FYI: We're Not in a Recession

The economy grew .6 in the first quarter of 2008. For the economically illiterate out there (i.e. liberals) a recession is at least 2 consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Here's the link.

Molester Dobbins Committee Assignments

I've been informed that Sharon Dobbins sat on the Children, Aging and Youth Committee as a freshman. According to my sources, there's a 90% chance that an admitted, convicted child molester (Dwayne Dobbins) will be on this committee.

Racism in the Democrat Party and The Democrat Nomination

Check out David Sanders' column.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Requiring Voter ID Constitutional

I read this yesterday and I'm very glad to see that a couple of state reps are already on the case. Greenberg and Woods, Republicans of Little Rock and Springdale, respectively, have already made efforts to pass legislation to require photo IDs for voters. Seems like common sense to me. How else do we prevent what can be a very easy form of voter fraud?

An irony of the case is that it is based on a challenge to an Indiana law, opposed by democrats (surprise, surprise) on the basis that it amounts to voter intimidation to require voters to prove their identity. These are the same democrats who are trying to intimidate and suppress Republican crossovers in the democrat presidential primary in Indiana. Here's the link.

Brummett Treats Obama's Racist, Anti-American Pastor With Kid Gloves

"When he said 'God damn America,' the Rev. Jeremiah Wright mostly performed an over-the-top Mark Twain.

"'Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it,' Twain is credited with saying."

That's how John Brummett opens his odd defense of Barack Hussein Obama's anti-American, racist pastor, Jeremiah Wright. That might be a compelling comparison if the U.S. government was America, but it's not. Wright said "God d*$# America", not God d*#@ the U.S. government.

America is more than some buildings in Washington and government programs and policies. It's you and me. It's the free air we breath. It's the sovereign ground we walk on. It's the freedom we cherish, that our family members and neighbors have fought and died for. When Obama's pastor says "God d&$@ America" he is saying God d#&* us and our freedom and those who have given their life for it. It reminds me of people who say that our flag is just a symbol and it's okay to burn it. They're burning the symbol of the freedom and goodness of our great nation.

Barack's pastor doesn't deserve to breath the free air of this country. He is more free and prosperous than he would be anywhere else on earth because of the greatness of this country which he curses, to say nothing of God, whom he also curses. That and so many other things make Brummett's softie explanation of Wright so off the mark.

Here's the link.

Too Little, Too Late...NOW Barack Denounces His Pastor

Apparently, Barack Obama is the last person on planet Earth to figure out that his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, is an anti-American racist. 20 years in the pew wasn't a big enough hint. The truth is that Barack has been heavily influenced by this racist. His wife does imitations of Wright every time she opens her mouth.

The really juicy news is that the lady who arranged Wright's appearance at the National Press Club, yesterday, is a Hillary supporter. I have to say it was a brilliant move on the Clinton's part. Obama's comments today, in which he finally denounced Wright, are pitiful, especially considering that Obama spent 20 years eagerly lapping up Wright's venomous bile.

Here's the link.

Remember This Next Time Teachers Want a Raise

A new study shows that less and less of our money for education is getting to the classroom. Looks like it's not all for the children.

Here's the link.

Black & Decker Plant Closes in Decatur...Should've Raised Severance Tax on 'Em When We Had the Chance

Here's the link.

Press Release: Conservative Republican Coalition of NWA...I Like It

Just got the following in my inbox.

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Press Advisory Notice Contact: Aaron Wolfe

It's Another Year, But It's the Same Old Song and Dance.

In the Spring of 2006, a group of concerned Republican voters in Northwest Arkansas formed the Conservative Republican Coalition of Northwest Arkansas to address the disturbing trend of candidates posing as conservatives and filing for public office as Republicans.

With the help of our Group, Kathy McFetridge and R. Shawn McGrew, two Democrats running as Republicans, were defeated by Jon Woods and Aaron Burkes, two outstanding conservative representatives.

Again this year the Coalition will be working to inform the voters of Northwest Arkansas of who the actual conservatives are in the Republican Primary. The organization pointed out previously that Tim Summers is actually a Democrat who has switched parties for personal political gain. Today the organization is announcing that we will also oppose Dave Bisbee in his race Benton County Judge.

"Sadly, it has become apparent that Dave Bisbee, candidate for Benton County Judge, can't claim the title of conservative." Wolfe said, "During Bisbee's tenure in the state legislature, he has racked up a record on taxing and spending that would make Ted Kennedy proud. Anyone who says 'There are so many things out there we could possibly tax' doesn't qualify as a fiscal conservative."

