Voter ID debate marches on

The Wichita Eagle Blog looks at the latest debate over Voter ID in Pennsylvania and believes this is an issue that's not going away.

The message makes the campaign

Axiom Strategies notes that every successful campaign, like U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's recent win the Republican Senate primary, has to have a clear message.

Video: President Obama on Medicare, Ryan's plan

Show Me Progress links to video of President Barack Obama's recent comments on Medicare and how his plan differs from that of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.

Thoughts on Earth, Mars and natural resources

MO Rage contends that even if Mars was a cautionary tale about wasting resources, the people of Earth wouldn't listen.

A blogger sees shades of Pendergast in Ellisville

Show-Me Daily explains why the spirit of Tom Pendergast is alive and well in Ellisville, Missouri.

PACs set campaign funding records in Kansas

The Wichitopekington writes that Political Action Committees spent record amounts -- $797,465 in the last 10 days before the primary -- in Kansas.

Opposition to Missouri cigarette tax hike gears up for November fight

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix writes that the campaign against a proposed cigarette tax hike is gearing up in Missouri.

Spence takes shot at Nixon over cost-sharing wells program

PoliticMo notes that Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence is arguing that Gov. Jay Nixon's cost-sharing program for wells aimed at drought relief "looks like politics."