Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph was presented with the Man in the Arena Award Nov. 20 by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce. Legislators who received the Spirit of Independence awards were Sen. Scott Rupp, Rep. David Pearce, Sen. Ryan McKenna, Rep. Rachel Storch, and Rep. Steve Tilley.
It was interesting to her master of ceremonies Daniel Mehan refer to the two Democrats on that list, McKenna and Ms. Storch, as bipartisan, a term that he apparently applies only to Democrats who support the Chamber of Commerce.
I also have a hard time understanding how voting down the line for the big businesses that supply the vast majority of your campaign contributions can be considered having a "Spirit of Independence."
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