It is an odd time in Arkansas politics and last week was certainly an odd one for the Democratic Party.

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Seems like every election year candidates are asked to take some sort of new pledge. The latest one relates to questionable expense reimbursements that some, if not most, Arkansas legislators receive.

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As a kid, I often would complain, “that’s not fair.” The reply I heard was always the same: “Whoever told you life was fair?” The older I get, the more I realize how true that is.

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GILLETT — The Gillett Coon Supper has become one of the best-known political events in Arkansas, although in reality it is more a community scholarship fundraiser that politicos attend.

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For the last several weeks, Internet sites have been buzzing about provisions in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.

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Last week I incorrectly predicted that Ron Paul would win the Iowa Caucus on Jan. 3.

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The Iowa Caucus kicks off on Jan. 3, the first voting that actually allocates delegates for the Republican National Convention that will nominate the party’s presidential candidate.

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You probably missed it, but this week a small forest fire broke out at the state Capitol.

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Not many people closely follow the events of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

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The federal health care reform law commonly known as Obamacare has become such a hot potato that it’s almost comical to watch state politicians try to handle it.

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