Good Idea of the Week: State Constitutional Amendment To Require Secret Ballots For Union Elections

Here's the link.

Cigarette Sales Tax: Hey, It's Not Our Money, Anyway. It's The Government's...

...we should just be thankful they let us keep some of it, right?

Rep. Gene Shelby, D-Hot Springs, is calling for a 50 cent increase in the cigarette tax to fund a proposed trauma center. There's always some noble reason to bilk the taxpayers of Arkansas. This is just the latest.

Besides, he knows what's best for us better than we do.

Here's the link.

Liberalism On The March: Oregon Considers Tax On Driving, To Track Cars Via Satellite

Here's the link.

ACLU Suing Tradition...

That's basically what they do, anyway. Again, liberals resort to the courts because of their inability to win democratically.

Here's the link.

UK Telegraph: "2008: The Year Man-Made Global Warming Was Disproved"

I received this from one of my favorite readers, last night.

The evidence keeps piling up against this hoax. We're going to have to sue for damages perpetrated in the name of this hoax.

Here's the link.

RNC Flap: Barack the Magic Negro...What's the Big Deal?

If you listen to the song, you'll see that it was a liberal who called Obama the "magic negro". It was part of a contention by intellectual liberals that Obama wasn't black enough.

Here's the link.

Grumblings In House About Percy Malone Sending Out Christmas Gifts...While Malone Continues To Reap Benefits From Massive State Contracts

I corresponded yesterday with disgruntled legislators about Sen. Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia, playing Santa Claus sending out gifts other legislators. The reaction I heard was of palpable disgust at the legislator who single-handedly has reaped more than any other legislator from the taxpayers of Arkansas.

Malone has largely been able to escape scrutiny for the numerous state contracts he holds. It is doubtful that he would have been able to reap the rewards he has if it weren't for his senate seat. If I understand correctly, legislators aren't allowed to hold jobs with the state, yet Malone has been able to skirt this prohibition by arranging lucrative contracts for himself at taxpayer expense.

Malone sending out gifts was perceived by his fellow legislators as lobbying by Malone, who is very unpopular among many legislators, who question the ethics of dealings with the state.

Paul Chesser On KARN's Dave Elswick Show With David Sanders Talking About GLOBAL WARMING!!! Hoax Commission

Tune in. Chesser is an expert on the lies of GLOBAL WARMING!!!

Here's the link.

Disappearing Daylight: Computer Models Show Daylight Will Be Gone By Next Summer At Current Rate

Have you noticed that the leaves have fallen off the trees and birds have disappeared?

Here's the link.

Center For Climate Strategies...The Shadowy Force Behind Destroying America Through GLOBAL WARMING!!! Propaganda

Thanks to a reader who is involved with a watchdog group that keeps an eye on CCS's misdeeds for this information.

CCS has infiltrated Arkansas and is actively seeking to subvert the freedoms of Arkansans by helping push onerous taxes, regulations, and programs on us in the name of this hoax.

Here's the link.

Is Honeymoon Over For Gov. Beebe?

Andrew DeMillo has an interesting look at the guv's style and whether it will work in this session when economics aren't all flowers and sausages.

Here's the link.

Snyder Not Running For Reelection?

I've heard for quite some time that Congressman Vic Snyder might not run for reelection as he turns his attention to his growing family. It would certainly make for some interesting speculation as to who might replace him. That would be a real race. Would republicans have a shot this time around? Bud Cummins was probably only defeated because of high Clinton reelection turnout in 1996, but no GOP candidate since has been able to make a serious challenge to Snyder.

David Sanders' latest column delves into this interesting speculation.

Here's the link.

Steyn: GM Funds Health Benefits For Over 1 MILLION, Only Has 96,000 Employees

Think that might have something to do with it's overhead problems? I'm sure Max and his cronies are still fixated on the myth that Toyota pays its employees more.

This column by Mark Steyn is eye opening.

Here's the link.

Dingy Harry Reid Faces Uphill Battle For Reelection

That's one more piece of good news this holiday season.

Here's the link.

Sanders' Christmas Book Recommendations

Here's the link.

Newsweek: Can Obama Save Capitalism?

Could Karl Marx save capitalism? What would make anyone think Obama knows anything about capitalism? What has he ever done as a participant in capitalism other than be a consumer?

Here's the link.

The Real Meaning of "Christ"mas

Let's remember that Christmas isn't about presents or Santa Claus. It's about birth of Christ. The Son of God became a man, died for our sins and rose from the dead so that we could have eternal life.

Luke 2:1-20

1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5. To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Merry Christmas! One Year Later, Max Brantley and Environmentalists Still Trying To Push High Energy Costs On Arkansans

Here's my post from last year.

Here they are today still pushing their hoax on us and trying to kill affordable energy.

Merry Christmas and Thank You, to Our Boys in Iraq and Afghanistan

Despite what some idiots said, who have long since forgotten that they said it and are on to new reasons to oppose America's successful war in Iraq, our troops have won. Freedom isn't free. Stupidity apparently grows on trees, though.

As we're opening presents in the comfort of our homes, let's remember those who're away from their families keeping us safe and free.

