The wimp U.S. Rep. Mike Ross explains why he’ll go in the tank on history.  Lameduck U.S. Rep. Marion "Good Riddance" Berry joins him. Some day, as with the lawmakers who opposed Medicare and Social Security, they’ll be permanently enrolled in the dishonor roll of cowards in the dustbin of history. Meanwhile, my question for Mike Ross and [...]

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… an open line.

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Question: Why is my street covered with earthworms this morning?

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Channel 11 has more on the charge that the principal of the church-sponsored Abundant Life high school sexually assaulted a student. What’s particularly interesting, though, is a vibrant string of commentary, purportedly from parents and others connected to the school, some of whom say the situation has been simmering for a long time. Some stunning comments. Writes ‘mimidoll": If [...]

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When it comes to taxes, their core issue, the noisy, epithet-yelling mobsters of the tea parties don’t know what they’re talking about. Surprise. Bruce Bartlett, nobody’s liberal, writing in "capitalist tool" Forbes, explains. He writes about a survey of demonstrators. A clip: In short, no matter how one slices the data, the Tea Party crowd appears to believe [...]

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No solid updates yet this morning on where the House vote stands. On the one hand, it sounds like everyone went home, suggesting the 216 cows are in the barn. On the other hand, none of those following the procedure closely come up with more than 210 "aye" votes so far. Debate rules were set last [...]

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Bill Clinton subbed for President Obama at the Gridiron dinner. Clinton said he regretted having come to dinner without “either of the Bushes,” referring to his disaster-relief partners: George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. “I’m used to having them by my side when I walk into a disaster area,” Clinton said.   In a more serious [...]

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Will U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln debate opponent Bill Halter? Call me cynical, but the campaign palaver here sounds like somebody whose dance card is going to be — darn it! – full whatever date somebody mentions. I hope I’m wrong.

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As the House moves toward passage of health reform — without the Slaughter rule but on an up-or-down vote — the other side is going nuts and showing its true colors. From Talking Points Memo: It seems that ugly crowd of protestors harassing members of Congress in the Capitol complex this afternoon got even uglier than [...]

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Surely the talk tonight will be mostly health care. Have at it. Or anything else. Noted from our headline ticker in the news today: * Four North Little Rock High School students, en route to spring break in Florida, were killed in an auto accident in Mississippi. Their photos. * Arrest of an official at the Abundant Life [...]

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