John Bowman and Claire McCaskill
State Rep. John Bowman is in hot water, and not just knee deep. According to PubDef, the bank fraud and credit fraud charges combined mean that Bowman could face up to 40 years in the clink.
Just one month ago, the St. Louis American took a look at the McCaskill campaign finance reports. The paper followed the national money through a Missouri Dem fund and noted that “Bowman’s Consulting” took “a lot of jack” from the Missouri Democratic State Committee.
Bowman was worth every dollar the Dems paid — and if you don’t believe it, just ask him. The country’s leading Marxist newspaper did, and he let them know that he was running “one helluva ground campaign” on behalf of Claire McCaskill.
To Claire, Bowman wasn’t just a workhorse — he was a show horse, too. When she went after Jim Talent on race, she had lots of black faces to choose from — and she chose John Bowman.
Bowman apparently felt the need to secure the services of Scott Rosenblum, a name well-known to St. Louisans — in fact, he was mentioned in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today for his work with another elected official.
And oh yeah — Bowman’s a hater, too.
Expect Claire to wash her hands of Bowman faster than an obsessive-compulsive at a leper colony. And expect the people who have been waiting to nail Claire for her first snafu to have a field day with the campaign finance paper trail that ties the indicted to our junior Senator.
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