2008

Maybe it’s my Catholic upbringing, but I just don’t feel comfortable when everything is going great. And now this news: Bush’s brain, AKA Karl Rove, is predicting Barack Obama will have a landslide victory tonight.…

On Tuesday, October 7, I found out I’d be in New York City on Election Day. I wasn’t leaving St. Louis until Wednesday, October 15, but packing is packing, so I never found time to…

I’m heading to Louisiana today, embedded with the Missouri National Guard troops being sent to the Gulf Coast to aid in the effort. Here are my latest updates via Twitter: Most Commented StoriesStill Cause for…

DENVER — A fixture at political events in Missouri, Bob Levin (also known as “Button Bob”) is in Denver at the Democratic National Convention selling political buttons all around town and at the hotel in…

State Treasure candidate Andria Simckes (D) is raising some eyebrows in Springfield. According to KY3 Political notebook, at a small gathering of with lawyers Simckes said she’d “received the unofficial tap from Sen. Claire McCaskill,…

With the eyes of the world falling on St. Louis tomorrow for the first and only Vice-Presidential debate of 2008, those that can’t get into the debate are looking for a place to watch it.…

Sixth Ward Alderman Kacie Starr Triplett is featured in next month’s Ebony magazine as one their “30 Young Leaders on the Rise.” “I am thrilled to be honored,” said Triplett, who is 27. “I look…