"It has also recently come to light that Dave and Linda Bisbee failed to pay their property taxes on time last year." Wolfe said, "Justice of the Peace Chris Glass was correct when he said, 'Not paying your taxes is not something you'd expect for a leader.' If the Bisbees have enough money to own and maintain a $750,000 vacation home in Colorado, why didn't they make the effort to pay their taxes in Arkansas on time--taxes that go to fund our children's educations."

Dave Bisbee's Sales Tax Increase

Dave Bisbee's Gasoline and Diesel Tax Increase

The coalition announced in 2007 that they would be targeting Tim Summers in District 99 and evaluating the positions of others who chose to run.

"Tim Summers is a lifelong Democrat posing as a conservative Republican," said Wolfe, "We are glad that there is an actual conservative running in this race for State Representative, Vickey Boozman. Not only is Summers a lifelong Democrat, but he said he would have supported our Democratic Governor's effort last month to increase the severance tax on natural gas. Boozman has pledged to work to reduce the tax burden on working Arkansans. For conservatives, she is the clear choice in District 99."

"Our organization spent hundreds of man-hours last year working to defeat the candidacies of McFetridge and McGrew last year. We will do the same this coming campaign season. We will expend whatever amount of effort it takes to deny Tim Summers and Dave Bisbee the Republican Party's nomination for the respective offices they seek." Wolfe continued.

The Conservative Republican Coalition of Northwest Arkansas is grassroots organization committed to the conservative principles of limited government, lower taxation, and the traditional values that have made our country great.

RINO ALERT: Candidate Linda Bisbee Insults Opponent For Not Accepting Meals and Gifts From Lobbyists

I'm not quite sure how she thinks this is going to help her.

Here's the link.

Bisbee Fails to Pay Property Taxes

He's all for us paying more, though.
Here's the link.

The End of the New Deal Coalition

This is a fascinating piece by Bill Tucker in the American Spectator.

Operation Chaos in Full Swing: Brummett's Column

Keeping Hillary alive in this race is paying dividends. The democrats are going to have to choose whether they want the queen of baggage to be their nominee or B. Hussein Obama, the same B. Hussein Obama who is friends with a terrorist and whose pastor says "God d*%# America".

If only we had a candidate we could be excited about, instead of a "Republican" whose problems are almost too many to list, problems such as considering leaving the GOP, giving us campaign finance reform, opposing Bush's tax cuts, leading the Gang of 14 against conservative judicial nominees, pushing amnesty for illegal aliens, and, now, pushing a global warming agenda, to name a few. As I told a friend as McCain was sewing up our nomination, every major liberal legislative victory of the last decade had John McCain's name on it.

Brummett's column illustrates the similar frustration of liberals. Given that they gave us McCain, it's some consolation that we've been able to give them troubles with Republicans crossing over to keep Hillary in the race. If only Fred or Mitt were our candidates, we'd be poised for eight more years. This election, win or lose, we lose.

Here's the link.

Revenge: A Huckabee Special

As many of you know, Mike Huckabee is bitter, vengeful man. The proof of this can be seen in his singling out of an Arkansas legislative race to get even with an old nemesis Randy Minton, who dared to tell the truth about Huck's tax and spend record. Minton played a key role in helping to derail Huck's presidential campaign, showing that Huckabee was not the conservative that he claimed to be. Rather, Mike Huckabee is a dishonest, tax and spend liberal.

Here's the link.

Time for a Severance Tax on El Dorado Chemical Plant

Looks like another company is prospering too much. They're taking our precious chemical from our state without paying their fair share. Besides, it won't cost consumers more if raise taxes on these greedy chemical barons.

Here's the link.

New Club For Growth Blog

VP Watch is a new venture of Club for Growth to keep track of the possible Veep choices.

Arkansas Delegation to Arkansans: Federal Government Can't Spare a Dime

Apparently, the federal government can't do without our money. Even as gas prices reach an all time high, they can't let go any of our money to help alleviate our money crunch.

Once again, we have to continue to make budget cuts, but the government can't afford any. These politicians call themselves public servants, but it's really the public that exists to serve them.

Here's the link.

McCain Attacks NC Republicans for Attacking Democrat

Win or lose this November, we lose. John McCain...ugh.

Here's the link.

Hillary: For Gun Control Before She Was Against It

The many faces of Hillary are too numerable to count. She has as many positions as she has campaign stops.

Now it's gun control. She's apparently a supporter of the 2nd Amendment, now. It doesn't a genius to know what a laugh that is.

Gun control: She was for it before she was against it.

Again, I can't help but wonder why her kool aid drinking fans at the Arkansas Times aren't bothered that she's abandoning their pro-gun control positions.

