This week Arkansas lost a legendary legislator from El Dorado. Jodie Mahoney served his district for years in both the Arkansas State Senate and House of Representative. As a fixture at the capital, he most recently worked on the staff of the state House focusing primarily on [...]
The following post may demonstrate why Sen. Harry Reid appears desperate to force the Senate to pass his version of nationalized health care. His polling numbers are in the toilet - again! Like others in positions of power who have proven to be unpopular, Reid is either [...] 
ARRA News Service [Original Post: 12/5/09 5:45 PM] - Today, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Republican Party of Arkansas held a leadership conference at the Arlington Hotel with an estimated 3000 people attending various events. Announced Republican candidates were spoke to the attendees. Later a ceremonial straw poll [...] 
by Ken Blackwell, Contributing Author: Ex-White House counsel Greg Craig thought it was a good idea to transfer Elián Gonzalez from the arms of his loving family in Miami into the arms of Fidel Castro. Transfer Elián from Florida to Cuba. Bad idea. Attorney General Janet Reno [...] 
by Phyllis Schlafly: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced in November that it will investigate whether colleges illegally discriminate against women by admitting less qualified men. This is only the latest in a decades-long campaign by the feminist lobby to sell the false propaganda [...] 
At a crowded gathering of Republicans in Hot Springs, Gilbert Baker narrowly won the Senate Straw with 35% of the vote of the estimated 700 ballots cast. However, surprising close on his heels was challenger Curtis Coleman with 33%. Rounding up third place finish was Conrad Reynolds [...]
The Republican Party of Arkansas hosted its straw poll for the 2010 Senate race today, with seven of the announced candidates participating. And in a way, I guess you could say that all of these guys are winners. But in another, more accurate [...]
A great friend, conservative radio host, and blogger, Duane Lester is running an All American Christmas contest on his blog - All American Blogger. It has about $200 worth of prizes, including:
Check out this five part series on Valerie Jarrett that was just released from the Americans for Limited Government Research Department.Valerie Jarrett’s Grove Parc Fiasco: The Rich Got Richer: “In 1987, U.S. District Judge Marvin Aspen had appointed Habitat to oversee construction of all public housing [...] 
By (black) Unhyphenated American, Support Lloyd Marcus. Lloyd is the singer/composer of the national American Tea Party Anthem featured on many you-tube videos and travels performing & speaking. [www.LloydMarcus.com] 
Sen. Blanche Lincoln today proposed a tax increase on the health insurance companies who pay their executives what she believes is too much money. Under her proposal, health insurance companies that benefit from the proposed health care reform bill will only be able to deduct executive [...]
Various sources are confirming that serious discussions are currently taking place within the Gilbert Baker for Senate campaign about whether to proceed with plans to participate in the straw poll tomorrow. Although Baker is expected to win the straw poll by a wide margin, reports have [...]
Gov. Mike Beebe appearing on “Ask the Governor” on KARN News Radio today spent quite a bit of time discussing Maurice Clemmons. One thing that he discussed that I found interesting was his own policy on granting clemencies and commutations.
“I have done one commutation,” said Gov. Beebe. “I am pretty [...]
Blake Rutherford thinks that Sen. Lincoln should invest some of her multi-million dollar war chest in some television ads to turn around her tanking poll numbers. Rasmussen released more numbers yesterday showing her trialing all four potential Republican opponents polled by margins ranging from 7 to 3 points, [...]
Rumors came in today that Republican State Rep. Mark Martin is considering jumping in the race for Secretary of State. Martin is currently serving his last term as state representative from Prairie Grove before being term limited.
I called up Martin to see if this was the case. [...]
With the Republican Party of Arkansas Senate Straw Poll only a couple days off, Senate candidates are evaluating how they believe they will perform. A standard part of such events are setting expectations going into the event.
Conrad Reynolds Campaign did that today with a [...]
