Kansas Political Blogwire

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• TURKEY AND HAM BINGO IN KANOPOLIS TONIGHT AT 7:00. I DON’T KNOW WHERE…JUST LOOK FOR A CLUTCH OF CARS.

  —kansasprairie.net

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  by Peg Britton

• AL VANEK GETS DELIVERY ON BIRTHDAY PRESENT MARKING HIS BIRTH DATE…

  —kansasprairie.net

  Al and Michelle Vanek spied this 1944 John Deere tractor abandoned and badly in need of renovation. Michelle Vanek had it brought back to its original condition to give to her husband as a birthday gift.  Al was born in ‘44. It runs like a “pop, pop, pop” charm with [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:21pm EST
  by Peg Britton

• CARNEIRO BAKE AND CRAFT SALE…2009

  —kansasprairie.net

  Every year at this time, the ladies in and around Carneiro host their annual bake and craft sale.  It’s something I always try to attend as every one who attends makes a difference to those who prepare for this event.  They are few in number and age has taken a [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:02pm EST
  by Peg Britton

• Last night's event at JCCC

  —Evolving in Kansas

  The speaker event (see press release below) was a smash hit! The room at JCCC was supposed to hold 75 people, but before the program started, volunteers had to bring out more chairs. Moderator Harry McDonald estimated there were about 90 people there.
  
  The crowd was respectful and seemed [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:33pm EST
  

• KCFS photos from the 2005 KSBOE trial of Darwin

  —Evolving in Kansas

  
  Snapshots from the 'post game analysis' session led by the Kansas Citizens for Science (KCFS) after the KSBOE "trial" of Darwin in May 2005. State Capitol, Topeka, KS.
  
  Note Josh Rosenau (with two name tags), then a grad student at [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:20pm EST
  

• WHO’S PAYING FOR THE SIDEWALK AND FENCING BY THE GRADE SCHOOL?

  —kansasprairie.net

  I inquired of the mayor about the streetscape plan and if the extensive concrete and fencing work at the grade school was included in that plan. Here’s what he said: “Part of the sidewalk was in the streetscape plan.  The school is paying for the rest of the sidewalk and all [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:32am EST
  by Peg Britton

• PADEN’S PLACE WAS HOPPIN’ …

  —kansasprairie.net

  Here is a random sampling of pictures from my “Breast Off Send Off Beer Bash” Thursday evening at Paden’s Place. I can’t get all the pictures on here and am probably pressing my luck by trying to post this many.  I expect the program to crash at any minute. Kelvi, Emilie, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Peg Britton

• Pro-con: Have White House gripes boosted Fox?

  —WE Blog

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  The Obama White House’s inexplicable war on Fox News has magnified Fox’s stature among viewers. Far from marginalizing Fox and delegitimizing it as a news source, as intended, the feud has made more people than ever choose Fox News as their favored source of television infotainment. Fox’s [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:02am EST
  by Phillip Brownlee

• Open thread 11/7

  —WE Blog

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:01am EST
  by Rhonda Holman

• Praeger still optimistic about health reform

  —WE Blog

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  To hear the GOP members of the Kansas congressional delegation tell it, passage of health reform will end liberty as we know it. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, is already talking about trying to repeal or defund any bill that makes it into law. Kansas Insurance Commissioner [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:00am EST
  by Rhonda Holman

• The Quiet Death of the Kyoto Protocol: American Enterprise Institute

  —The Kansas Progress

  The Obama administration has rejected the Kyoto Protocol (ensuring it will expire), adopted some of former President George W. Bush’s key positions in international climate negotiations, and demurred when asked about reports that the president has decided to skip the December climate summit in Copenhagen. United Nations climate negotiator Yvo [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:47am EST
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• Chris Cillizza: “The new ad being run in Florida by the Club for Growth should send shivers down Gov. Charlie Crist’s (R) spine”

  —The Kansas Progress

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:46am EST
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• Chris Cillizza’s top 10 US Senate primaries

  —The Kansas Progress

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:45am EST
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• Weekly Standard on The Costco Connection — The Very Convenient Gore: The leading global warming alarmist cozies up to a big-box store.