Merry Christmas.

Princella Smith: Young Republican and Rising Star

Check out this fascinating story in the Arkansas Times about a young lady who should make you proud.

Here's the link.

Still Support Abortion? Watch This

If you still do after watching this, you either don't have a brain or you don't have a heart.

Here's the link.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! Strikes, Again, With Record Global Cooling!!!

This one's good: All of Canada is expected to have a white Christmas for the first time in 37 years. As the snow piles up, so does the irony.

Europe is experiencing a severe cold front as Christmas approaches.

Oh, and this one is great! Beijing, China just recorded it's coldest December day in 57 YEARS!!! How's that for GLOBAL WARMING!!!?

"Holiday" Greetings

To All My Democrat Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
To My Republican Friends:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Despite What Brantley Says, Unions Will Be a Big Issue For Blanche

Max Brantley and other liberals think the solution to our economic malaise is to become more like Michigan, which has been destroyed by unions and democrat politicians put in office by unions. It's chilling to think that anyone would be in power who could lead us down that road, a road which is strewn with dying Northern states as ill omens and warnings for others not to follow.

Unfortunately, as of now, the best Senator Lincoln can muster is that such devastating legislation as card check isn't "necessary". That's like saying the plague isn't necessary because you can't figure out if you should be for it or against it.

Here's the link.

Scandal, Vengeance, and Fat Cats: Barry Hyde Flying High

Rep. Barry Hyde, D-North Little Rock, got his way on a vote recently to make the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics the only state agency that is required to report its flight activities monthly to a legislative oversight committee. The move was the second effort to hamstring the department which denied a grant to repair damaged hangars at the North Little Rock Airport earlier this year, the airport where Hyde stores his personal plane. Turns out the airport had insurance, as you might expect.

His first attempt to punish the department came in the form of a move to defund the department's airplane, a move for which he has offered no explanation. This kind of tyrannical browbeating is very disturbing, especially considering that it appears that he was after payback for the department declining to give the grant.

It really gets interesting given the rumors that have been circulating for quite some time about Hyde using his plane to fly Speaker-elect Robbie Wills around the state during his bid to win the speaker's race. Wills of course won and Hyde has been named to an important committee chairmanship by Wills. The question of Hyde's aerial chauffeuring of Wills was brought up in the committee hearings last week by Sen. Ruth Whitaker, R-Cedarville, who repeated the same rumor with less detail.

If Hyde did fly Wills around, the ethical questions involved are troubling, if unclear. He obviously could not fly candidates around gratis in a normal election, since the in-kind contribution would probably exceed contribution limits. Should the same rule not apply to the speaker's race? Currently I am not aware of any special rules that would apply, like campaign finance rules, except for rules that govern the receipt of gifts. Seldom are the gifts to legislators received from other legislators, as legislators prefer to be on the receiving end of gifts.

Those ethical questions, coupled with his attempts to take out the Department of Aeronautics at the knees, offer a troubling glimpse into the kind of behavior Rep. Hyde thinks is acceptable for a legislator. His modus operandi of seeking revenge and, possibly, greasing the skids and skirting state ethics laws is chilling. He appears to think he's some sort of dictator who can do what he wants, both by exacting revenge and by flaunting what might be an ethical loophole by behaving in what appears to be what one could fairly describe as unethical, but uncharted, behavior.

I'll keep you posted about this as it develops. Who knows if this is the end of Mr. Hyde's revenge and it's going to be very interesting to see if he was taking advantage of Sen. Whitaker's slip in describing his flights as occurring during public (as opposed to intra-legislative) elections. He was very careful in his wording in how he responded to her. That leads me to believe that the rumors that have been circulating for some time are true about him providing Speaker Wills with use of his private plane.

We shall see.

Here's the link.

Soviets Crack Down On Protesters

I'm sure we're supposed to be friends with these thugs.

Here's the link.

Sanders' Christmas Wishes

Now, all I need is a picture of David in a festive Christmas sweater. This is really good, though.

Here's the link.

Big Brother Is Here To Help

State Senator Kim Hendren biennially runs nanny state legislation aimed at helping us Arkansans who are too stupid to live our lives without the government.

Once again, he's running his bill requiring only hands free cell use while driving law. FYI: I, like everybody I know, have been driving while using a handheld cellphone for years and I've never had an accident while using it. I think you'll find that the vast majority of people who have accidents while using a cellphone are among the people who are already having more accidents anyway, but who cares about that? We have people who need to be controlled.

The motorcycle helmet law was just repealed ten or more years ago. Now, I really don't see why motorcycle drivers can't endanger themselves at their own risk.

Now, I know this won't smooth things over with Senator Hendren, but I do, personally, like him a good deal. I just don't see why Arkansans should be forced to live their lives a certain way because a senator says so.

Democrat Culture of Corruption Continues: Democrat Official In Ohio Resigns Over Gestapo-Like Investigation of Joe the Plumber

Helen Jones-Kelley, pictured here at the scene of the crime?, has resigned from her cushy state job, after having invaded the privacy of Joe the Plumber.

Here's the link.

Brummett On GOP Prospects

This is interesting.

Here's the link.

