Election ’08

Congressman Lacy Clay welcomed the Missouri delegation to the Democratic National Convention this morning. Related Stories

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I had to laugh just a little bit when Republican Congressmen called the proposed Sub Prime bailout a step toward socialism.  Back in 2004 I wrote a piece suggesting that in a different time Republicans…

One day before Election Day, Senator Hillary Clinton will campaign for Barack Obama at a rally in St. Charles. Her Missouri visit is at least the eighth in the last two weeks by Obama or…

Speaking on “Face the Nation” on August 10, Karl Rove made some insightful observations about a presidential candidate selecting a VP for political reasons. It just so happens that the criticisms he was launching at…

A recent New York Times/CBS poll found that for the first time, white voters are evenly divided between John McCain and Barack Obama, and Obama is faring better than his party’s recent candidates among that…