Archive for January, 2005
The House Democrats’ Desperate Search for Relevance, Part II
January 6th, 2005
JEFFERSON CITY – In 2005, State House Democrats offered Missourians nothing in the way of a budget or an agenda, and the state responded with significant and ongoing economic gains. Instead, House Democrats issued token opposition as Republicans enacted a sweeping agenda that balanced a lopsided budget without tax hikes, increased education funding by [...]
McCaskill Seeks to Become New York’s Third U.S. Senator
January 6th, 2005
JEFFERSON CITY – In an interview last month, Claire McCaskill told Missouri Net what she thought of national Democrat leaders: “Well, um, honestly I’m not sure I want them [party bigwigs] behind me to help me unseat Jim Talent. Frankly, there’s a lot of Democrats in Washington that I don’t agree with on much.”1 Less [...]