Our apologies for getting the results of our first poll out so late. We had an overwhelming response which caused some serious glitches. We’ve solved them and wish to thank each and every one of you who took the time to jump in. 905 participated in the poll. There will be another poll out shortly […]

 If for no other reason; Lobbyists Won’t Like What Pelosi Has in Mind

Odds are that lobbying in the House of Representatives is about to get harder.
If Democrats gain the 15 seats they need to win control of the House — and most analysts think they will — one of the first things the new House […]

I know few Arkansas papers carry Maureen Dowd, but the Benton County Daily Record does. here’s Maureen on;
Bush is distancing himself from Bush
Things have become so dire for the Republicans that now even Bush is distancing himself from Bush.
The president is cutting and running from the president.
In a momentous event at the White House […]

Behind fundraising by 2-1 and on any given day down 8 to 15 points, you gotta wonder why Hutchinson isn’t on the campaign trail grabbing paws? I know, you gotta have money to get your message out, but this election is 7 days away. And yes, I know, the only place that the “outsider” Asa […]

John Brumment on the Saga of Nick and Mike
Now that Republican attacks have brought it up, the story of Mike Beebe and Nick Wilson bears telling. It was in the late 1980s when Wilson’s shadiness as a state senator became widely evident.
The late and lamented Arkansas Gazette reported that Wilson had somehow managed in the […]