AP: Impeachment 10 Years Later...Asa: No Regrets

That's good to hear considering it's a stupid question to ask Asa if he regrets doing the right thing.

Here's the link.

Animal Cruelty Bill Gives Animals More Protection Than HUMAN Children

Here's the link.

Liberal Response To Slow Economic Times...Raise Taxes...NY State Proposes 88 New Taxes

This is the liberal "solution" to slow economic times...raise taxes and worsen the economic situation.
It's important to realize that liberals view our money as theirs. When they think they don't have enough, they take more from us. They don't care that we need our money more in slow economic times. They think government budgets are more important than our household budgets.

That's why Governor Beebe isn't proposing massive spending cuts and returning the surplus to us, the taxpayers. As far as he's concerned, it's his money, not ours. Government simply cannot do with less, so we have to.

Here's the link.

Duggars Make It 18

Congratulations!

Here's the link.

"Trial" Set For Coal Plant

"Trial"? "Trial"? It's the environmentalists who should be on trial for assaulting freedom in the name of a hoax.

"Coal-fired power plants are among the chief sources of greenhouse gases, which are blamed for global warming."

FYI: GLOBAL WARMING!!! is a HOAX!

Here's the link.

Liberalism On The March: Fat Tax in NY

That's liberalism for you. They want to run your life for you.

Here's the link.

Clintons Received Tens of Millions in Payoffs From Foreigners...Where's The Outrage?

Why is it okay to receive tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments if you're not still in the White House, but not if you are?

Here's the link.

Conservative Icon Paul Weyrich Passes Away at 66

I was saddened to hear that Paul Weyrich passed away today. He had been in poor health for years. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Weyrich on a number of occasions over the years. I have to say that the last time I saw him, which was several years ago, I was stunned by his frail condition. I was not surprised to find him still resolute and steadfast in his principles.

Here's a short statement from Phyllis Schlafly.

The Wall Street Journal has a more thorough obituary.

Last, but not least, Morton Blackwell, who knew him well, offered a fitting eulogy to his longtime friend. If you really want to know him well, read Morton's thorough tribute.

Mr. Weyrich was 66. His lived a profound life and left a legacy for Conservatives as one of the original founders of the Conservative Movement. He was, specifically, a founder of Heritage Foundation, the original and premier Conservative think tank, and the Free Congress Foundation. On a strategic level, he thought in terms of the grand scheme of the Conservative Movement, looking to create a system for disseminating Conservatism to the American people, including promoting Conservatives in a media, which was once monolithically liberal.

We are all better for his life, though many never knew him or knew his name. The Conservative Movement is what it is in large part because of his vision and leadership.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! Strikes Las Vegas With Biggest Snow Storm In 30 Years!!!

Oh, and then there's MALIBU which also got hit by a freak snow storm.

All over the country, people are seeing freak snow storms, not just earlier than normal, but on a larger scale than usual.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! continues to bring Global Cooling on a massive scale.

Here's the link.

DEMOCRAT Culture of Corruption: $50 BILLION Ponzi Schemer Major Democrat Donor

Just like the mortgage mess, created by and defended by democrats, this Ponzi scheme, the largest private Ponzi scheme in history, is covered with democrats who eagerly accepted this guy's stolen money.

They should be required to cough up every penny he donated.

Here's the link.

Arkansas Electors Back CONSTITUTION

There is still a movement towards abolishing the only thing that makes small states like Arkansas important in presidential elections, the electoral college.

Here's the link.

Sanders on Former Farm Bureau Chief Challenging Blanche

This is starting to shape up as what might be an interesting race.

Here's the link.

UPDATE: Lincoln Responds To Griffin Challenge

Recently, former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin suggested that he might run for U.S. Senate against Blanche Lincoln, specifically mentioning her wishy washy position on the pro-union card check legislation.

No sooner was his suggestion published than Blanche decided she better issue a statement. Unfortunately, Blanche can't seem to muster anything more than another wishy washy statement. She can't quite bring herself to call this payoff to the Big Labor special interest by her party what it is. If passed, card check will radically tilt the playing field in favor of languishing private sector unions. Businesses will have almost no ability to respond to union "elections", which unions will be able to hold without notice.

According to Lincoln, card check isn't "necessary". That's a real tough stand, Senator. As usual, she left herself open to the possibility that she may change her mind. Saying card check isn't necessary is like saying that she doesn't support giving criminals the right to rob banks because it isn't necessary. Card check will allow unions to hold "elections" without notice, not just to employers, but also to 49% of the workforce. All they'll have to do is get 51% of the workforce to support forming a union shop and it's done. The employer and the other 49% need not know about it until it's over. The proper response is that this is terrible, not that it isn't necessary. Ugh.

Griffin barely mentioned his interest and Blanche is already running scared. Keep it up, Tim.

UPDATE: I just reached Griffin for comment: "I am glad to see Sen. Lincoln is reconsidering her position on card check legislation."

Here's the link.

No "Windfall Profits" Tax A Good Thing Now That Oil Is Plummeting

How exactly would the oil companies continue exploration if the government had punished them for being in business? I don't see democrats rushing to lower taxes because those "windfall profits" are plummeting (disappearing).

