Coming soon to a November ballot near you: The Green Party of Arkansas. Via the Secretary of State’s Office, in a letter to Mark Jenkins, In accordance with ACA 7-7-205, you are hereby notified that the petition submitted to the…
Econ 101 (or, perhaps more accurately, Why I Love Krugman)
I think that I’ve mentioned a couple times here at BHR that the GOP cry about stopping government spending right now is asinine and would be disastrous in the long term. It’s basic Keynesian economics, really, but it seems to…
AL-02: Nuttier Than Squirrel Turds
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled Arkansas-centric political blogging for this ad from Alabama’s second congressional district. In the crazy-cake-taking contest, the ominous “SLAVERY” from ol’ Abe takes the cake, but that ad was nuts on a number of levels. Though, really,…
RWC: The Missing Ingredient?
John Brummett discusses how the current political climate looks good for GOP chances in November. President Obama’s approval rating plummets. Republicans drub Democrats by historically wide margins on the generic question of which party poll respondents favor for the mid-term…
Friday Funny: The Most Honest Ad Ever Created
(h/t to Pat Lynch)
AR-House 46: More On Meeks And His "Solutions"
I debated with myself whether to continue talking about David Meeks and his lack of understanding of, inter alia, the health care reform bill. I finally decided that I was not going to respond to any more of his Tweets,…