Appearing today on Fox News Sunday, Gov. Mike Huckabee debated health care reform with Howard Dean but he also indicated for the first time that he is currently leaning against running for President in 2012. Huckabee cited several factors that will be influencing his decision. Host Chris Wallace showed several polls from Iowa and nationwide showing [...]

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Conrad Reynolds spoke earlier this month and offered some interesting insight into his campaign strategy. He indicated first that he believed it was not necessary to nominate someone who had raised a lot of money but that Republicans should stay away from anyone who has held elected office. “This is a cheap Senate seat,” said Reynolds. [...]

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Editor of the Arkansas Times Max Brantley slices up a nice piece of Senatorial politics in this week’s publication. He has tough words for Sen. Blanche Lincoln who is getting it from all sides right now. Brantley writes… Several political professionals knock Lincoln for not spending enough time in Arkansas. She can be excused somewhat by the [...]

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In the second part of my interview with state Sen. Gilbert Baker, we discuss his thoughts on the Republican primary, specifically he answers my question as to why someone should support him instead of one the other candidates. “First of all, I am thrilled that all these folks are running,” said Baker. “It shows first that folks [...]

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I received President Obama’s Thanksgiving message Wednesday evening (on the jump.) It was not sent as an official Office of the President press release but through his Organizing for America list. It included a good positive message of being thankful for his family and for the soldiers fighting oversees. However, one glaring omission was any [...]

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Today is sort of a slow news day in the lull before Thanksgiving so I thought I would take the opportunity to do what most bloggers do and try to make much ado about nothing by highlighting some interesting twitter conversations from last night. There were several interesting reactions to the story yesterday that Jim Holt [...]

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We all set breathlessly waiting last Saturday for Sen. Blanche Lincoln to announce her vote on the motion to move the Sen. Reid’s Health Care Bill to the Senate floor. With 59 Senators all lined up to vote for the motion, Sen. Lincoln finally announced in her Saturday afternoon floor speech that while she does [...]

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I sat down with state Sen. Gilbert Baker this afternoon at his campaign headquarters in Conway. We spent several minutes discussing why he was running for the Senate, his thoughts on the current health care debate, and even got into a bit on the field of Republican primary opponent. The interview went a bit longer [...]

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The Hillcrest Residents Association plan a rally Tuesday at LR City Hall to protest closure of neighborhood alert centers. The issue runs deeper than centers. If they cut code enforcement officers, doesn’t matter how many centers are kept open. The HRA notes all the alert centers could be operated, and then some, for the mayor and city [...]

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To clarify matters, here’s what state Correction Department spokesman Dina Tyler says the state record shows for a criminal past for Maurice Clemmons, who’s being sought for questioning in the slaying of four Washington police officers. (UPDATE on earlier: Clemmons turned out not to be inside a house that officers had surrounded most of the  [...]

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