The dumb letters to the editor in yesterday’s Democrat-Gazette were just your run-of-the-mill, garden-variety type, and none really warranted a post. You knew THAT couldn’t last, however. Now when men like Clyde Holloway of Searcy were out there to opine…
Tag: Financial Reform
Econ 101: Raising Keynes
National Democrats have started trying to make political hay out John Boehner’s recent silliness. Democrats are attacking House Minority Leader John Boehner for his comments to a Pittsburgh paper about how America is in “revolt” similar to 1776 and Wall…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Seeks To Let Wal-Mart's Wishes Trump Wall Street Reform
In a move as unsurprising as her pending loss in November, Blanche Lincoln is quietly trying to carve out a loophole for her friends at Arvest Bank. According to the Wall Street Journal: Sen. Blanche Lincoln, one of the chief…
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: Halter's Final Ad
My apologies. We got so embroiled in the Land Commissioner email story that I forgot to post Bill Halter and Blanche Lincoln’s final pre-runoff ads. First, Halter: I mentioned after Halter’s previous ad that I was impressed with the work…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Continues To Fight For You By Not Fighting For You
Yesterday, two nonbinding motions to instruct the conference committee on how to iron out the discrepancies between the House and Senate financial reform bills were put up for a vote from the Senate. (Emphasis on the “nonbinding” part; the instructions…
AR-Sen: Proposed Title For Lincoln's New Ad: "Truth, The Remix"
This is Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s latest ad. Did you notice anything that might not be entirely accurate? David Dayen certainly did. Never mind that she’s using all kind of liberal imagery (Salon, Rachel Maddow, the New York Times) in the…
AR-Sen: It's the truth, It's actual … Everything is satisfactual!
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AR-Sen: You Don't Mind If Your Credit Card Rates Go Up, Do You?
When Sen. Lincoln scurried back to Washington D.C. following Tuesday’s results, ostensibly it was to fight any attempts to weaken her (wrongheaded) financial reform bill. Apparently, she is so hell-bent on getting her version, and ONLY her version, through that…
AR-Sen [Follow-Up]: Lincoln Does Not Want Delay On Derivatives Provision Vote
Contrary to some reports, says a spokeperson for Blanche Lincoln, the candidate does not want the Senate to delay its vote on her proposed derivatives reform language. “The only factors delaying passage of this bill are the number of Republican…