Huckster to Pen Book About Failed Presidential Bid...No Word On Arkansas Journal Chapter

If you need some quotes, Mike, feel free to email me. I bet Victims' Voice, Club for Growth, and David Sanders would be happy to contribute, too, since all of us played such an important role in your campaign. You have to promise not to sick Chuck Norris on us, though. I'll work on some possible titles and covers for you.

Here's the link.

Sanders on Huck's Future Plans

You'd think Mike Huckabee was Ronald Reagan to read about his supporters' machinations for his future. Sanders gives a glimpse of the delusions of Huck's most ardent supporters. It's fascinating and scary.

Here's the link.

Jim Argue: An Elitist to the Last

He's fought for centralized control of Arkansas's schools since he was first elected. Now that he's on his way out, he's making one final push to consolidate the power of the state over local schools.

Here's the link.

Attempted Murder: Spiking a Drink With the Abortion Pill

Here's the link.

Hillary Ekes It Out in PA

I love this. It's just enough to keep going, but not enough to win or even catch up. If only we had a candidate to be excited about.

Common Sense on the Subprime Correction

It's nice to see some common sense.

Here's the link.

Happy Earth Day!!!

I'd like to encourage each of you to enjoy Earth Day, which is today. If you have the opportunity, try the way a friend of mine commemorates it. Each year, he races his SUV into some pristine sylvan paradise, picks out a tree, preferably one with a bird's nest in it, and shoots it down with his shotgun. Now, that's a happy Earth Day.

Pro-Illegal Alien Group, "Friendship" Coalition, Big Donor to Attorney General McDaniel

This is a very interesting finding. It appears that approximately $36,000 has been donated to Dustin McDaniel by numerous people affiliated with the pro-illegal alien group, the "Friendship" Coalition. I have a feeling that the AG isn't going to look too kindly on this, but it says a lot about him. If impartiality is something to be valued, he should refuse and return these contributions, or approve Secure Arkansas's measure.

He's smart enough to know it will win if it gets on the ballot. The tough part is getting the signatures to get it on the ballot, which is why you can expect McDaniel to stall his decision for as long as possible.

Here's the link to the story from Secure Arkansas. Here's a link to Arkansas News' story on it.

As the Snow Piles Up So Does the Irony: Vancouver Earth Day Event Moved Inside Because of Snow

Here's the link.

Arkansas Gets Poor Grade From Environmentalist Kooks

Who cares? Seriously. These goobers suggest that the heavily populated coasts are more environmentally clean than the Natural State. Perhaps they meant that the coasts embrace more radical environmental policy than we. It doesn't seem to be working.

Happy Earth Day!!! Let's go pollute!

Here's the link.

Sanders on Arkansas's Economy

Interesting. Here's the link.

Suffering From ED?

Beebe FOR Federal Deficits

Well, that's certainly one way to look at this. Check out this column from from Roby Brock. Here's the link.

Huck PAC: I've Figured It Out

I just reread the title of the story about Huck's PAC and it makes total sense.

"Huckabee starts PAC to raise money for fellow Republicans"

Huck's kids are Republicans.

Here's the link.

Anti-Justice Group Calls for Panel to End Death Penalty

Here's the link.

Global Warming Strikes Alaska...WITH RECORD SNOWFALL!!!

I saw comments on the ArkTimes blog about how silly it was to quote anecdotal evidence as proof against GLOBAL WARMING!!!. Meanwhile, these eager hoax believers were more than happy to spout that it caused the hurricanes of a few years ago, predicting untold calamaties to follow, because of all the hurricanes that were to come. Somehow they never came, which is also, somehow, proof of GLOBAL WARMING!!!

I was pleased to see that a brave conservative pointed out that Max referred to it as "climate change", instead of GLOBAL WARMING!!! It's interesting to consider the conundrum of liberals. They're so eager to believe in this hoax, even when the evidence against it keeps piling up. Aside from the embarrassing fact that the correlation between carbon and temperature is the exact opposite of what is professed by the propagandists, consider that the latest temperature studies show that we're in the midst of a 1o year cooling period. Numerous low temperature and snowfall records have been broken just this year. Somehow this is proof of manmade GLOBAL WARMING!!! It's become so embarrassing that they've taken to calling it "climate change", which gives them the freedom to blame any fluctuations on us. At that point, though, what's the point? Temperature has always fluctuated, so aside from the impossibility of making a reasonable correlation between our activity and climate change, it doesn't really make a difference because, either way, the temperature was going to fluctuate, with or without us.

