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…
Tag: Federal Lawmaking
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…
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…
Econ 101: A Quick Post For The Austerity Crowd
Well this certainly doesn’t jibe with what the we-have-to-stop-spending-or-we’ll-kill-the-market crowd keeps telling me. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,428 Monday, finally breaking back into positive territory for the year. At its low on 7/2, the market was down…
AR House 46: Two Daves Unsurprisingly Not Better Than One
I don’t know the exact number of times I’ve listened to Dave Elswick’s show, but it is certainly less than ten. Which is to say that Elswick has had a guest I was interested in hearing fewer than ten times,…
Econ 101: Austerity Has Unicorns
It’s not my intention to turn this blog into all-econ, all the time. But, maybe, if we repeat it enough, this message will get through to the amazing number of Arkansans who don’t get it, especially those in office or…
AR-04: Razing Arizona
Rep. Mike Ross released an official statement today detailing why he opposes the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department last week challenging Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law. The alleged Democrat’s statement even managed to parrot all of the major talking…