tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post395984336015704978..comments2023-07-24T05:21:36.080-05:00Comments on Confluence City: The big red firetruck and big stinky firehouse politicsPoetry Scoreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624640062686409332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-56228229361847701352009-02-08T12:38:00.000-06:002009-02-08T12:38:00.000-06:00I'll only say that there are good reasons to have ...I'll only say that there are good reasons to have Republican friends when serving as a Democrat in a Republican-dominated Legislature. I also came around on Chris Koster's flip to Democrat as being a good thing and think Jeff Smith deserves credit for his role in that. I understand that I open myself to derision for owning up to that.Poetry Scoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624640062686409332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-10670837658955485462009-02-08T04:40:00.000-06:002009-02-08T04:40:00.000-06:00I will never forget the mailer that arrived at a f...I will never forget the mailer that arrived at a friend's house from Jeff when he ran for senate. It read, "if Matt Blunt is for it, I'm probably against it." But it is so obvious that Jeffy has more republican friends than democratic. Just look at how he pushes legislation or who he drinks with in JC. I encourage those that are interested in knowing this fact to serve as a fly on the aging walls of Jefferson City. Take a look for yourself. He is also the one responsible for trying to cause a divide among new and long-serving democratic members for his own gain. <BR/><BR/>Dennis the Menace would serve as a better senator. Let Jeff go play with his own shiny red firetruck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-37414561333436834572009-02-07T18:51:00.000-06:002009-02-07T18:51:00.000-06:00I voted to endorse Carnahan over Smith back in his...I voted to endorse Carnahan over Smith back in his Congress run, but Jeff has fallen in my estimation since then, for what it's worth. But I'd quibble with your point as being reductive. Sinquefield doesn't need any help courting politicians, and Jeff does take his job as a legislator and public servant seriously, even if he has some loathsome political bedfellows and has made his peace with the most stale and regressive politics in St. Louis and Missouri. The problem is pervasive, but he is now part of it.Poetry Scoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624640062686409332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-31456740911726674112009-02-07T18:38:00.000-06:002009-02-07T18:38:00.000-06:00Smith's fallen a long way since his days as a "pro...Smith's fallen a long way since his days as a "progressive" candidate. I heard in the last election that he basically acting as a middleman for getting Sinquefield money to politicians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com