- Claire McCaskill won’t be supporting the Waxman-Markely cap & trade bill that recently passed the House, and she doesn’t think very many other senate Democrats will, either. [Huffington Post]
- Don’t mince words, Kit Bond, tell us how you really feel. Jeez. Somebody’s not terribly concerned about political expediency anymore now that they’re not running for reelection. We wonder if Bond will no-call-no-show during his last week in the Senate, like we do with all our jobs. [The Hill]
- Ike Skelton may have survived the 1994 GOP whiteout, but could he really be in trouble in 2010? Roll Call looks at a group of Democratic representatives from districts in which John McCain won a plurality of the 2008 vote. [Roll Call]
- State Senator and brave bowl-cut holdover Chuck Purgason (R-Caulfield) is thinking about wasting some time and money in a primary fight with Roy Blunt for the 2010 GOP U.S. Senate nomination. [Political Fix]
- If Sarah Palin wants to salvage the tattered remnants of her political career, she should imitate… Missouri congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson? [The Hill]
July 9, 2009...8:58 am
Morning Briefing – July 9, 2009
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