 13, 2015)

Eric Greitens (r) – quarterly campaign finance report – April 15, 2015 (April 18, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not to be outdone (April 21, 2015)

Campaign Finance: not exactly spare change (April 23, 2015)

Campaign Finance: also in increments of $5,001.00 (April 23, 2015)

Campaign Finance: That’s Entertainment! (April 27, 2015)

Campaign Finance: still more (May 2, 2015)

Campaign Finance: just another harbinger of a populist awakening in Missouri (May 5, 2015)

Campaign Finance: You were expecting anything less? (May 19, 2015)

Campaign Finance: still exploring (June 6, 2015)

Campaign Finance: running for Governor, may run for Governor, exploring a run for Governor (June 13, 2015)

Campaign Finance: alrighty then (June 16, 2015)

Campaign Finance: we’d venture to say that’s a lot of capital (June 23, 2015)

Campaign Finance: pretty soon you’re talkin’ serious money (June 24, 2015)

Campaign Finance: you don’t need to play chess when you have friends like this (June 25, 2015)

Campaign Finance: fast approaching that first million (June 26, 2015)

What’s Claire McCaskill got against prosperity?

27 Saturday Jun 2015

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Claire McCaskill, missouri, prosperity index, socialism

Yesterday Michael Bersin pointed out that DINO Senator Claire McCaskill is so eager to make nice with Hillary Clinton that she’s decided to engage in a little red-baiting when it comes to the surprisingly popular Clinton primary challenger, Bernie Sanders. Seems McCaskill wants to remind us all that Sanders is – oh, the horror – a socialist! (I distinctly remember that when McCaskill first ran for the Senate she had the gall to talk about her progressive values. Well, we live and learn.) When asked to identify three specifically socialist policies advocated by Sanders, she reportedly hemmed and hawed, and finally came up with the following:

a) that Sanders wants to expand entitlements; b) that he supports universal health-care, and c) that he is unsound on The Debt.

Remember this next time McCaskill wants your support. These are the ideas that she thinks disqualifies Bernie Sanders. Too bad that they are also held by a majority of her fellow Democrats. When she joins with Republicans to cut Social Security benefits because of The Debt, don’t say you weren’t warned.

But to get back to that socialist shtick, it might prove useful to take a look at the Legatum Institute’s annual Prosperity Index which measures national prosperity. According to Business Insider, “the Prosperity Index measures countries based on 89 different economic analysis variables that measure success in industry, education, health, freedom, opportunity, and social capital.” The United States ranks at #10 on the index after the following countries:

#1 Norway

#2 Swizerland

#3 New Zealand

#4 Denmark

#5 Canada

#6 Sweden

#7 Australia

#8 Finland

#9 Netherlands

Notice something? Almost all of these countries could be characterized by the prevalence of overtly socialist or social welfare policies. Nor are the very prosperous Scandinavian countries in this list adverse to high, progressive taxation. Just the type of taxation that might do something about the growing inequality in the U.S. And let us enhance Social Security benefits. And educate our children. And fix our failing infrastructure. And deliver healthcare for all. And lots, lots more. We could have Happy days again.

Paying attention Senator McCaskill? Tell us again why we should be worried by Bernie Sanders? Especially since it’s likely that Hillary Clinton will know how to evaluate what the enthusiastic response to what Bernie has to say means for the direction she needs to take. Or so all of us who aren’t Democratic Senators from Missouri can only hope.

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