While I was out-of-pocket last week, Senate Joint Resolution 26 went down to defeat in the Senate by a score of 53 to 47. Better known as “The Murkowski Amendment” after its author and sponsor, Sen. Lisa Murkowsi (Idiot-AK), SJR…
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AR-Sen: Sen. Lincoln Hesitates Over Whether You Should Eat Tainted Food
Allow me to share with you a classic Arkansas-boy-meets-tainted-burger tale of love and debilitating illness. EL PASO, AR — Thomas Whitmire, 13, didn’t know the hamburger he ate a year ago would send him into the worse health crisis of…
BHR Wonders: Two's Company; Three's An Option?
A week ago, on the eve of the runoff elections, Jeff and I were discussing the possibility of a Robbie Wills victory and what that might mean between now and November. Specifically, we wondered whether a Wills win would open…
AR-01, AR-02: DCCC Announces Second Round of R2B Candidates
Per today’s press release from the DCCC, Joyce Elliott and Chad Causey are both listed among the latest group of candidates who have qualified for the “Red To Blue Program.” These candidates earned a spot in the program by surpassing…
AR-Land Comm: Arkansans Cast 140K Votes Against Status Quo
It’s always nice when a candidate who you were already pulling for does something that makes you even happier that you supported him in the first place. Last night, the Mrs. and I arrived at L.J. Bryant’s watch party at…
AR-Sen: We're Proud Of YOU, Bill!
[Here’s about 95% of Bill Halter’s speech at the Peabody last night. I apologize in advance for the quality of the video; holding the camera up above the crowd made steadiness of frame a bit of an issue.]
Overheard At My Polling Location While Voting For Bill Halter
Election official #1: “I guess I won’t see Tina today.” Election official #2: “Who?” [long exchange of “Tina ___?” “No, you know, Tina who ____.”] Election official #2: “Why, did she vote early?” Election official #1: “No…she voted Republican.” Election…
AR-Primary Runoffs: Let's Get Ready To Rumble
And, by “rumble,” I mean “vote for Bill Halter, Chad Causey (if you live in AR-01) or Joyce Elliot (in AR-02), L.J. Bryant, Pat O’Brien, and Scott Pace (Dist. 31).” “Rumble” was just more succinct. Anyway, silliness aside, the polls…
AR-Sen: White House Giving Lincoln The Silent Treatment?
The Huffington Post thinks so. The White House is still formally supporting Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s re-election bid as the Arkansas Democratic primary approaches its runoff vote on Tuesday. But over the past few weeks, as the incumbent senator’s prospects for…
AR-Sen: It's Never A Good Sign When The Better Answer Is "Utter Incompetence"
Over the weekend, the Blue Arkansas gang did a tremendous job of following the debacle that is early voting in the runoff election in Garland County. They covered the surprising twist of polls not being open the day after Garland…