  —The Kansas Progress

  Former Vice President Al Gore is on the cover of November’s The Costco Connection, the “lifestyle magazine for Costco members.” It’s hard to figure who looks worse in this odd coupling–the global-warming guru or the supersize warehouse store, which would not be a retail powerhouse were it not for the [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:44am EST
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• Forbes — Cuomo’s Self-Serving Suit Against Intel

  —The Kansas Progress

  Most government officials take oaths of office, swearing to uphold the Constitution, the laws of their state and to serve and protect the people. And most government officials think of what they do in just those terms. But what gets headlines all too often are things that protect no one [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:43am EST
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• Dallas News Editorial: Massacre at Fort Hood

  —The Kansas Progress

  When soldiers die on the battlefield, it’s a tragedy, but a normal one, if violent death can ever be thought of as normal. And then there are war-zone outrages, such as this week’s murder of five British soldiers in Afghanistan at the hands of a treasonous Afghan police officer, which [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:39am EST
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• Peter Foster: “German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the U.S. Congress that inaction on climate change amounted to a new Berlin Wall of short- sighted self-interest. Ms. Merkel’s claim was upside down”

  —The Kansas Progress

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:37am EST
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• National Review editorial — Three Strikes against Obamacare

  —The Kansas Progress

  Barack Obama promises that if the Democrats’ health-care plan is passed, Americans will enjoy wider and better insurance coverage without: 1. being forced out of their current insurance; 2. being subject to government rationing, including the outright denial of life-saving care; 3. spending themselves and future generations into deeper debt. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:36am EST
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• Miami Herald — Florida a battleground state . . . again

  —The Kansas Progress

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:35am EST
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• NY Times — Democrats Push Climate Bill Through Panel Without G.O.P. Debate

  —The Kansas Progress

  WASHINGTON - In a step that reflected deep partisan divisions in the Senate over the issue of global warming, Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee pushed through a climate bill on Thursday without any debate or participation by Republicans.
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:34am EST
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• Graph of the Year, from Mike Pence: Effects of Obama's Stimulus

  —Red County

  

   

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  Benjamin Hodge publishes the Web site KansasProgress.com, based in Johnson County, KS, in the Greater Kansas City area.  Hodge is a delegate to the Kansas GOP, a former state representative, and a former trustee at Johnson County Community College. You can join Hodge’s efforts on Facebook, [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:21am EST
  by Benjamin Hodge

• Introducing The Tim Tebow Halloween Costume

  —Nick Sloan's Official Web Site

  Got this in the mail from a friend.
  
  It's the Tim Tebow Halloween costume, which comes with the complimentary worshiping press that the Florida quarterback gets.
  
  Bonus points for The Bible as well.
  
  
  It's just an hour that teams like Missouri, Kansas [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:46am EST
  

• VIDEO: Why Soccer's Increasing In Popularity

  —Nick Sloan's Official Web Site

  
  
  Best. Takedown. Ever. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:14am EST
  

• PRESIDENT JACK ASS

  —JOCOSOB

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:46pm EST
  

• A Republican Resurgence in Suburban America; Dems lose newfound hold on nation's suburbs

  —The Kenig Konnection

  Tuesday's elections proved that the GOP is on a major comeback and the party is vibrant and alive. The results of the NY-23 congressional race notwithstanding (the drama that occurred with the nomination of a liberal Republican, the entry of a Conservative Party challenger, and the Republican suspending her campaign [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:04pm EST
  

• Car Auctions – Get The Car Of Your Dreams For Peanuts!

  —Bagyants

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  It used to be that a car auction was closed to the general public, but over the past couple of years this has become less and less true. Across the United States there are hundreds of car auctions that are available to the general public. And if you know where [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:22pm EST
  by admin