Griffin For U.S. Senate

It's good to see some new blood in the mix for the GOP. Liberals hating him is a good sign, too.

Here's the link.

Faces Of Lawsuit Abuse

FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org is an eye opening resource about the destructive effects of our overly litigious society.

It's not likely to happen for several more years, but we need to remedy this with serious tort reform, including indispensably a loser pays mechanism.

AP: Global Cooling PROOF Of GLOBAL WARMING!!!...?

I'm serious. What isn't a proof of GLOBAL WARMING!!!?

Any comment, Kathy?

Here's the link.

Liberalism On The March: Liberals Kill Christmas At UNC

Yea, liberalism... Who needs Christmas, anyway?

Gotta hand it to those libs, they're so religious (about their irreligion).

Here's the link.

SWEPCO Exec Tired Of Harassment...Rightfully So

It's remarkable how much abuse these poor people are getting for having the gall to bring us the modern convenience of electricity.

They're bending over backwards to accommodate these environmentalist thugs and it's never enough. There has been no demonstration of any damage from the existing coal plants in Arkansas and yet we are subjected to the mind-bending torture of having to take these kooks seriously.

SWEPCO's management would never put it that way. They're much too polite for that. It's ridiculous that a vocal (and minuscule) minority is nearly able to thwart the overwhelmingly popular desire of the vast majority of Arkansans to have abundant power.

The standard for opposing this new plant is basically that it will hurt the environment. What's the evidence? Basically, "because we said so." The GLOBAL WARMING!!! hoax is the standard line. That's a debate which isn't being noticed by the media in Arkansas and is completely ignored by the kooks perpetrating it. These kooks are given a complete pass on the issue. The overwhelming evidence is to the contrary, but we're still subjected to this myth as gospel proof (minus the proof) that we should stop being Americans and living in an advanced civilization.

I feel your pain and I'm sorry you have to put up with this nonsense, SWEPCO. I'm especially sorry for Arkansans who are busy living there lives unaware that a handful of hippie kook tyrants are fast at work trying to turn Arkansas into energy starved California, just because they say so.

Here's the link.

Idiot Iraqi "Journalist" Hurls Shoe and Insults At His Liberator

A very wise reader of mine sent me the following commentary on this.

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I would venture to say that, presented with the stark possibility of Saddam's resurrection, most Iraqis, except Baath Party holdovers, would run to President Bush. In the meantime, they are subject to the foolishness of having the luxury of being ignorant, just as Europe and much of the rest of the world is.

That moron went a long way toward letting the rest of Iraq know how grateful they should be to President Bush, considering Saddam would've killed and raped that idiot's whole family for that little insult.

I happen to know a few Iraqis and they are indeed very grateful to President Bush.

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Here's the link.

Separate, But Equal, By Design

Apparently, Chicago is opening a school for gay kids. Can you imagine if they opened a school for Christian kids?

Here's the link.

Legislators Bilking Taxpayers For More Personal Expenses

It's truly disturbing the way legislators view per diem and mileage as an entitlement. It's not a reimbursement for them. It's income that they maximize.

Between those little perquisites and free meals from lobbyists, they make a LOT more than the average Arkansan realizes. They average over $30,000 per year in tax free income. That's more than the average Arkansan makes BEFORE taxes and that's not the half of it once you factor in salary and "office expenses".

I haven't heard yet if the mileage reimbursement has been adjust down since the price of fuel dropped recently, but I bet it didn't. Inexpensive Capitol Hill apartments, with free utilities, cable, and internet, are also a nice little perk.

Meanwhile, Arkansas taxpayers struggle to make ends meet in a struggling economy. No wonder these fat cats aren't in any hurry to turn back the generous amounts they take from us in taxes. We're keeping them in high style.

Public servants, indeed.

Here's the link.

New GOP Hero: American (Vietnamese Immigrant) Beats Corrupt DEMOCRAT Congressman in Louisiana

You want to read a great American story? Joseph Cao and his family are it. Barack Obama's got nothing on this freedom-loving American, I'm serious. Cao actually had to struggle to get where he is.

Thanks to my favorite reader for sending this along.

Here's the link.

Sanders Takes A Humorous Look At Facebook Phenomenon

Here's the link.

Huge U.S. Oil And Gas Reserves Still Untapped

From the American Petroleum Institute, here's a fascinating study of our untapped reserves. The next time oil and gas skyrockets like it did recently it could be worse than it was this time. If we prepare as we ought to, we can prevent that for a long time.

Here are a few highlights of this study:US natural gas production could increase by 5.34 billion cubic feet per day, or the equivalent of 61 percent of the expected natural gas imports in 2030.

· Development of resources in moratoria areas and other places currently off limits could lift U.S. crude oil production by as much as 2 million barrels per day in 2030, offsetting nearly a fifth of the nation’s imports. .

· Development of these resources could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue in the form of royalties and taxes.

Here's the link.

650 Prominent Scientists Dispute GLOBAL WARMING!!! As UN Declares Hoax Proven Beyond A Doubt

Why no debate in Arkansas?

