IKE . . . TO THE RIGHT House Armed Services Committee chair Ike Skelton broke with the Obama administration on trying the men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in U.S. criminal courts. "As a former prosecutor, I am not yet convinced that the right decision was" [...] 
King political prognosticator Charlie Cook has switched his ranking for Missouri's 4th Congressional District race from "a likely Democratic seat" to "a lean Democratic seat" in 2010. The move is minor, and still favors Rep. Ike Skelton. But it's also significant for Republicans who believe [...] Don’t panic yet, Democrats. The 2010 elections are still a year away.
But the respected, nonpartisan Cook Political Report just lowered - slightly - the chances of Rep. Ike Skelton winning re-election for the 17th straight time.
Its latest assessment of the race shifted Missouri’s 4th Congressional District from a “likely” [...]
Jack Miles is apparently trying to make a career out of getting Ike Skelton elected. His most recent editorial chides Republican candidates in the 4th District for spending too much time attacking Skelton and not enough attacking each other.
Some might remember him being on the opposite side of this [...]
Congressman Ike Skelton is balking at an immediate investigation by Congress into the shooting rampage at Ft. Hood until investigations by the Army and FBI progress. "It is important that we get to the bottom of this incident, but we must be careful to proceed" [...] 
This seems like a fairly obvious point, especially given the frustration from progressives (including me) over his vote on the House Democrats' health care bill, but Ike Skelton isn't exactly a pawn in some sort of leftist plot to destroy America.
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The region’s Congressional delegation voted mostly on party lines in this weekend’s House vote approving a health care reform package.
The exception: Missouri Democrat Ike Skelton, who was one of 39 members of his party to vote against the plan pushed…
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Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will be one of the guests on the CBS show Face the Nation Sunday morning. [...] 
Congressman Ike Skelton will appear on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday. Other guests on FACE include: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Republican political consultant Ed Rollins. Get the entire Sunday Morning Show line-up HERE.***Meanwhile: On' [...] 
Congressman Ike Skelton recently met with U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to discuss the unemployment rate in the 4th Congressional District. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, a senior House Democrat and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that he intends to oppose his party’s health care reform bill.
“At the end of the day, the American people should be able to look at this bill and say that [...]
Rep. Ike Skelton
WASHINGTON — While the public option has dominated much of the health care debate, language in the House health-care bill about paying for abortion procedures is becoming a hot issue.
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., and other anti-abortion rights House…
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Congressman Ike Skelton continued to push President Obama to embrace General Stanley McChrystal's counter insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and said the recent flawed election reinforced the need for reforms in the unstable country."Although the election in Afghanistan was deeply flawed and" [...]
