No shows! MO congressional delegation, led by Todd Akin, misses plenty of votes
By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS — Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin missed nearly 55 percent of congressional votes during his last two months in office — high numbers, but better than his tally from the previous quarter.
Missouri Watchdog reported in August that Akin, who lost his U.S. Senate bid to Democratic incumbent Claire [...]
KITTLE: ‘Dear Lame Duck’: Advice for the unrequited congressman
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
An awful lot of people are confused as to just what is meant by a lame duck Congress. It’s like where some fellows worked for you and their work wasn’t satisfactory and you let ‘em out, but after you fired ‘em, you let ‘em stay long enough so they could [...]
MO: Some in congressional delegation unhappy over ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
The majority of Missouri’s U.S. House members voted for a deal that staved off the so-called fiscal cliff, but the compromise spurred plenty of grumbling.
Read More →WI: The dreaded ‘r’ word topped news in eventful ’12
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — Wisconsinites tired of elections and campaign ads probably will bid a welcome adieu to 2012, the year of seemingly endless political campaigns and elections.
It’s easy to forget, however, in the shadow of all-consuming elections, everything else that happened this year.
And several issues – voter ID, Act 10 among them [...]
KITTLE: It’s the end of the world as we know it — and Congress still spends
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
Maybe the Mayans had it right.
Congress sure is spending like there’s no tomorrow.
With the world slated to end Friday, and the U.S. scheduled to fall off the “fiscal cliff” 11 days later, it looks like your federal lawmakers want to spend like it’s 1999.
The Congress that needed a self-made fiscal crisis [...]
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