We are expected to keep a straight face when this hoax is discussed by an official state commission. Unfortunately, this issue is being given a complete pass with NO debate as if it isn't the hoax it is.

This report, by the way includes signers of the UN IPCC who now disagree with the hoax of man-made GLOBAL WARMING!!!

Here's the link.

Here's the UN making it's ignorant declaration.

Webb Wins

Been working all day. Really out of it. I meant to attend the RPA state committee meeting, but duty called.

It appears that Doyle Webb won. I will try to withhold judgment, but it appears that we have elected more of the same. I personally like Doyle, but he doesn't seem to be the (or an) agent of change which the party needs so badly. And then there's the issue of a paid chairman... It's ridiculous. I don't know how else to describe it.

Here's the link.

Meet Murray Rothbard

I thought there might be some of you who would be interested in some economic common sense, Austrian style.

Here's the link.

Freshmen Legislators Finish Disorientation

Here's the link.

Liberalism On the March: Rhode Island Wants to Tax Drivers...For Driving

And you thought communism was bad. This is what liberals want to do and it's being taken seriously...and might even happen.

Liberals are elitists. They want to tell us how to live our lives, because we're too stupid. It must be a real ego trip to be the "smart" people who get to tell people what to eat, think, say, and do.

Here's the link.

UAW Union Costs Big Three $70/Hour, Crippling American Auto Industry

FYI: GM sold as many cars as Toyota last year. GM made a $37 BILLION loss. Toyota made a $17 BILLION profit.

The Big Three aren't building cars nobody wants. They're being choked to death by Big Labor.

If you're interested a detailed analysis of the effects of UAW's onerous contracts, read the study from James Sherk at the Heritage Foundation.

It's pretty apparent when you realize how much unions contributed to the election of democrats why this fact is being ignored by Congress in its hearings about the auto bailout. This isn't a bailout of American auto manufacturers. It's a bailout of Big Labor, which has killed Michigan and much of the American North by Northeast and is choking the auto industry to death as we speak.

Is it really good for workers for unions to kill the companies they work for?

Here's the link.

New U.S. Capitol Visitor's Center Intentionally Omits America's Christian Heritage, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Motto

Well, it actually incorrectly describes "E Pluribus Unum" as the national motto, when it is actually "In God We Trust". Funny, how can people at the U.S. Capitol not know what the national motto is? Isn't that convenient?

It's not really surprising when you hear that Harry Reid, Dumocrat-NV, described the new center as a "temple".

Here's the link.

ArkTimes: Terrorist Bill Ayers Speaks...Max Silent

I was completely flabbergasted by the deafening silence from Max Brantley in his recent posting of the farcical justifications by liberal terrorist Bill Ayers. What's (perhaps) worse is the blithe dismissal of Ayers as no big deal by Max's idiot liberal readers.

It is truly disturbing the degrees to which these aging hippies will go to justify their incomprehensible beliefs. Defending, dismissing, and ignoring Ayers, a liberal Timothy McVeigh, says far more about the literal lunacy of the Left than I could ever say. I am truly, deeply disturbed by this.

Ayer's own justifications of being a terrorist are just as lunatic as those of Osama bin Laden. He makes it sound like he was doing us a favor by bombing the Pentagon. That's because he thinks he is doing us a favor. He hates American strength and greatness as do all liberals.

Even Obama had to pretend that he thought Bill Ayers' acts were as reprehensible as they were, because sane people see how evil Ayers is. I guess Max and his readers are more deranged than I thought. I didn't see them crying for Timothy McVeigh when he was executed. If he had been an avowed liberal, who attacked the Pentagon or the CIA, McVeigh would be a hero of the Left, too. But he attacked a non-military federal bureaucracy, which is basically like attacking liberalism.

Here's the link.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! Causes Freak Snowfall in New Orleans...

Again, I have to point out the irony of GLOBAL WARMING!!! When it's hot or there are lots of hurricanes it's portrayed as proof that this hoax is true. When freak snow storms occur or we experience the coldest year in years it proves nothing, apparently.

Aside from the embarrassing climate circumstances, the science is overwhelmingly in opposition to this hoax which has its own official state commission.

Here's the link.

Save Arkansas Taxpayers Money and Hassle...Move Presidential Primary Back To May

I've been saying this since we found out that being an early primary doesn't necessarily help us become more prominent. It does, however, cost Arkansas taxpayers huge amounts of money for no good reason.

Here's the link.

Ridin' The Fence: Beebe Takes Middle Of The Road On Coal Plants..."Doesn't Have Authority"...How 'Bout "It's A BAD Idea"?

Here's the link.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! Causes First Snow Yesterday in 64 YEARS in Houston

How can this be? Why is every storm or warm spell proclaimed by Algore as proof of this hoax, but every abnormal cold snap is ignored (especially those that coincide with a hoax rally)?

Here's the link.

Sanders' Predictions About the Obama Administration

Here's the link.

Climate Scientists: GLOBAL WARMING!!! Causes 2008 To Be The Coldest Year In A Decade...Meanwhile, State Has "Global Warming" Commission

Look for Kathy Webb and others to start referring to the GLOBAL WARMING!!! Commission as the "Climate Change" Commission in the future.

