[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Here’s what I didn’t get to on a sloooow news day: Jason Tolbert covered the Mike Beebe Campaign Kick-off event today, and noted that the ol’ Gov isn’t singing the same song…
Tag: Tolbert Report
AR Election Line: AR-02 "Safe Griffin"
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — announces the first of two changes in our analysis of U.S. Congressional races. In AR-02, the Election Line moves its rating from…
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Here’s the stuff we didn’t get to today (or yesterday, as the case may be): Blue Arkansas says supporting the DREAM Act and painting Timmy! Griffin as a carpetbagger are winning issues…
There Goes The Neighborhood
In what I can only assume was a momentary lapse in judgment, Jason Tolbert and Roby Brock were kind enough to ask me to play the role of left-leaning contributor on the Arkansas Election Line.
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
According to the Kubler-Ross model, there are five discrete stages people go through when dealing with grief or tragedy: denial (“No…no…this isn’t happening! Lalalalalala, I can’t hear you!!” /sticks fingers in ears), anger (“ARGH! Me smash things! Stupid grief!!! /punches…
AR-02: Well, At Least She Didn't Choose Gilbert Baker, I Guess
Joyce Elliott has picked former opponent Robbie Wills to be her Faulkner County chairperson. (h/t Tolbert Report) While the whole thing is a little surprising, the part that confuses me is why Wills would do it. I mean, if Wills…
AR-02: Debunking The Debunking Of Allegations Against Griffin
I don’t know that I’ve ever mentioned it here, but Jason Tolbert is the one Arkansas conservative/Republican from any form of media that I read consistently; the rest, I read only when Google or a reader points me in the…
In The Blogs: Tolbert Tackles Auto Issue
I was going to chime in a with few thoughts on the StateVehicleGate thing, but I see that Jason Tolbert absolutely nailed it. So I will just link to his post, blockquote some of it, and note that this is…
Econ 101: On Federal Spending And Flawed Analogies
One of the best parts of having a blog — along with the international fame, untold riches, and scores of supermodels — is the ability to jump into other people’s online conversations, even when no one actually asked your opinion. …
AR-Sen: Lincoln "Welcomes" Obama
Earlier today, Jason Tolbert tweeted: Pres. Obama will be in Missouri today to raise money for Carnahan for Senate http://bit.ly/bqN3Oq Will he come to Arkansas for Sen. Lincoln? Well, while we don’t know if President Obama will, it seems that…