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From Romney for President Inc.’s FEC filing, posted yesterday at www.fec.gov, here are Mitt Romney’s expenditures in Missouri:

Capital Enhancement Inc. received $378.80 on 2/06/07 for “Printing”; then $5,000 on 2/12/07 and another $5,000 on 03/01/07 for “Finance Consulting.”

John Hancock & Associates was paid $6764.29 for “Finance Consulting” on 03/09/07.

Gabriel Group of Earth City received $6085.57 for printing on 3/06/07.

Thomson Printing of St. Charles received $669.77 on 2/06/07.

Jill A. Blunt, wife of Andy Blunt, has her expense listed as “In Kind - Travel” for $1411.80 on 3/29/07.

Jim Talent also had a travel expense, to the tune of $800.20 on 1/02/07.

The campaign spent $5736.83 on Adam’s Mark Hotel catering on 3/26/07, and $9798.00 for “Staging” to Sect Theater Supplies of Kansas City on the same date.

Wolfgang Puck Catering of St. Louis was paid $1273.60 on 2/15/07.

The campaign also listed one returned contribution, a $4200 refund to Huston E. Sherrill of Glencoe.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2007
Contact: Rep. Carl Bearden
Phone: 636-928-2217
Email: carl.bearden@carlbearden.org

MISSOURI HOUSE MEMBERS SUPPORT THOMPSON PRESIDENTIAL BID

56 Republican House Members Sign Bearden’s “Draft Thompson for President” Petition

Today State Representative Carl Bearden (R-St. Charles), Speaker Pro Tem of the Missouri House of Representatives, announced that 56 of his fellow Missouri House Republicans have declared support for Fred Thompson’s potential presidential candidacy by signing the Missouri “Draft Thompson for President” petition. A full 63% of the House Republican Caucus signed on.

“The signatures of these Representatives and other Missourians from across the state represent the broad support and surging momentum in our state for Fred,” Speaker Pro Tem Bearden said. “What we are seeing is the beginning of a grassroots campaign that can carry Fred Thompson to the Republican nomination and all the way to the White House.”

Rep. Bearden indicated that Thompson supporters were swayed by the former U.S. Senator’s consistent conservative record, his plainspoken values, and his charisma that resonates with citizens from all walks of life.

“I support the draft petition because Fred Thompson possesses all the qualities that make a great President,” Rep. Walt Bivins (R-St. Louis) said.

Rep. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) said, “Fred Thompson is the kind of conservative Republican that will win big in rural Missouri.”

“Fred Thompson’s campaign would bring the excitement and energy needed for Republicans to keep the White House in 2008,” Rep. David Day (R-Dixon) added.

Speaker Pro Tem Bearden said that in addition to his fellow House members, Missourians from across the state have bombarded him with emails urging and supporting a Thompson run. He also noted that Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder declared his strong support for Thompson this week.

Missourians interested in signing the petition should email “draft.thompson@carlbearden.org” and include their first and last name, as well as their hometown. Signatures will be delivered to Senator Thompson and will also be added to the national Draft Thompson effort.

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Mitt Romney is in St. Louis today for a fundraiser, and you just know that dadgum liberal media is gonna be out to get him!

Sure, they were very fair and thorough the last time they wrote about him. The Post-Dispatch went to an independent source — longtime Republican consultant John Hancock — who pointed out that Romney “appears to have Missouri locked down.” Damn skippy!

But now that Mitt has proven he’s a lock to win the nomination — what with him raising a Shiite-load of money and all — I bet those liberal media types turn on him. They’ll ask why the Romney campaign doesn’t have more endorsements from Missouri elected officials. They’ll ask why Romney’s campaign has had zero presence — no literature, no signs, no surrogates — at Missouri’s county Lincoln Day events.

And you just know some reporter will get out of line and point out that Fred Thompson — he’s not even a candidate yet, dang it! — has been endorsed by two of the state’s best-known Reagan Republicans. Yeah, well, so what! Isn’t it about time Republicans be more “independent” and stop trying to bring back that stupid old Reagan era? Mitt says it best, at 2:15 in:

And how much do you want to bet some wisenheimer makes a crack about how Mitt is skipping town before the NRA Annual Convention starts tomorrow?