Tag archive for ‘mismanagement’
MOGOP Statement on Missouri’s Economy
September 16, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—David Cole, Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement regarding Missouri’s economy: “On Jay Nixon’s watch, more than 56,000 Missourians have lost their jobs. But as our state faces the worst unemployment in more than a quarter-century, chaos has engulfed the Nixon Administration. Just one day before we learned that the [...]
MOGOP Statement on Nixon’s refusal to meet with his Director of Economic Development
September 14, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY— Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, released the following statement regarding Linda Martinez’s departure from the Nixon Administration: “Missouri’s nearly 10% unemployment rate is a tragedy for the hard-working men and women of our state. But today’s revelation that Governor Nixon has refused to even meet with his own Director [...]
Facts about the failure of Obama's so-called stimulus
August 17, 2009
Today is the six-month anniversary of the passage of the $787 billion so-called “stimulus” bill. Despite the Democrats’ initial confidence that the legislation would turn around our economy, it has been ineffective, and now 57% of Americans believe it was a failure. House Minority Leader John Boehner has released the facts about Barack Obama’s first [...]
E coli-gate: The Cover-Up Continues
August 11, 2009
Nixon’s dramatic transparency turnabout JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Republican Party recently pointed out the increasingly secretive nature of Jay Nixon’s administration. Nixon’s lack of openness is now unmistakable, as he continues to refuse to release videotapes that could show meetings with DNR officials that his office claims never took place. His decision to withhold this evidence [...]
Barack Obama and Robin Carnahan Celebrate First 200 Days of One-Party Control of the Federal Government
August 6, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—Today marks Barack Obama’s first 200 days in office—and 200 days of one-party rule by an out-of-control Democratic majority. Robin Carnahan has made it clear that she would like join Washington’s taxing, borrowing, and spending extravaganza—a risk too great for the people of Missouri. “Robin Carnahan has given us no reason to believe that [...]
MOGOP Statement on Jay Nixon’s inaction over E coli
July 24, 2009
GOP: Nixon should have immediately placed DNR Director on leave Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement regarding Jay Nixon’s inaction after it was revealed that his administration withheld vital information on E. coli contamination at the Lake of the Ozarks: “Jay Nixon’s lack of substantive action shows that [...]
New questions surface: Is Carnahan running paid ads in Tupelo, MS?
July 23, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—Under fire for questionable PSAs that seem more focused on her than the financial scams she is warning about, Robin Carnahan defended her suspicious radio ads as “very effective.” But an analysis of the placement of the ads suggests that only one-third of the radio stations she bought are even in Missouri. A Carnahan [...]
Nixon: Budget cuts for you but not for me?
June 26, 2009
On Thursday, while announcing painful cutbacks that could have been avoided though proper management of the budget, Gov. Nixon was asked whether cutbacks in state government would affect the Governor’s office. He refused to answer the question, saying he hadn’t looked closely enough at the budgets of various agencies. Another reporter followed-up: “Are you planning [...]
Despite ailing economy, Democrats push ‘biggest tax in American history’
June 25, 2009
MOGOP Calls on Democrats to put Missouri first JEFFERSON CITY—On Friday, Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in the United States House of Representatives will likely force vote on legislation that includes a massive hidden energy tax on Missouri families, farmers, and businesses. Buried in the 1,200+ page bill is language creating a “carbon cap-and-trade” scheme, which [...]
MOGOP statement on outcome of ACORN’s lawsuit against the State
June 25, 2009
Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, released the following statement about the State’s $450,000 settlement with ACORN: “On the same day that Gov. Nixon was forced to cut more than $100 million from the budget, the State of Missouri agreed to pay $450,000 to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now [...]