President George W. Bush and Air Force One touched down about twenty minutes ago.

Political Fix box Jo Mannies was on the scene. Jo reports that Bush stepped off the plane to be greeted by Gov. Matt Blunt, St. Louis Mayor…

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I’m planning to blog as quickly as possible once the president arrives. But my internet connection and this toy PC are a little squeamish, so cut me some…

President Bush plans to address the economy and in particular defend the economic stimulus package. World Wide Technology has been on the receiving end of parts of that plan that Congress passed and he signed recently.

His visit is also…

After some general confusion among the public affairs staff and a brief and unexpected tour of the wrong office building, the local press corps has finally been cordoned neatly behind tape. Several of us had to walk a bit in a thunderstorm,…

We’ve now moved to the tour bus, though the crowd is mostly supporters. We’re waiting to head to World Wide Tech for the actual speech.

The weather may have a role to play here, as a White House staffer says…

Mike Huckabee - remember him? - will be in town next month, headlining the fundraising diner for a local anti-abortion group.

Though Huckabee seems to have fallen off the vice-presidential radar screen, he’s still a hot ticket, especially in conservative circles…

More money left the campaign committee of St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley than arrived in the last three months of last year. The committee still has more than $59,000 in its campaign chest.

A campaign finance reported the committee…

Has Mayor Francis Slay’s recent troubles helped his fundraising?

As noted many times already, Slay has been the target of ire since the ouster of ex-Fire Chief Sherman George, the only African-American to ever lead the department.

But, if nothing else, the…

 U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., plans to be in sunny Florida this Thursday and Friday to stump for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who’s counting on the Sunshine State to turn around his presidential fortunes when the GOP…

After about six months on the job, the Board of Aldermen’s clerk and legal counsel is moving on.

Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman has resigned, effective next month.

Her appointment came in July after the board was divided on two other applicants— Hope…