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…
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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…
AR-01: Why One Crawford Donor Should Give You Pause
One of my favorite clichéd bits of wisdom is “tell me about your friends, and I will tell you about yourself.” (I am also partial to never get less than twelve hours sleep, never play cards with a guy who…
HCR: Popularity Movin' On Up, No Word On Deluxe Apartment In Sky
According to Kaiser’s Health Tracking Poll: The July Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have trended downward. Half the public (50%) now expresses a…
Immigration: Judge Correctly Blocks Some Parts Of AZ Immigration Law
Well this is sure to draw scads of hyperbolic, ignorant, and/or legally inaccurate rants from conservative television and radio (and probably from Mike Ross, as he seems to tow the Republican line on this issue, even going so far as…
AR-04: Morrison Backs Rankin
I wonder if we are going to look back in a few years’ time and scratch our collective heads at the whole D.C. Morrison thing. I mean, the man was and remains in no way, shape, or form a Democrat. …
Green Party Picks Candidates
The Green Party of Arkansas had their nominating convention Saturday at Juanita’s. Via Talk Business, we see that they have fielded candidates in most of the big races, including AR-Sen and AR-Gov as well as three of the four Congressional…
In The Blogs: Tolbert Tackles Auto Issue
I was going to chime in a with few thoughts on the StateVehicleGate thing, but I see that Jason Tolbert absolutely nailed it. So I will just link to his post, blockquote some of it, and note that this is…
AR-Sec. State: Mark Martin Loses Control Of Rant, Slides Into Wall Of Truth In Turn Four
In his post a while back about Secretary of State candidate Mark Martin’s lack of a coherent platform, Jeff linked to Martin’s “Off The Marble” blog. The linked post, entitled “Tax Creep, Liberal Creeps, and the Arkansas Middle Class,” was…
AR-Sen, AR-Gov: Boozman, Beebe lead
Talk Business released a new poll on the AR-Sen and AR-Gov races yesterday. The Senate polling was about what I expected, but the Gubernatorial race was kind of surprising. In a poll conducted on Saturday, July 17 among 793 likely…