My political intuition tells me that Sen. Blanche Lincoln will vote for the motion to proceed on the Senate Health Care Bill when it comes to the floor tomorrow. I thought I would go ahead and take a crack at what her statement will be following her vote. Keep in mind this is totally from my [...]

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If my email inbox is any indication, then tomorrow’s vote on the health care bill is huge. Democrat Majority leader Harry Reid has scheduled a test vote for his health care bill for 7:00 CST Saturday night. The bill was unveiled late Wednesday night. The Saturday night vote is the earliest a procedural vote can take [...]

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Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter was on MSNBC last night discussing the free health clinic in Little Rock this coming Saturday. The Arkansas politico types are all a buzz if he will be soon jumping in the race for U.S. Senate. Some say he will get in if Sen. Blanche Lincoln votes against the health [...]

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If you were curious where Fox News contributor Dick Morris stands on the Health Care Bill, he cleared it up today at an Americans for Prosperity Rally in Little Rock. He is against it. Surprise! Morris threw out the red meat to the crowd after first being worked up to a frenzy by state coordinator for [...]

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A new ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) targets Rep. Vic Snyder’s vote on health care. This one takes an interesting twist by quoting what several fellow Democrats have to say about the bill. “The worst thing you can do in a recession is raise taxes and this bill does just that.” Rep. Dan [...]

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With much fanfare, the Senate Democrats unveiled their long awaited health care reform bill last night. Weighing in at 2,074 pages, I have obviously not digested the whole thing but one part of it jumped out at my CPA brain while skimming it last night. If passed Section 9013, Modification of Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses [...]

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Everyone who expected the Republican Primary in the Second Congressional District to be a heated one will not be surprised to see the latest press release from Scott Wallace. Last month, Wallace took issue both with incumbent Democrat Rep. Vic Snyder and Republican primary opponent Tim Griffin for running when they were parents of young children. “Vic needs [...]

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Public Policy Polling has yet another poll showing Sen. Blanche Lincoln is in serious trouble. In hypothetical match-ups with Republican opponents, Lincoln trails state Sen. Gilbert Baker by 43% to 38% and former president of Arkansas Farm Bureau Stanley Reed by 42% to 39%. But what may be even more troubling for Lincoln is her approval [...]

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Gov. Mike Huckabee was on KARN news radio this morning discussing his new book “A Simple Christmas” but also discussed politics as well some current hot topics, specially the new guideline issued yesterday on mammograms. Huckabee’s latest book is currently 18th on the New York Times Best Seller List as he tours the country including stops [...]

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With the pending release of the Senate Health Care Bill from Sen. Harry Reid, I just thought I would remind everyone of the letter signed by our two Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor about a month ago. In it, they demanded that the full text of the bill and the complete scores from the [...]

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