At what point are Arkansans going to say, "ENOUGH! with this bogus propaganda?" It is sooo ridiculous for Kathy and the rest of these environmentalist do-badders to insult our intelligence with this excuse for their massive government expansion plans.

It's not going to work. We are going to stop this. Man is not causing GLOBAL WARMING!!! For the rest of the legislators out there, know that you will be held responsible for what you push on us in the name of this hoax.

Here's the link.

Democrats Moving to SOCIALIZE America...Starting With Banks, Then Big 3

What do you think would've happened if the democrats had actually told the American voters about this before the election? This is what we're getting thanks to people voting for "hope" and "change". We're certainly going to get change.

Here's the link.

DEMOCRAT Culture of Corruption Continues...Corrupt Illinois Governor Arrested For Attempting To Sell Obama's Senate Seat

You'll notice that Max somehow forgot to mention that Blagojevich is a DEMOCRAT.

Here's the link.

Big Brother Is Watching: New Scanners Read ID Without Citizens Knowing

Isn't that reassuring? The government can keep track of you without you even knowing...

Here's the link.

Liberalism Claims A Company With Arkansas Ties...Pilgrim's Pride Files Chapter 11 Because of High Feed Costs (Thank You, Ethanol Subsidies)

Here's just one more example of what liberalism does. They think they know better than consumers so they had to subsidize ethanol, driving feed prices up for poultry and cattle producers...driving some of them out of business.

Like all liberal failures, their motives were (supposedly) pure, so they can't possibly be blamed for something that shouldn't surprise anyone. Liberals don't even have a tenuous grasp on economics, so I still can't fathom that we allow them to create more subsidies. If a product was commercially viable, it wouldn't SUBSIDIES!

Here's the link.

Fredsense: What Might've Been

Here's a link to FredPAC.

A Year Later...Arkansas Liberals Still Pushing For Higher Energy Costs

Since Max is trashing Governor Beebe over this, I can't help but give the Governor credit. He is putting the needs of Arkansans before the greedy demands of environmental hoaxers. Liberals are pushing for Arkansas to become like California, complete with rolling black outs and brown outs. How did California get that way, you might ask? They gave into liberal demands to stop building new power plants.

A year ago I covered these grinchy liberals making this demand. They're still pushing it, today. What is the reasoning for this? GLOBAL WARMING!!! That's right, folks. A hoax is being used as the justification for forcing you to pay more for your utilities. Supposedly, traditional coal powered plants are destroying the environment. For some strange reason, these kooks can't produce any evidence to show how the existing plants are hurting people who live near them. Perhaps, somebody has asthma who lives nearby, but that could be true anywhere in the state.

What this comes down to is that liberals are perpetuating a hoax to control what people and businesses do. That's all it boils down to.

Here's the link.

Retired Marine/Father of U.S.S. Cole Victim Banned From Visiting Son's Grave At Arlington Because of Anti-Terrorist Decals

Thanks to a reader for sending me this. It's an outrage.

Here's the link.

Economic Nonsense: Sales Tax Cut Not Good Economically? For Whom?

"Reducing the sales tax on groceries would narrow the sales tax base, which is not a good idea during the current recession..."

That's a paraphrase of what an economist said about cutting the grocery sales tax. He also asserted that it wasn't a good idea to enact a sales tax holiday. For whom are these tax cuts not a good thing, I have to ask?

This economists reasoning is that it will reduce revenue for the state, which supposedly isn't a good idea in a recession. I am absolutely flabbergasted by this nonsense. It is during an economic downturn that the government should be more willing to do without, not just for moral reasons. The government does NOT produce or create economic growth, whereas taxpayers do. It therefore makes more sense to have money in the hands of producers in an economic downturn than in the hands of economic consumers (the government).

The existence of government is not a worthy goal compared to the survival of taxpayers. We, taxpayers, do not exist to sustain the government. The government exists to provide very basic services for us. If you buy the notion that the government generating revenue is the important economic goal, then this economist is right. If, however, you believe that it is far better for taxpayers to survive and thrive, then he is way off, suggesting that the government can't do with less.

It's time for the government to do with a lot less and stop making us do with less.

Here's the link.

I TOLD YOU SO...Natural Gas Prices Continue To Drop...Chesapeake Scaling Back...Should've Raised Severance Tax More

It's never too late, though. We could raise the severance tax more since the price of natural gas is down and it's not going to produce as much revenue for the government as hoped, which is the reason why natural gas businesses exist (to produce revenue for the government).

It's not possible, I'm sure, that raising the costs of natural gas drillers (severance tax) hurt the industry in any way, though.

FYI, I told you this would happen. It was all the way back in March that I pointed out that the price of natural gas has NEVER stayed above $8 for an extended period. Somehow, we were sold a bill of goods that it would stay high forever. Of course, it's easy to predict that what goes up must come down, but I was saying this when all the experts were saying it was going to go up forever. Also all the way back in March, that I explained the economics of the oil bubble.

Here's the link.

