Archive for November, 2009
Another Huckabee Pardon Gone Wrong?
Nov 29, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemSad news out of Washington state today. And it looks like Huckabee's disastrous use of clemency may have played a role...You may have heard that four police officers were murdered in what under different circumstances would look like a mob assassination in Washington state coffeehouse this morning.The man local police are seeking for questioning is ...
Continue ReadingPrez 2012-Huckabee Not Running?
Nov 29, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemCould it be true???“The reason I wouldn’t is because this Fox gig I have right now is really really wonderful,” said Huckabee. “It is easy to say ‘Oh don’t you just want to jump back in it.’ But jumping into the pool, you have to make sure there is some water in it. And there ...
Continue ReadingSenate Debate at UALR
Nov 29, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemLooks like Drew Pritt's efforts to get the candidates for Senate together in one forum has had some success. Kim Hendren seems to be definately in. Not sure about anyone else. We know Blanche and Baker won't be there, but that went without saying didn't it? My differences with Mr. Pritt ...
Continue ReadingThe Average Arkansan…
Nov 28, 2009 1 Comment ›› ARDemPay attention Blanche! Ross...Go to hell!
Continue ReadingFood Stamps Works-And Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Different
Nov 28, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemThe New York Times has a long article on one of the best working and most important peices of the safety net: food stamps.It has grown so rapidly in places so diverse that it is becoming nearly as ordinary as the groceries it buys. More than 36 million people use inconspicuous plastic cards for staples ...
Continue ReadingRandom Thoughts-Presidential Edition (with some Senate stuff)
Nov 28, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDem-Sarah Palin is too lazy to finish a charity race Oh and cooking turkey for Thanksgiving was too much work for her. Notice how you never hear the right wingers complain about Palin being lazy...Oh, yeah, she's not black.-Think President Obama hasn't done anything? Think again.This conventional wisdom about Obama's first year isn't ...
Continue ReadingDawn Creekmore’s Migraine Inducing Record
Nov 27, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemA few weeks back I mentioned in passing that I'd have more to say about the atrocious record of Representative Dawn Creekmore. So get your Tylenol ready. Trust me, you'll need it.There's a lot of things to talk about here, but I think I'd like to start with the area of least concern and work ...
Continue ReadingExplain that one to me again…
Nov 27, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemCourtesy of the good folks at FDL, Health Care for America now is apparently running this ad praising Blanche and Mark:Too quote a tough talkin' fiery judge you might know, "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining."HCAN is praising our senators for allowing the debate. That's all well and good, but ...
Continue ReadingOver eat this Thanksgiving? Be thankful.
Nov 26, 2009 1 Comment ›› ARDemPaul Rosenberg says it best.It's a Thanksgiving tradition to feed the poor...It ought to be an American tradition not to have any poor.As you and I sat down with our families this Thanksgiving to eat and, hopefully, count our blessings, others in America went hungry, suffering from what's called "food insecurity", meaning that even though ...
Continue ReadingThe 3rd is Winnable.
Nov 25, 2009 3 Comments ›› ARDemSeems like every election cycle the state party huffs and puffs about running a winning candidate in the third district. Each time around the block there seems to be new enthusiasm, new resources and strategies that will make it work. And then...nothing happens. Long before the end of the election year we ...
Continue ReadingLarry Norris to Retire…Good ridance.
Nov 25, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemBack in the summer, I wrote a bit about the scandals unfolding in the Arkansas prison system. Now it looks like the prison boss, Larry Norris, the man upon who's watch these embarrassments unfolded and who looked completely untouchable due to his position within the good ol' boy system, is retiring.All I can say ...
Continue ReadingJoin the Healthcare Reform Fight
Nov 24, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemEve's calling us to action.If we fail in the most noble and urgent undertaking since the civil rights movement, then frankly, I cannot contemplate the future of our country. We're fighting for our democracy. We must pass a healthcare reform bill with a robust public option, and it appears that we can only do that ...
Continue ReadingAR-Sen: The Return of Jim Holt?
Nov 24, 2009 No Comments ›› ARDemWord is that Jim Holt might be looking at the Senate race.If that's true, then the Republican primary suddenly gets a lot more interesting, with the dynamic almost certainly being a clash of the titanic dwarfs, Gilbert Baker and Jim Holt, with the rest of the Munchkins becoming afterthoughts, spoilers, also-rans, and underdogs. It gives ...
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