Archive for January, 2010
Why Progressives HAVE to win in Arkansas.
Jan 31, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemEarlier I posted some thoughts on how progressives can win in Arkansas. Now I'm posting something on WHY progressives HAVE to win. Some of these videos have been on Blue Arkansas before, but they need to be shown again and again. These are the people we're fighting for. On the same day these people were ...
Continue Reading“The Democrats’ Da Vinci Code”-How Progressives Can Win In Arkansas
Jan 31, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemIt's been a long time since this was published, way back in 2005 when Democrats were trying to put themselves back together post 2004 disaster, but some of the talk in the comments got me thinking that it needed to be taken off the shelf, dusted off, and shared with people who hadn't looked over ...
Continue ReadingMarion Berry Doesn’t Get It
Jan 31, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemNow, as I've said in the past, I like Marion Berry. I have no real problems with Marion Berry. I've voted for Berry and supported him enthusiastically. I don't usually have much to complain about with him like I do Mike Ross. But when someone is wrong they're wrong, and I reserve the right to ...
Continue ReadingAR-03: Sen. Randy Laverty (D) May Run If Boozman Is Out
Jan 30, 2010 2 Comments ›› jsamuelDemocratic state Senator Randy Laverty (Jasper) is considering running for the third district U.S. congressional seat if Rep. John Boozman does not run. ArkansasBlog Reached on another matter Friday morning, Laverty, 56, said he would know closer to the March 1 filing date. He said he would not run if Boozman changed his mind about challenging U.S. ...
Continue ReadingAR-02: David Bowling Is In
Jan 30, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelVic Snyder's Former Cheif of Staff, David Bowling is in the second district race. PBCommercial David Boling, Arkansas Democratic Rep. Vic Snyder's former chief of staff, announced Friday that he is running for the congressional seat that Snyder is vacating. Boling said he will seek the Democratic nomination for the 2nd District in central Arkansas. Earlier in the ...
Continue ReadingConstituents Plan Protest Outside Blanche Lincoln’s Fayetteville Office for Tuesday
Jan 29, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelJoanna Pollock has called a protest against Blanche Lincoln's support of the Murkowski Resolution by posting an event on Facebook. About 900 people have been invited so far. It is likely that the event will remain a small protest given the snow that is covering Northwest Arkansas this weekend (we have had at least 3-4 ...
Continue ReadingAR-02: Wills Would Have Opposed Health Care Reform; Elliott Would Have “leaned” Towards Support
Jan 29, 2010 1 Comment ›› ARDemSome clear differences are on display in the Democratic primay in AR-02. Wills, the Arkansas House Speaker, told reporters he was concerned about the cost of the proposed health overhaul to the state's Medicaid budget. "I would not have voted for it because I'm an 'Arkansas first' guy and I think any bill Congress puts out, the ...
Continue ReadingBlanche Lincoln Calls Environmentalists “Extremists”
Jan 29, 2010 3 Comments ›› jsamuelI was really hoping that my next post would be a positive one. Unfortunately, Blanche Lincoln has made that impossible by calling the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) an "extremist" group. The LCV named Blanche Lincoln as one of their "Dirty Dozen" who are not standing up for the environment in Washington. Politico LCV gave the moderate Democrat ...
Continue ReadingAR-01: Robert Thompson Won’t Run
Jan 29, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemSenator Thompson e-mailed me today to say he's decided not to run for Congress, explaining that his three young kids come first-something I think we can all understand and agree with. That said, he was my favorite candidate to hold the seat, but I'm sure there are plenty of others worth examining. And I don't think ...
Continue ReadingAR-01: Looking At The Candidates-Tim Wooldridge
Jan 29, 2010 5 Comments ›› ARDemThis one isn't quite the hell no that Bob Johnson is in AR-02, but I'm still less than thrilled with the idea of former state senator Tim Wooldridge being my Congressman. There are a lot of reasons for this. I've met Senator Wooldridge twice back when he was running for Lt. Gov-he didn't impress me. ...
Continue ReadingMy Belated State Of The Union Post
Jan 28, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemDidn't catch the SOTU last night due to my work load, but I recorded it and watched it tonight. This was one of Obama's better speeches, and we all know that's saying a lot. It's nice to have someone in the system who is happy to just say it like it is, no spin, no matter ...
Continue ReadingBoozman’s In.
Jan 27, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemHuh. Barring a last-minute change of heart, Rep. John Boozman (R) appears set to jump into Arkansas’ Senate race in the coming days. Sources on Capitol Hill said Wednesday that Boozman, the lone GOP Member of the state’s Congressional delegation, has made it clear that he intends to challenge Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) in November. Boozman already ...
Continue ReadingBlanche Lincoln Was for Reconciliation When It Meant Tax Breaks for the Wealthy
Jan 27, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelIn a recent post (AR-Sen: Blanche Lincoln Vows to Oppose Passing Health Care Reform Fixes) I described how Blanche Lincoln opposes using reconciliation to pass fixes to the health care bill. This basically means that she opposes passing the health care bill altogether as it is the only way it will pass now. The Hill "If the ...
Continue ReadingAR-Sen: Donations to Lincoln Average $1,300 per Person
Jan 27, 2010 No Comments ›› jsamuelThe Democratic Party of Arkansas sent out an email today listing the activity in the state. They included information on Dustin McDaniel, Marion Berry, and Blanche Lincoln. What caught my eye was a description of her fourth quarter donations. It says that she raised 1.3 million dollars in the quarter from over 1000 donors. In other ...
Continue ReadingAR-01: Looking At The Candidates-Robert Thompson
Jan 27, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemCould a rather appealing candidate be emerging in AR-01? Right now I'm taking a very serious look at State Senator Robert Thompson from Paragould, who's said to be considering the race. Now for those of you not in Northeast Arkansas, it might be a little surprising how fast things travel by word of mouth here. ...
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