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Costs 8.75 Times More Than Original Estimate: $621 MILLION

Do we really want to put people in charge of the economy who don't blink an eye at spending 875% more than they originally budgeted for a visitor center. It reminds me of our $600,000+ visitor center at the Arkansas Capitol. These are same kind of politicians who say they can't afford to cut our taxes.

Here's the link.

GOP Continues To Win Seats...Picks Up 2 For Congress in Louisiana

The saga of the democrat Culture of Corruption continues with the election loss of corrupt democrat congressman William Jefferson. Here's the link.

Sanders On the Future of the GOP in Arkansas

This is timely with the RPA chairmanship race heating up.

Here's the link.

Obama Planning 2nd Great Depression: Massive Infrastructure (Make-Work) Projects? Are You Kidding Me? Stupid!

This is absolutely, positively stupid. Taking capital out of the hands of the private sector (productive hands) and putting it in the hands of government bureaucrats (consumers) is the stupidest economic idea in history and has been proven to be folly EVERY time it's been tried.

Here's the link.

Al Franken Is Crazy...Wants Forensic Test On Ballots

Minnesota is sooo lucky that they found out Al Franken is crazy, now, with him likely to lose the recount currently under way, instead of with him walking in the U.S. Senate.

Here's the link.

33 Minutes...Who Needs A Missile Shield, Anyway?

This is especially poignant on the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Here's the link.

December 7, 1941---"A Day Which Shall Live in Infamy"

On this day, 67 years ago, Pearl Harbor was mercilessly and treacherously attacked by the imperial Japanese navy. They woke up a sleeping giant and many of them didn't live to regret it.

7 years and a few months ago, al Qaeda made the same grave mistake.

California Going Bankrupt...How Come Governments Never Seem to Consider CUTTING BACK?...But, Of Course, They're More Than Willing To Make Us Cut Back

What will probably happen is that the rest of us, who haven't been irresponsible, will have to bail out Cawleefornia, too.

Here's the link.

FoxNews Wallace Defends Reason/President Bush Against Insults From Ron Howard

Here's the link.

Best Educational Value in America (The World)

For those of you who are worried about the cost of education, I wanted to let you know about the greatest free (or paid, for that matter) education available in America (or the world).

Thanks, Rush.

Arkansas No Bid Contracts: No Wonder We Can't "Afford" All The Spending Govt Wants

Yesterday, I brought you the story about the governor complaining that the state can't afford all the things it "needs", even with a surplus. It's no wonder now that we find out that the state has been signing unconstitutional no bid contracts.

Here's the link.

Toyota Sales Down 34%...I Thought Only American Manufacturers Made Cars People Didn't Want

I'm serious. We're told all the time by liberals that American auto manufacturers have to make cars like Toyota because, supposedly, their problem is that they make cars people don't want. So, how can Toyota's sales be down more than Ford's, which are only down 30%. How can Toyota's sales possibly even be down? Liberals want to dictate, literally, what the Big 3 make.

Toyota's sales are down, but they aren't in as much trouble because, unlike the Big 3, they don't have the same ridiculously high cost structure. Democrats ARE NOT going to touch that, though, because it illustrates that unions are to blame. The Big 3's have a cost structure which is nearly 80% higher than foreign manufacturers. It's because of union concessions that the Big 3 made during good times. These same union albatross contracts that are killing the American auto industry are the same thing that killed Michigan. They're the same reason that automakers don't open new plants in Michigan and why heavily unionized states all over the country are languishing far more than Right to Work states.

Now, democrats want to kill that, too, by giving unions a huge leg up over businesses, with the "Employee FREE Choice Act".

Here's the link.

Oil Prices Continue To Plummet...Because Evil Of Oil Companies?

How can that be? I thought evil Big Oil was trying to steal from poor consumers... At least stupid Obama has realized how stupid it was to call for tax hikes for oil companies.

Here's the link.

Arkansas Offers "Incentives" To Company To Stay Opened...How 'Bout The Rest Of Us?

I've got an idea: why not raise a tire severance tax since that won't hurt their business and won't increase the cost to consumers since it's not on the consumer level...

Or, more seriously, why not get rid of all the hidden taxes on various businesses? You couldn't possibly offer us some incentives like significant tax cuts.

Here's the link.

Beebe: Even With Surplus, Govt Can't "Afford" All the Spending It Wants...No Wonder They Can't "Afford" Significant Tax Cuts

Talk about an unfunded need. How about significant tax cuts for struggling Arkansas taxpayers, including all the hidden taxes on the companies we work for and the goods and services we use?

Here's the link.

Washington Post: Obama NOT Black?

Well it is an interesting column.

Here's the link.

Obama Picks VP of Racist Group Determined to "Reconquer" American Southwest For Mexico (La Raza) to Direct Intergovernmental Affairs

This is one of the ways democrats are going to try to lock in their permanent majority, by turning America into California, which 20 years ago could elect a Conservative Republican as governor and go Republican for a president, but will never again.

Like "card check" and the "fairness" doctrine, this is one of the structural changes democrats will use to change the playing field permanently in their favor.

La Raza, by the way, means "the race" in Spanish. It is committed to literal "reconquista" of the American Southwest for Mexico or an independent hispanic country. I believe the word for that would be treachery. La Raza actively organizes the illegal invasion of the United States by hispanics.

