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Friday, July 30, 2010

Arkansas Politics Democratic challenger in the 3rd District

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM

Roby Brock's Talk Business offers a profile on David Whitaker, the Democratic challenger for Congress in the Third District, Republican since the dawn of time. It won't be possible to dismiss him as a liberal. At last count, he wasn't even that far behind Republican nominee Steve Womack on money in the bank. That should change by the next reporting period, I'd guess.

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Arkansas Politics Democratic challenger in the 3rd District

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM

Speaking of...

Third District Democratic congressional Ken Aden gets a mention for his position on gun regulation in an MSNBC article about New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's self-financed push for action against illegal guns. /more/

Absent a solid development in finding the killer, I'm inclined to move on past the slaying of a cat belonging to a campaign worker for Ken Aden, the Democratic candidate for 3rd District Congress. /more/

Last month, the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives refused to disapprove a Republican congressman's comparison of Democrats to Joseph Goebbels. /more/

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack held a town hall meeting in Fort Smith yesterday and, judging by the account in the Northwest Arkansas Times, kept his cool. /more/

"Land of Opportunity." As Arkansans know too well of our historic motto, that was a euphemism for impossibly unequal circumstances and terrible deprivation. /more/

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack got some deserved unflattering attention this week for lecturing a hard-working college student for criticizing his priorities in supporting tax breaks for the rich, corporate subsidies and the rest while cutting college aid for struggling students. /more/

It's hard for us, as it would be for any well-intentioned person, but some commendation is due the three Republican congressmen from Arkansas. /more/

It turns out that there is a limit to the oldest cynical political strategy — saying one thing, doing the opposite and then claiming credit for both. The holiday cave-in by House Republicans demonstrates it. /more/

Ernest Dumas explains this week how U.S. House Republicans, including the Three Mouseketeers from Arkansas — Tim Griffin, Steve Womack and Rick Crawford — finally found an issue they couldn't have both ways and were forced to capitulate on a payroll tax cut for working people. /more/

Doesn't much matter nationally. When Bro. /more/

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