Archive for November, 2010
Rebuilding The Party
Nov 24, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemOkay, I want this guy's book: Obama needs to get his groove back. The answer going forward isn't to triangulate-he's been doing that for two years now along with most of the other Democrats. It doesn't work. What it's time for him to do is go back to being the Obama we saw on the campaign ...
Continue ReadingThe Continuing Ridiculousness Of Robbie Wills
Nov 24, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemThis is beyond ridiculous. Aw, gee, you almost feel sorry for him. Except that House Speaker Robbie Wills' apparent decision to blanket all 2010 political candidates with form letters — congratulations to winners, attaboys to losers — was so shallow it was doomed to the embarrassment it has now reaped Of course Wills sent a syrupy letter ...
Continue ReadingComing Soon: The Sarah Palin Enemy’s List
Nov 24, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemSomething tells me that it will have more names on it than Katie Couric's by the time this is done: Speaking to Fox New's Sean Hannity in an interview to air Monday, Palin said she wants nothing to do with Katie Couric, the CBS Evening News anchor who's line of questioning facilitated one of the most ...
Continue Reading“Immigration” Legislation In The Legislature…The Bad And The Good
Nov 23, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemRoutinely, "immigration" becomes an issue in Arkansas. I say "immigration" because the U.S. Constitution delegates matters of immigration strictly to the federal government, not the states. Still, "immigration" is coming up in the state legislature next year. I suspect we'll see a racial profiling bill come up before it's all said and done with, the Secure ...
Continue ReadingThe Importance Of The DREAM
Nov 22, 2010 4 Comments ›› ARDemIn the lame duck session, Congress will take up consideration of the DREAM Act, which: The DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act) would provide a path to citizenship -- but not exclusively grant it -- by conferring temporary legal status for a six-year period to undocumented immigrants. Eligibility would be based on ...
Continue ReadingThis Is Called ‘Having An Impact’
Nov 22, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemIn case you missed it, LaVoix did a great post on the pollution of water in Hot Springs. Shortly after, a friend of mine sent me this pic of their CNN news alerts off their iphone: Big kudos to LaVoix on her first post.
Continue ReadingThe Value Of Halter’s Primary Challenge
Nov 21, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemEven if it didn't work out like we wanted, we succeeded in a big way: A major primary challenge at the right time. Before the financial reform bill was sent to the floor of the Senate in April, it's two major parts of it were written separately by the Senate Banking Committee (chaired by Chris Dodd) ...
Continue ReadingNatural or Not Where The Water Gets Hot?
Nov 21, 2010 4 Comments ›› LaVoix“Water. That's what attracts people to Hot Springs. People have used these hot springs for more than two hundred years to treat illnesses and to relax” boasts the Hot Springs National Park website. The City of Hot Springs and its surrounding region, enjoy tourists year round in numbers upwards of hundreds of thousands. They come ...
Continue ReadingWhat The Democratic Party of Arkansas Needs
Nov 20, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemStill no word on whether Chairman Turner is staying or going...hell, the Democratic Party is still acting like it didn't just suffer historic losses...But while they keep their head in the sands, other state parties are working to rebuild and come back stronger in even tougher states with worse election results. Take Tennessee for example: Matt ...
Continue ReadingAR-04: Mike Ross Takes a Shot at Bill Halter Supporters, but Maybe He Should Rethink That
Nov 19, 2010 2 Comments ›› jsamuelBlue Dog Democratic Congressman Mike Ross took a shot at Bill Halter supporters when he attacked them for basically losing the primary to Blanche Lincoln. The Hill Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), one of the Blue Dog Democrats who led the charge against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) remaining Democratic leader Wednesday, said he isn't worried about threats ...
Continue ReadingBlue Arkansas Welcomes New Writers
Nov 19, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemBig day today for Blue Arkansas. We've got four new writers that will be contributing to the blog here-bobestes, Blue Feminist, LaVoix, and DeltaDem. All four bring unique perspectives and talents to the blog that will make this site a more effective messaging and organizing vehicle headed into the years to come. So, welcome to ...
Continue ReadingBerry And Boozman Spit On The Poor
Nov 19, 2010 3 Comments ›› ARDemThis is disgusting: In a year in which he drenched himself in shame, U.S. Rep. Marion Berry added a crowning touch — he joined the minority that defeated extension of unemployment benefits. The millionaire can go back to his federally subsidized farm and live it up while working people suffer. Rep. John Boozman didn't vote, the ...
Continue ReadingMake Way For King Darr The First!
Nov 19, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemWow, really? Mark Darr has named 10 — count 'em, 10 — people to his "transition team." They'll show him the way to the lieutenant governor's restroom and where he sits when he presides over the Senate, with somebody close at hand to tell him what to do with the gavel. I'd guess governors have taken office ...
Continue ReadingThe Loy Mauch/Republican Embarrassment To Arkansas
Nov 18, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemThe election of sessionist Loy Mauch to the Arkansas House of Representatives is quickly becoming national news. It was on the front page of Dailykos today. The One People's Project had a piece on it that a contact of mine emailed to me upon seeing it. It's a matter of time before other this thing spreads ...
Continue ReadingOur Senators, Still Shilling For The Rich
Nov 18, 2010 No Comments ›› ARDemOn the compromise that isn't a compromise for extending the Bush Tax Cuts for millionaires, Mark Pryor has betrayed the majority of his constituents: Sen. Mark Pryor, through a spokesman, made himself clear yesterday. It is no time to raise taxes for anyone. In other words, he'll vote to continue windfall low tax rates for the ...
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