At this very moment, Gov. Matt Blunt could be conversing with the next vice president of the U.S.

Blunt was in West Virginia this weekend, at the Southern Governors’ Association’s three-day conference, which ends today.

The Southern Governors’ Association includes several…

Seeking to connect two key issues — the sagging economy and soaring gas prices — Gov. Matt Blunt is urging the state’s congressional delegation to support expanded drilling in the Alaskan wilderness.

In a letter to Sen. Claire McCaskill and…

MoveOn.org, which has repeatedly attacked Sen. John McCainregarding his oil and environmental policy, will host a rally this week at the Shell Station at the corner of Delmar and Skinker in the Loop.

The protest is set for 5 p.m.…

Here’s a rough cut of Sen. John McCain’s speech from Springfield. The Town Hall lasted about two hours, so this is a quick take of McCain’s energy proposals that he has been pushing around the nation.

Atop Sen. John McCain’s energy wish list: new offshore exploration for oil. McCain reiterated today in Springfield his belief that states should be free to write their own laws on the matter.

He believes that many would jump at the…