Pop quiz: why did Blanche Lincoln miss today’s vote for cloture on the filibuster that is holding up, among other things, the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? “Senator [Blanche] Lincoln didn’t make it back to this vote because she…
Author: bhr_iat2rz
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1005
See here for explanation of what we’re doing. Bill Name: AN ACT TO CHANGE THE STATE NICKNAME BACK TO “THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY” Sponsor: David Sanders (R-31), no phone listed, davidjamessanders@gmail.com Purpose: To change Arkansas’s nickname from “The Natural State,”…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1004
See here for explanation of what we’re doing. Bill Name: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE PAYMENT OF PRIVATELY RETAINED ATTORNEYS FOR INDIGENT PERSONS EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES Sponsor: John Edwards (D-38), 501-378-5500, jcedwardslaw@aol.com Purpose: To clarify A.C.A. 16-87-212 that “appointed…
AR-House Dist. 46: On David Meeks's Bill
I suppose it says something about this blogger’s ego that my first thought when I saw David Meeks’s prefiled HB 1053, was Meeks had noticed that I wasn’t posting much of late and felt that he should give me something…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1003
See here for explanation of what we’re doing. Bill Name: An Act To Make It A Felony To Exceed The Speed Of Ninety Miles Per Hour While Being Pursued By A Law Enforcement Vehicle Sponsor: Billy Gaskill (D-41), 870-239-4383, billy.gaskill@arkansashouse.org…
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
The December meeting of Drinking Liberally’s Little Rock chapter is nigh upon us. Tomorrow night, at 6pm at Khalil’s in west Little Rock (Shackleford Rd., sort of across from P.F. Chang’s), drinks will be drank, discussions will be discussed, and…
Adventures in Idiocy: Worst Letter to the Editor, Dec. 8, 2010
Continuing my current favorite feature, let’s peek at page 9B of the good ol’ Democrat-Gazette and see what we can see. Hmmm…a letter suggesting restricting the number of children a woman on welfare can have, a letter that raves about…
AR-Sen: Pryor Changing Position on DADT
Props (as the kids say) where they are due: Sen. Mark Pryor has changed his position and is now willing to vote for the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Says the soon-to-be-senior Senator from Arkansas: On many previous occasions,…
BHR Housekeeping
As you can see, I have been futzing around with some new templates. There’s a decent chance that, some time in the next few days, regular readers might find BHR unreachable. Do not panic; it will be back whenever I…
Econ 101: "Compromise" And Other Euphemisms
First, three thoughts. 1. Let’s be really, really clear about what the GOP were saying by demanding all-or-nothing on the extensions. Roughly translated, it was: “We are more than willing to see taxes go up on absolutely everyone, even those…