MO Gov. Jay ALMOST A Working Class Hero

Quickly . . . Take a look at a bit of Missouri political give and take for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.

First, Gov. Jay seems to be reclaiming his Democratic Party roots with this stand for Union interests:

Governor rejects that bill requiring public employee union to obtain an annual okay for union dues deductions.

Ironically, the Show-Me State "NO-VETO" GOP Majority might not have enough votes to override.

Still, this Missouri power broker isn't exactly a man of the people . . . At least when we're talking about people without private airplane access:

Missouri officials appear to lack justification for buying a new $5.6 million airplane frequently used by Gov. Jay Nixon, the state auditor said Tuesday.

The overriding theme here doesn't have much to do with the shrinking middle-class but might reveal that it's hard to change the funding mechanism of any powerful political concern in Missouri.

More in a bit . . .