Saturday, January 20, 2007

LADIES AND GENTS WE HAVE A BALLOT!!!

The filing for city wide races in Raytown closed this week and the ballot is ready for voting. There are not 1, not 2, but 7 candidates for mayor of Raytown and a large number of new faces on the ballot for Alderman seats.


Here is the list of Candidates according to The Raytown Reporter http://www.raytownreporter.com/edit.html :

Mayor:
Jerry Briggs
David Bower
Robert Grissom
John Martin
Lee Gray
Alan Adams
Greg Walters

Collector:
Richard Boone
Bob Merrill
William (Bill) VanBuskirk
Kathie Schutte

Alderman Ward I:
Joe Creamer
Richard Tush

Alderman Ward II (Term Expiring 2009):
Jim Hamilton

Alderman Ward II (Term Expiring 2011):
Jim Aziere
Jerry Kinman

Alderman Ward III (Term Expiring 2009):
Tommy Bettis III
Christine White

Alderman Ward III (Term Expiring 2011):
Charlotte Melson
Janelle Rubelee

Alderman Ward IV:
Chris Inlow
Pat Ertz
Sandy Hartwell

Alderman Ward V:
Pat Riehle, Diane Krizek


COMMENTS:

There are a lot of candidates that have filed. There are a couple of candidates that over the years have dedicated their life to improving Raytown and when you couple that with the possible victory of some Alderman candidates that would be great for the community, Raytown could be heading down a bright path for the future .

We will let you know who those candidates are once we make our endorsement recommendations very soon!!

Matt Bartle Presents: 17 Hours Of Nothing

If you attended any events on Friday you would have noticed that local state senators looked like they haven't slept in days....or at least one day. That's because local State Senator Matt Bartle from Lee's Summit decided to speak on the Senate floor for 17 hours in an attempt to filibuster the nomination of Warren Erdman, by Gov. Blunt , to the MU Board of Curators.

Eventhough Erdman has a heavy GOP resume, Sen. Bartle stood opposed to the nomination due to (well you probably guessed it) Erdman's stance on Embryonic Stem Cell Research. At last, after many laughable tactics used by Democrats and even one allowed bathroom break, Bartle called it quits and lost the vote 27-2; with the two votes coming from Sen. Bartle and Sen. Kennedy (St. Louis area).

Comments:

Matt Bartle likes to talk and can do it on a level that no other Republican from this side of the state can match. His talking alone is the reason why he managed to pull off such a large win in the Republican primary (along with his powerful negative mailing literature). The guy is a very polarizing figure in Missouri politics, but yet, still seems to find a way to talk local Republicans into staying on the train.

Because of his "Take you to church" type speaking, which always hypnotizes Republicans in this day and age, combined with the fact that he is probably the only Republican on this side of the state intelligent enough to speak in front of a large crowd and make sense of the propaganda he is selling, it should come as no surprise to you when his name shows up on the Republican Ticket for Attorney General.
(You heard us call it first with no factual evidence to support it!!! We love blogs!)

However, could it be said that he has now crossed the line into the very obsessive and dangerous part of the 'Phil Kline' twilight zone?

You tell us.

http://kcbuzzblog.typepad.com/kcbuzzblog/2007/01/why_your_favori.html