But liberals don't expect to be held responsible by facts. All that matters is their intentions, which, like B. Hussein Obama's recent comments about the "need" for an increase in the capital gains tax for the sake of fairness, makes it pretty apparent that they aren't interested in fixing things, just spreading misery. That's liberalism in a nutshell. This current hoax is just one more attempt to push their socialist agenda on us. As always, their solution is to raise taxes, regulate us, and spend our money on feel good projects, regardless of success or need.

Here's the link.

New RINOs Clash With Conservatives in NWA Legislative Races (Guess What...One of the RINOs is a Bisbee)

Perks from lobbyists and tax hikes are the bone of contention. It appears that RINOs Tim Summers is for tax hikes and Linda Bisbee is for both. While their opponents, actual conservatives, Vickey Boozman is opposed to tax hikes, and Duncan Baird is opposed to both. It's nice to have such a clear difference. Conservative vs. liberal RINOs.

Here's the link.

TIME Insults Veterans, Comparing Sacrifice at Iwo Jima to the Global Warming! Hoax

This makes me sick to my stomach. I had family who served on Iwo Jima. I can say with confidence that they would find this to be an insult. It looks like other veterans agree. TIME absolutely needs to apologize unequivocally.

Here's the link.

Secure Arkansas Refiles Ballot Measure

Here's the link.

Steve Clark: This is the Democrat Party

If memory serves, Steve Clark left office as AG in disgrace for using our money as his personal slush fund. Now he's running for mayor of Fayetteville. Why not? He's a democrat, the party of Percy Malone and Dwayne Dobbins. Here's the link.

Headline: "Beebe on Vacation"

...sounds about right. We'll see how he does when things get tough. Given that his main goal in an economic slowdown was a tax increase, I'm afraid to see what he'll do if things get really bad.

But really, I guess this is a little harsh.

Here's the link.

VIDEO: New Huckabee Interview...With CLUB FOR GROWTH!!!

This was certainly an interesting link to find in my inbox: Mike Huckabee sitting down with Nachama Soloveichik of Club For Growth. I'd expect him to sit down for an interview with them right about the same time he did an interview with me.

Hey, that's a thought. Gov, if you're doing interviews with adversaries, let me know. I have a few questions I'd love to ask.

Anyway, the video is on the link. Enjoy.

Here's the link.

Clintons Will Fight To The Finish For Themselves, But Not Against Terrorism...

Hillary has said that she won't quit. She's going to the convention in this race.

As for our military fighting to the finish to secure our safety....well, that's another story.

Brummett on Courtney Henry/Ron Williams Judge Race

Surprise, surprise...judge races can become partisan. FYI, John, being endorsed by Republicans doesn't make someone "nonpartisan", perhaps bipartisan and savvy. It says that Courtney knows that it's important to pick up Republican votes. If anything, she is playing the partisan game very adroitly. She just happened to get caught trying to hide being democrat. If it hadn't been for that, we wouldn't be talking about this.

This is my favorite part: " Henry...finds herself running against a cabal of Hutchinsons and Holtists". As opposed to Williams finding himself running against a cabal of democrat activists who have coopted Republican support? Poor Courtney. I'm sure she's a very nice lady, but John knows this is politics. You'd think she was Joan of Arc.

Oh, in case anyone is wondering, Horace Hardwick is hardly a Republican. That endorsement is as likely to pick up democrat votes.

Here's the link.

Talk About Gay: RINO Schwarzenegger Opposes Gay Marriage Ban

Arnold Schwarzenegger is predicting that a ban on gay marriage will not pass in California. I bet he's wrong, especially considering the wide margins similar measures have passed by in similarly liberal states. Here's the link.

Expelled Coming to Town

I don't know about your town, but Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is coming to Little Rock. Here are the theaters where it's playing in Little Rock. From the previews and interviews I've seen about this I highly recommend it. I'll be watching it this weekend. It opens on Friday.

Breckenridge Stadium 14
Colonel Glenn 18
Riverdale

Huckabee Starts New PAC to Raise Money For Himself, If the Past Is Any Indicator

As he did the last time he started a PAC, Mike Huckabee is claiming that his new one will raise money to help other Republicans. You can bet that it will be used largely to help him. Watch for disclosures showing that he's using it to pay his kids. Here's the link.

Unintended Consequences of Socialized Healthcare

This is a fascinating look at what happens when the government tries to run something that, like almost everything else, ought to be run by a free market. Mike Beebe could take a hint from this. He's supporting Hillary, the last time I checked, anyway. She's the biggest proponent of full-blown socialized healthcare there is.

Here's the link.

Percy Malone: The $3 MILLION Man

I've long known that a number of legislators had a very profitable relationship with state government. Chief among these is Sen. Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia, whose various business interests miraculously acheived revenue in excess of $3 million from the state last year.

