by Jack Stapleton, Jr.
by Jack Stapleton, Jr.
*Missouri’s first-term state legislators, home for the summer, should be excused if they automatically address their wives as “Madam Speaker.”
*Missouri has been the No. 1 target for tornadoes this spring, providing evidence that Republicans aren’t the only critics of our Democratic governor.
*Be Thankful for Where You Live Department: In New York City, two dollars only buys half a hot dog at Yankee Stadium and one shined shoe outside Grand Central station.
*Where was Tom Ridge’s new Department of Homeland Security when the recent tornado storm was approaching Pierce City, Missouri?
*An old-timer is anyone who remembers when the ability to speak a few French words didn’t mean opposition to the U.S. war efforts in Iraq.
*Add these to Bill Bennett’s “The Book of Virtues” — “Thou shalt not hold a three with a pair of aces” and “Thou shalt not do the Jackpot Chicken Dance.”
*Even if only temporary, Bill Clinton appreciates being replaced by Saddam Hussein as Public Enemy No. 1.
