The Carlisle Progressive Club met Dec. 9 in the home of Margaret Ann Zimmerman. Eighteen members were present.

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2009 was an interesting year in Arkansas and beyond. There was good news, bad news and all-together odd news about people, places, companies and industry. Below are my reflections (with a lot more after the jump). Best National Political Moment Barack Obama taking the oath of office in front of more than 2 million on the National [...]

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Sen. Blanche Lincoln just released her public schedule for next week where she will be traveling Arkansas to talk with constituents. I wonder if health care reform will come up. Full schedule on the jump but I could not help but notice the Gillett Coon Supper on Friday, January 8. This is an Arkansas tradition that [...]

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Republican Attorney Generals in thirteen states are threatening to sue over the recently passed Senate health care legislation. According to the AP, their major beef is the estimated $100 million pork that Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson received in exchange for his vote. I am certainly no fan of pork projects but this does seem to [...]

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Fresh off the mission field in India, minister Mark Vaughan is considering jumping into politics by making a run at the Congressional Race for the First District in eastern Arkansas. Vaughan tells me that he is “seriously considering” joining the race and has spoken to the only announced Republican candidate Rick Crawford about this but [...]

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    Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!   Rep. Ed Garner tries his hand at a funny video on the Arkansas Senate Republican Primary.  It is pretty good.  Maybe Ed should start a blog.

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Jim Holt has been dancing around whether he will run for U.S. Senate for the last couple months. He held a fundraiser tonight in northwest Arkansas at Mad Pizza for $100 a head and Ruth’ Chris Steakhouse for $1,000 a head. Reports from Mad Pizza are that around 150 people turned out for the event. [...]

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Max Brantley reports the rumor I have been hearing for about a week. David Sanders is considering running for state representative in district 31. Sanders has been one of the leading conservative voices in Arkansas with his column for the Arkansas News Bureau as well as a plethora of other media outlets. When Stanley Reed [...]

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Much of the attention in the Republican Senate Primary has been focused presumed frontrunner State Sen. Gilbert Baker, former State Sen. Jim Holt, and Stanley Reed who dropped out last week. Curtis Coleman has also gotten some attention with his strong second place showing at the RPA straw poll. However, beneath the surface, State Sen. [...]

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If you having been paying attention to the Senate health care debate over the passed few days, you will get why this video is both relevant and funny. h/t liberal blog Daily Kos whom I disagree with but must concede they have a point.

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