Pop quiz, hotshot. You are an underdog candidate in a race against an opponent with more cash, a better ground game, and better connections. Your assets in the race are that you are running in the bluest district in the…
Author: bhr_iat2rz
HCR, etc.: If I Am Elected, I Will Bring The Dodo Back From Extinction
Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo looks at what won’t happen even if the Democrats lose the House in November. The Democrats passed Health Care Reform. They passed Financial Services Reform. And though they’ll likely not get credit for it…
I Guess Glenn Beck Hasn't Written This On His Chalkboard Yet
Overheard this morning at Starbucks: I mean, Obama got into office and immediately started bailing out the banks. This is the second time in a week that I’ve heard someone “crediting” President Obama with TARP. Which is interesting, given that…
Friday Funny: You People Are As Loud As You Are Ignorant!
Futurama Thursdays 10pm / 9c Evolution Under Attack www.comedycentral.com Futurama New Episodes Roast of David Hasselhoff It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (h/t This Scientific Life) (Oh, yeah, we’re back. Posting to re-commence…soonish. Also, Montezuma is a jerk.)
Programming Note
Both members of the BHR Experience are off for a week in Mexico with our (much) better halves. Expect nothing until Thursday, Aug 12. Vaya con dios, amigos y amigas.
AR-02: Well, At Least She Didn't Choose Gilbert Baker, I Guess
Joyce Elliott has picked former opponent Robbie Wills to be her Faulkner County chairperson. (h/t Tolbert Report) While the whole thing is a little surprising, the part that confuses me is why Wills would do it. I mean, if Wills…
AR-02: Debunking The Debunking Of Allegations Against Griffin
I don’t know that I’ve ever mentioned it here, but Jason Tolbert is the one Arkansas conservative/Republican from any form of media that I read consistently; the rest, I read only when Google or a reader points me in the…
AR-House 46: Left-to-right, top-to-bottom, take Tylenol for any headaches, Midol for any cramps
I thought that I was done talking about David Meeks and the constant stream of misinformed ignorance that he spews on Twitter. I mean, that was my plan anyway. Then I see the following: RT @DuncanBaird Avg middle-income Ark family…
AR-Sen: The New Odd Couple — John Boozman And Reality As Felix And Oscar
John Boozman is on Twitter. I know this because I follow him (because I am waiting for him to explain what he actually stands for, as Jeff touched on last week.) While he hasn’t really offered up much in the…
HCR: File Under "Not Shocking"
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson denied the U.S. Justice Department’s motion to dismiss under F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) today, ruling that the complex constitutional issues raised by the case required a full hearing on the merits. The suit, Commonwealth of Virginia…