By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 1st at 10:18 PM  | 

 The Topeka Capital-Journal joined Democratic Senate leader Anthony Hensley in: Promoting tax and spend policies that damage businesses Insulting a major business after it leaves town Stating clearly that they expect businesses to ask their approval and permission before making decisions Proposing anti-business “solutions” — picking winners and losers by taking money from most businesses, and giving “incentives” to a small number of businesses Sending | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  October 16th at 12:47 AM  | 

From the political left and the right, non-Kansans sometimes look at Kansas politics and scratch their heads.  One word explains much of it:  ”McClatchy,” which owns the rabidly anti-cultural conservative Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star.  Fortunately, the Internet has almost eradicated the problem, and I can tell you that in the KC metro area, conservatives simply ignore The Star, in part because we don’t need | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  June 3rd at 08:10 AM  | 

I realize that far more — thousands, probably — people will know about this Kansas City Star article because I mention it on this blog, but I will use this opportunity to reiterate how thoroughly dishonest McClatchy-owned newspapers are, and to highlight the pathetic record of Kansas Senate Vice President John Vratil, who is in the fight of his political life. Brad Cooper is a | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 9th at 12:15 PM  | 

Catholic League President Bill Donohue – “Ten years ago, there were 1,869 employees at the Star; today there are 840,” he said. “Given these data, turning down $25,000 – in today’s economy – must mean the Star is more concerned about getting Bishop Finn than it is the welfare of its own workers.”   The hyper-partisan Kansas City Star supported law-breaking Johnson County Community College leaders | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  August 20th at 08:50 PM  | 

Note: For readability — the columns are better lined-up vertically at our original article at our site. I’ll break down these results for you over the next few days.  But here are the detailed results of a recent poll conducted in Overland Park, Kansas, a large suburb of Kansas City, MO.   Part 3 of results Telephone survey among likely 2012 voters in Overland Park, | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  March 14th at 02:22 AM  | 

I’d like to highlight this column by the respected regional editorial news site Kaw and Border, ”Steve’s Rose Colored Glasses Regarding JCCC.” For a brief back-ground.  Steve Rose now writes a column for The Kansas City Star.  He used to own a paper that his father started, The Johnson County Sun, which is now in its waning days.  While Rose is liberal, it’s not his liberalism that’s troublesome, but | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 16th at 03:24 PM  | 

Click here to read part one and part two about Jason Osterhaus’ victory over establishment icon and liberal Republican Larry Winn the Third. For today’s article, I’ll copy below my mail newsletter today, in which I discuss the 4th District County Commission race.  In summary:  the number one reason that Jason Osterhaus won was because he out-worked his opponent.  Alongside this, Osterhaus communicated a clear, simple, economically | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 15th at 01:12 PM  | 

The biggest upset in 2010, and perhaps in the past decade — since Kay O’Connor’s 2000 primary election defeat of incumbent Kansas Senator Rich Becker — was the upset in the Overland Park-based Fourth District Johnson County Commission race. Last week, I discussed one of the reasons why Jason Osterhaus beat liberal Republican Larry Winn the Third for 4th District County Commission:  Osterhaus did not pretend to | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 5th at 03:02 AM  | 

Jack Cashill: One Kansas race that deserves more attention than it might seem to deserve was that for secretary of state. Incumbent Democrat Chris Biggs ran against much reviled Republican aspirant Kris Kobach. For those who are paying attention, it is not Moran, not Brownback, not Yoder who will emerge as the star of the party, but Kobach. Kobach ran on the simple message, “Stop | Read More »