The AP has compiled a list of various legislators who have been paid anything by any state agency. Most are benign and paltry amounts for goods and services that appear to be part of the regular course of business. Others deal with such large numbers and uncommon relationships that graft is an obvious assumption.

I'll let you be the judge. Here's the link.

Originally published 4/15/08 at 9:43 a.m.

Obama, Radical Leftist, Calls For Punishment of Achievement

He definitely needs to study basic economics. He could start by reading this.
This is old school leftist class envy from Obama. I thought he was supposed to be the candidate of change and hope. There's nothing uplifting about trying to pull people down to make less successful people feel better, but that's what liberals do. They don't want people to rise from their current circumstances. They want to punish achievers.
Here's the link.

States Consider Releasing Felons To Reduce Expenses...What About Cost of Policing?

This is typical of short-sighted democrats. This is right up there with raising taxes in response to a slowing economy. Brilliant. Here's the link.

Wal-Mart Sells Out the Second Amendment

Sam Walton is rolling over in his grave. As a great admirer of Mr. Walton, I can tell you that I don't believe he would stand for this assault on the 2nd Amendment.

Wal-Mart caved to the demands of a
"bipartisan" group of mayors, calling themselves "Mayors Against Illegal Guns".

The group gleefully announced the deal today in a press conference in Washington, D.C. The irony, as usual, is that, until recently, the nation's capital was the most anti-2nd Amendment city in the country and still maintains its status as the most dangerous city in terms of gun violence.

Wal-Mart's plan will include a more complex system for selling firearms. If other gun stores were required to do what Wal-Mart is doing, many wouldn't be able to do it, because of the cost of implementing such an onerous system.

Wal-Mart gave this radical anti-gun group a platform to announce demands for a further effort to close the so-called gun show loophole.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Leftist-NY, made the fallacious statement that the gun show loophole allows vendors to sell "twenty" guns to anyone without a background check. As someone who has purchased firearms at gun shows, I can testify that that is an outright lie. It's propaganda.

The group exploited the deaths of students at Virginia Tech, ignoring the fact that a single concealed carry permit holder on campus could have saved many lives. Unfortunately, it's illegal to carry firearms on college campuses, so the law abiding citizens left them at home. Ironically, the killer did not observe this typically flawed gun law.

It is sickening that Wal-Mart would share the stage with a group such as this which is diametrically opposed to the views and values of the vast majority of its faithful and ordinary shoppers. I was going to Wal-Mart tonight for some groceries, but I think I'll go Krogering, instead.

Here's the link.

Poor Loser Mike Huckabee Blaming Anyone But Himself

What a baby.

Those of us who know Mike Huckabee won't be surprised to learn that Mike Huckabee is blaming evangelical leaders for his loss of the Republican race. The Huckster never takes responsibility. He's a paranoid narcissist.

It's obviously somebody else's fault that he didn't win. It couldn't possibly be the fact that Mike Huckabee is a tax and spend liberal of the highest order.

Here's the link.

Time for a Severance Tax on Big Water

This from one of my favorite readers and it's a superb satire of the folly of the severance tax.

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It's high time that we put a severance tax on another of our precious resources, the Sparta aquifer in east Arkansas is used to irrigate crops.

Here's why we should raise the severance tax on our most precious natural resource. Water is a precious resource that is being taken from the state by rich farmers and farm corporations, and the people of Arkansas receive nothing.

Farm commodities are at record prices, so you know these greedy farmers can afford it. It won't cause an increase in the prices of farm commodities forArkansas consumers, because the cost will be spread over a national marketplace. We could use the funding to restore our wetlands, rivers, and streams that are being damaged by farmers.

This is especially important considering that these greedy farmers are using our water, our precious natural resource, to produce crops to be shipped out of the state. Many of the farms using our water are large out of state corporations, who are exploiting our natural resource. It's time that they pay the state for the privilege.

Here are some links to info on the Sparta Aquifer: 1 and 2.

Courtney Henry, Liberal Democrat

I really didn't want to do anything else about this Washington county judge race, but a number of trusted friends have been very persistent and persuasive that I should. After reviewing the evidence, it's pretty clear that Courtney Henry is a liberal democrat. She has consistently voted in democrat primaries, including the most recent presidential primary, which means that she voted for either Hillary or Obama.

On the other hand, Ron Williams, her opponent, has consistently voted in Republican primaries.

There's more to it than that, but primary voting is a strong indicator not just of party affiliation, but of strong party affiliation. Follow the link to a pdf showing the voting habits Courtney Henry and Ron Williams.

Henry_Williams.pdf

Dastardly Duo: Mike and Morril

This is who we should be fighting.