As director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Cecilia Munoz will be able to prevent government agencies from coordinating to fight illegal immigration, among other things. This is outrageous and must be stopped.

Here's the link.

Sanders on Pryor's "Card Check" Vote

I find it very interesting that Big Labor is claiming an "undue burden" because of the current law's 40 day requirement before a union vote may be held with secret ballots.

Does it put an undue burden on a political party to prevent them from announcing an election any time they want and requiring secret ballots?

Are we to believe that unions won't organize before the day they decide to spring an election on the business owner? How does this not place an undue burden on the business owner who will find out the day of that they have to organize for a union election?

Do we really want unions to do for other businesses and states what they did for the Big 3 and Michigan?

It's with these questions and many others that I breath a sigh of relief that moderate Mark Pryor might be moderating his position, that he might not vote for this tyrannical payoff to unions.

Here's the link.

UPDATE: Too Little, Too Late: Gov. Beebe Cancels Meeting With Obama

Note that Gov. Beebe doesn't want to be tied to Barack Obama, who is hugely unpopular in Arkansas, outside of a few pockets.

Too bad for Gov. Beebe that he campaigned for Obama, who will be the worst, most liberal (same thing) president since Jimmy Carter. It's too late now for Gov. Beebe to try to distance himself from Obama.

News today has reframed this as the Guv not going because of weather. That's convenient. FYI, it's 41 degrees in Chicago, where Beebe was to make his connecting flight. Yesterday, when the Guv was supposed to be in Chi-Town it was 35 and "windy". It's always windy in the Windy City, hardly a reason to worry about the weather. Are we really to believe that he couldn't find another flight to Philadelphia?

Nope, we're not buying it. The governor didn't go because he knows how hugely unpopular Obama is in Arkansas and that being tied to Obama will be a negative in coming elections.

Here's the link.

Obama Undertakes Presidential Internship

GLOBAL WARMING!!! IS a Hoax, Folks

Huckabee Says Repubs Should Take the Blame For Election Losses...RINOs Maybe...Starting With You, Huck

...for giving John McCain the nomination, and all because of your intense un-Christian hatred of Mitt Romney.

Here's the link.

Chambliss Wins...Repubs Stop Dems

Here's the link.

Arkansas Tax Revenue Beats Last Year, Still No Significant Tax Cuts For Struggling Arkansans

So far, Gov. Beebe is acting as if he's very magnanimous to give us one more penny off the state sales tax on groceries. I'm pretty sure he campaigned 2+ years ago on cutting the whole thing. That's only a paltry $30 million. Meanwhile, he's all too happy to raise hidden taxes on us because they supposedly don't directly affect us.

Here's the link.

Chrichton on the Alarmism of GLOBAL WARMING!!!

Brummett on Card Check

It's hard to tell if Brummett's being honest about the terrible idea that card check is. A few highlights: "When she said she was concerned about workers, a construction company executive told her that worrying about workers was one thing, but that she shouldn't pretend that facilitating quick-and-easy unions was helping workers."

Right on.

"Denied a secret-ballot election, workers will be strong-armed by unions to sign these cards, management says. Unions counter that management wants to keep that 40-day interim between the calling of an election and the secret-ballot vote to strong-arm workers with the implicit or explicit threat of a loss of jobs altogether if unions come in."

Does it cross anyone else's mind that having a 40-day interim before calling an election and having a secret ballot sounds an awful lot like the kind of election we have for political races? Why isn't a secret ballot good enough for a union election if it's good enough for AMERICA?

How is it that this period can somehow only be used by management to "strong-arm" workers?

Another very important thing to note is that if unions don't have to give employers warning about the election, then employers will have no time to do anything about it, while unions can SECRETLY organize the deck before they announce that an election will be held. This is no different from one party holding political elections without telling the other party about it until election day.

Here's the link.

Broder: "Good Time For A Brainy President"...Too Bad We Uh, Uhhhh, Ummmm, Elected Obama

The assertion that Obama is "brainy" is typical liberal dogma that droning on and being nuanced equals being intelligent. It doesn't. President Bush's academic records demonstrate that he is not only intelligent, but that he also outperformed his two political foes in 2000 and 2004.

If President Bush stumbled and sputtered uhs and ums as much as Obama, it would be further evidence that he's a dunce. When Obama does it it's either ignored or heralded of his thoughtfulness. It's also ironic since he's heralded as such a glorious speaker, vainglorious maybe, given his inability to articulate an idea that comes from his own brainy head.

Here's the link.

Arrest Warrant Affidavit For Anne Pressly Murderer/DNA Evidence and Sexual Assault...

KATV has analysis of the tragic details revealed in the affidavit, as well as comments from her parents.

Curtis Vance apparently consented to DNA swabs when police interviewed him. The samples matched those taken from Pressly at St. Vincent's. The State Crime Lab verified the DNA evidence, which was the basis for the warrant.

Here's the link to the affidavit.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! LIE

Clintons Raked in MILLIONS From Now Teetering Banks

Here's the link.

Sanders: Rethinking the Solid South

Here's the link.