The Senate reconvened ; and resumed consideration of the Reid substitute amendment to H.R. 3590, the vehicle for Democrats’ health care reform bill. The Senate will vote on an amendment from Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and one from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), both concerning health services for [...] 
In a release today from the Democratic Party of Arkansas, Chairman Todd Turner takes some shots at Sarah Palin who is in northwest Arkansas today for her book tour.
“Defeated GOP Vice Presidential nominee and current standard bearer from the national Republican Party Sarah Palin will travel to [...]
Conn Carroll, Morning Bell, The Heritage Foundation: When President Barack Obama was trying to sell his $787 billion economic stimulus plan to the American people, there was no louder cheerleader for the plan than Mark Zandi of Moody’s Economy.com. Zandi confidently produced scientific tables purporting [...] In what has become a familiar refrain, the latest numbers on the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Arkansas continue to show Sen. Blanche Lincoln faring poorly. Survey results released today by Rasmussen show Lincoln trailing in head-to-head match-ups against Republicans Gilbert Baker, Curtis Coleman, Tom Cox and Kim Hendren.
Rasmussen [...]
Multiple sources are confirming that Lauren Huckabee has resigned as chief of staff of the U.S. Senate Campaign of Curtis Coleman. This is developing fast but speculation is that Lauren Huckabee will be joining the staff of Stanley Reed if he decides to jump in the race, [...]
by The Wire, Washington Insider Report: The mystery surrounding the White House “gate crashers” continues to grow – and with it so do doubts as to what really happened before, during, and since the unsettling episode. One thing is certain, however: the full truth has not [...] 
State Rep. Dan Greenberg and candidate for the State Senate took some time today on The Arkansas Project to address a serious issue facing us all – Internet Polls. I can see how this would rank high on his list of issuing facing everyday Arkansans particularly [...]
Details will soon be firming up on the U.S. Senate straw poll organized by the Republican Party of Arkansas. All seven announced candidates will be participating and are drawing for ballot and speaking order at noon today. Republican Congressional candidate Rick Crawford will be master of [...]
In an internal campaign memo obtained by the Tolbert Report last night, I have learned that state Sen. Gilbert Baker plans to fight back against charges made by former state Sen. Dave Bisbee. Bisbee blames Sen. Baker for costing him the Senate Pro Temp position [...]
As I mentioned this morning, I resigned my position as Arkansas coordinator for HuckPAC today where I served in a volunteer capacity. My departure was with a heavy heart but was done after serious prayer and consideration. Some have asked about the timing. As most could [...]
No matter what labels the "left wing" or current administration tries to put on you - the American citizen, please continue to speak out and to force the debate. None of us can "afford" anything less in these times.
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Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the Senate Democrat health care bill will increase individual insurance premiums by $2,100 or up to 13 percent in 2016:As a State Senate candidate, I’ve recently been the subject of a couple of “Internet polls,” in which website visitors are asked to vote for rival candidates. Even to discuss an Internet poll probably grants it too much importance, because there is no relation between actual voter behavior and [...]
Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families: Iran delivered another blow to Barack Obama’s appeasement foreign policy over the weekend. Iranian “president” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced in an interview with the official Islamic Republic News Agency that Iran will build ten new uranium-enrichment sites. While it would take [...] 
Kim Trobee, CitizenLink: Statement on Christian beliefs is a clarion call to reach out to the poor and suffering. The Manhattan Declaration was unveiled at a press conference Nov. 20. Now, more than 200,000 [Now 212791] people have signed the document that outlines Christian teaching on [...] 
Robert Romano, LG Senior News Editor: As the Climategate scandal unfolds and the manipulation and suppression of data disproving “man-made” global warming becomes more widely known, the fallout also continues to unfold as the Copenhagen Climate Summit prepares to promulgate another global treaty curbing carbon, energy-based [...]
If you have ever thought to yourself, “Man, I would love to go watch Michael Gravel have a serious debate with Ron Paul,” then you - one probably read this blog several times a day and - two you are in for a major treat tonight in [...]
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Several Events coming up
by William Warren:
