That's why ATR created the Center for Fiscal Accountability to work on government spending transparency and accountability on the local, state, and federal level. Check it out at http://www.fiscalaccountability.org .

I think when you check out the accountability portal you will find it is of little value for actually pointing out wasteful spending. There is zero analysis just a bunch of numbers with little or no meaning. And has numerous people have pointed out the ten million hits to the website is wildly inflated. And by looking at the portal you can't find that the Governor squandering $100 million for one St. Louis developer, gave $50 million to renovate a football stadium, directed million of dollars in no bid contracts to his cronies to run motor vehicle offices, or gave his lobbyist brother's clients tens of millions of dollars in wasteful government spending.

The Governor claims to have cut taxes three times. There was one tax cut of significance on social security taxes and the Governor and the general assembly deserve credit for that. But there have been dozens of fee increases throughout state government for various services. In one cases the Governor tried to increase the fee for copying in bulk motor vehicles records by more than 1,000%, yes more than 1,000%, until the legislature put a stop to it. Overall spending has increased substantially more than the failed previous democratic administration. And overall spending has outpaced by 4% more than the rate of inflation.

As a conservative and a long time now retired state employee, I can tell you there is a reason Blunt is not running for reelection. He is unpopular even among conservatives. A lot of us feel like Kenny Hulshof should have been the nominee in 2004 and are happy that he is running this election cycle.

In addition:

The Governor also fired one of his lawyers because named Scott Eckersley because he advised that governmental e-mails are a public record which they clearly are under state law. Eckersley sued and state is likely going to be left with a rather large claim for wrongful termination.

The Governor hired a political crony named Randa Hayes to run his jobs program who was a convicted felon.

When the Governor's hand picked ag director sexually harassed an employee the Governor personally intervened on his behalf. The state had to settle out of court and the taxpayers were stuck with the bill.

The Governor has had three chief of staffs, four general counsels, three policy directors, and four press secretaries in less than four years of governing.

I think the boy wonder dropped Grover Norquist's name to make you think he is a true conservative. The only thing Blunt has been is a true disaster.