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Friday, March 16, 2012

Arkansas Politics Rick Crawford bites hand that feeds him

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:50 AM

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford has been hooted, criticized and otherwise reviled for proposing a surtax on millionaires in combination with a balanced budget proposal. Thing's going nowhere. The only question is whether Crawford can enjoy some electoral bounce for a dose of populism.

Hey. Credit Crawford for picking the millionaires' pockets with one hand while preparing a proposal for the government to grab a taste with the other.

CBS reports from undercover that Crawford was among the freshmen Republican showered with cash at a luxury fund-raiser for political whales in Key Largo, Fla. "Access ordinary Americans can only dream of," CBS said. Happy hour carried a $10,000 entry fee. "What do lobbyists get in return," the report asks.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Arkansas Politics Rick Crawford bites hand that feeds him

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:50 AM

Speaking of...

I've done some emoting on the blog and in my column about the proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 9, crafted by Rep. Warwick Sabin and others to incorporate some of the Regnat Populus ethics initiative into a multi-pronged proposal with some benefits for legislators. /more/

I reported yesterday that a constitutional amendment modestly addressing state ethics law was approved by both the House and Senate committees that clear the three proposed constitutional amendments that the legislature may send to voters every two years. /more/

I got a note last night from Steve Patterson, former aide to former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, objecting mildly to my calling her a lobbyist in an item about Sen. Mark Pryor's comments on gay rights. /more/

Rick Crawford, who represents one of the poorest congressional districts in America, voted against an increase in the minimum wage at about the same time a whiny millionaires clique was criticizing him for being too liberal. /more/

Roll Call speculates on Arkansas congressional races, wrongly, I think, calling all of Arkansas four districts safe for incumbents. /more/

The Club for Growth today launched a website urging for primary challengers to nine Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Rick Crawford. /more/

The Arkansas Democratic Party ripped U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, Tom Cotton and Tiny Tim Griffin for leaving Washington — for a "personal spring break" — rather than deal with the cuts coming through the budget sequester. /more/

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