Declaring War On The Folks Next Door

Richard C. Longworth tackles the border war between the Missouri and Kansas sides of Kansas City. Both governors have offered ridiculous incentives for companies to switch sides:

Seventeen leading businessmen from both sides of the border sent an open letter to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, urging them to voluntarily "agree to a bilateral halt" in this "economic border war." Nixon responded positively. Brownback basically told the businessmen to go jump in the Missouri River. This probably has something to do with the fact that, so far, Kansas has been winning most of these battles.