Pop quiz: why did Blanche Lincoln miss today’s vote for cloture on the filibuster that is holding up, among other things, the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? “Senator [Blanche] Lincoln didn’t make it back to this vote because she…
Tag: John Boozman (R)
#ARElections: Polls Closing, 7:30pm CST, AR-Sen called
MSNBC Calling AR-Sen for John Boozman (margin unknown). Update: MSNBC buying into the ridiculous lie that Bill Halter’s campaign against Lincoln hurt her to the point that it cost her the race. Weak. I hope to have a post on…
Arkansas Election Line: Auditory Prognosticatin'
Have you been thinking, “gee, I wish there was a way I could hear even more opinions from Matt?” No? Well, regardless, here’s your chance: a discussion on the major races with Roby Brock and Jason Tolbert. (You can also…
Arkansas Election Line: Final 2010 Ratings
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — returns with our final ratings of the 2010 state and federal elections in Arkansas. With one exception, the ratings remain unchanged from…
End-of-Day Miscellany: It's Friday, You Ain't Got No Job…
Loverboy was right; everybody’s blogging for the weekend. Or something like that. Jason Tolbert points to Timmy! Griffin taking his ridiculous radio ad to a television screen near you. No, you are not high1; Tim Griffin is actually making CHARACTER…
End-of-Day Miscellany: "Updates! Getchyer Updates Here!" Edition
I see. So, what you’re saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed, multiphobic personality who is in a constant state of panic, your wife did not leave you; you left her because she … didn’t get to this…
AR-Land Comm: Thurston Gets It
Credit where it’s due: as promised by his campaign earlier today, John Thurston replied to my email. I just spoke with the Ethics Commission. You are absolutely right according to law a PAC must have a registered resident agent. Although,…
AR-GOP: Penny For Your Thoughts?
Last week, I noted that Rep. Mark Martin had illegally accepted a donation from an improperly formed Political Action Committee (PAC), the Twin Lakes Republican Women’s Club. Well, predictably (because PACs generally donate to a bunch of candidates, not just…
AR-Sen: Brummett Makes The One Strong Case For Lincoln
I am not what you would call a big fan of Blanche Lincoln. (The cool kids call that “understatement.”) Other than the fact that there is no way I would consider voting for the poor-blocking lineman from Fort Smith High,…
(Partially) Off-Topic: Shameless Self-Promotion Redux
In which I gratuitously use Anchorman quotes to distract from the navel-gazing nature of this post… “I’m very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.” Week 2 of the NFL season, which means Week…