Posts Tagged ‘Arkansas’
Blame Dutch and Tracy
This last week, the conservative movement remembered Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. Countless documentaries aired, new (and controversial) books were released, and hundreds of quotes were copied and pasted on twitter, Facebook, and countless forwarded emails. Now, I am not going to expound upon his politics, philosophy, personal life, marriages or children. What I will tell…
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Google before you Tweet – it’s the new think before you speak!
Every once in a while, I receive emails from well- meaning friends that tell of all sorts of treacherous and nefarious things going on right under our noses. “Events” that are mind numbing to imagine yet happen and no one will pay attention because the media are part of the “global conspiracy”. You have probably…
Read MorePaging Senator David Johnson~Where Are You?
Kudos to Senator David Johnson (D, Little Rock) who received ZERO dollars in per diem, mileage and expense money for 2010, according to an admirable enterprise story by Michael Wickline in Sunday’s Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Going back to 2009, during a regular session as is 2011’s session, Mr. Johnson received only $1081. I recognize Mr. Johnson…
Read MoreTransparency is a beautiful thing….
So, the elections are over and the legislative sessions have begun. Everyone is waiting with bated breath to see what those freshmen legislators are going to do, and tea partiers are hanging on every quote and vote to hold them accountable. If you don’t think times are changing, think again. The Pulaski County Quorum Court…
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Getting the Straight Skinny
Last week I had a story ping into my inbox that immediately set my fiscally conservative tail feathers into a spin. As way of background: My money-wise sensors had been over-stimulated by stories of Arkansas legislators taking tax-paid helicopter rides, chauffeured trips for hundreds of miles to the Capitol and the expenditure of nearly half…
Read MoreTEA Parties Brew Results~
Ever heard of the TEA Party? If you have been alive in the past two years you have. TEA Parties across the nation are making a huge difference in American politics and for certain politics in Arkansas. There are approximately 30 TEA Parties in our state. They range in size from hundreds of people to…
Read MoreDisenfranchised Arkansas District 83?
If you have ambitions of being a playwright I hope you are taking notes on the political happenings here in Arkansas. You could have a best-selling drama. Remember the story of Tom Fite and Leslee Post from district 83? Mr. Fite was found ineligible to be an Arkansas Representative by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Collins Kilgore because…
Read MoreTime for your New Year’s resolutions….
That time of year has come where everyone is vowing to do this or that. Probably the most popular is to lose weight and get in shape or maybe quit some unhealthy vice or habit. Other old standard resolutions are to de-clutter the house, clean out the closets, and reorganize the kitchen pantry. All are…
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Twisted Christmas
.As with many things across our culture today the heritage and story behind the Twelve Days of Christmas has been mangled. This particular Christian observance may have been hijacked by eggnog swillers and little elves who choose to rewrite those things that would bring glory and honor to celebrating the birth of the Savior of the world.…
Read MoreNotice of Another Crisis? Storage …
In a story that has been playing out for a few days, outgoing Pulaski Circuit/County Clerk, Pat Obrien is wanting to shred court documents. In an article from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette “O’Brien said the records needed to be shredded to help avert a storage crisis. The files had been electronically duplicated, and made easily…
Read MoreGet Back in the Groove
Coming off a 5 day holiday sabbatical, it is hard to get back in the groove, but I need to stay focused. There is so much that has happened in the past week there is not sufficient room on this site to list it all. Legislation is being written faster than a speeding bullet; segue…
Read MoreMany Thanksgiving, One Meaning
Many believe the “First American Thanksgiving” occurred in December, 1621. But as with many American traditions, it’s difficult to pin down the precise origin. American truly is a melting pot of worlds. In doing a little research I found many celebrations claiming to be the first American Thanksgiving. The earliest one I found was in May…
Read MoreFacebook Security: Must you share EVERYTHING?
This morning, my husband and I were perusing the newspaper over our usual cup of coffee – I was reading the Arkansas section and he was glancing through the National portion. I tend to scan the obituaries first (I know, I have become my grandmother) and Clay typically hits the sideline with all the short…
Read MoreMillions Here, Hunger There~
I have no idea the political ideology of this group, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families but this study is sure bothersome Arkansas Schools Stockpiling Millions Intended for Poor Students considering other studies in recent days. Particularly that Arkansas children rank third in the nation with 26.9 percent living in poverty in 2009, according to…
Read MoreBoozman Supports Earmark Ban~
As I stated on Friday in the post “Change or Argument” Senator Elect John Boozman did exactly what Arkansans hired him to do~ Read the bill and stand with his constituents. Today Tolbert Report reported Boozman said : “I want to be part of the solution to put our fiscal house back in order and that requires…
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Arkansas~ Can They Hear Us Now?
Conservatives picked up all 7 contested state Senate races and 16 new House seats in last week’s election. The Arkansas Republican Party now holds 45 State House seats, 15 Senate Seats, 3 State Constitutional Offices, 1 U.S. Senate seat and 3 U.S. Congressional seats; an historic high for the chronically entrenched Democratic state of Arkansas. There were…
Read MoreAt the Ballot Box or the Battle Field~
Where do the candidates you are voting for stand on the issues? Think it’s not important? You might want to think again? Only 64 days until the Bush Tax Cuts expire, what will it cost you? Calculate here. Cap-N-Trade is waiting in the wings for the newly elected to decide on when the settle into…
Read MoreBalanced Budget? NOT~
While Arkansas bureaucrats like to proclaim our state has a “balanced budget,” our check book seems to tell a different story. According to US Government Spending.com our state has an estimated $15.8 Billion in state and local debt. (see website for details) The most exasperating part of this debt is that it has been accrued with the consent of…
Read MoreReel in Government Anglers
In devotion to the unreal insanity that plagues our world each day I am starting a new “alert” called the “Perpetuation of Idiocy Alert” Each day I awake to a new level of unbelievable lunacy, wondering if maybe “Alice in Wonderland” was really non-fiction. Today I read this headline~ “Game & Fish agency looks to…
Read MoreExcessive spending, procrastination, or just poor planning?
My colleague told me about this interesting turn of events in Benton County regarding one of the election commissioners chartering a flight to pick up an election machine part. Sure, it was necessary, but couldn’t folks in charge planned a little better? You be the judge. https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/oct/15/charter-flight-raises-questions/
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