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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Arkansas Politics Tim Griffin trick troubled by typo

Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 6:03 AM

'NONSENSE': Tim Griffin's legislation.

A little embarrassment for U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin. Presuming he's capable of shame. There's a bad typo in the latest in a long run of empty political trick legislation that would make it ineffective until the unemployment rate hit 94 percent. In other words, without a fix, it's even more meaningless.

A larger problem is the core of the bill itself. Even several Republicans say it's stupid. It would block new federal regulation until employment was at an acceptable level.

Former Republican congressman Sherrod Boehlert recently wrote an op-ed in The Hill criticizing the GOP legislation, writing that "it would be difficult to exaggerate the sweep and destructiveness of the House bill."

And there's Bruce Bartlett, a former Reagan and Bush economist who said, "It's just nonsense. It's made up."

Your 2nd District congressman at work. Nonsense.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Arkansas Politics Tim Griffin trick troubled by typo

Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 6:03 AM

Speaking of Tim Griffin

The line is open. Final words: * TIM 'TAR SANDS PIPELINE' GRIFFIN: It's no surprise that Republican Rep. Tiny Tim Griffin of Alberta, Canada, voted again last night to hurry up the Keystone XL pipeline. /more/

The morning report: * EXXON MOBILE CAUGHT MASSAGING MAYFLOWER SPILL DAMAGE: Interesting post on Daily Kos about documents obtained by Greenpeace through a Freedom of Information Act to the state Department of Environmental Quality. /more/

Not much new to report this morning. If all goes well, I'm going to catch at least three movies today at the Little Rock Film Festival. /more/

Nice ays wasn't it? Quiet, except for the CYA noise from up in Faulkner County where Rep. Tim "Pipeline" Griffin is busy 'splainin' how that oil-spewing pipeline isn't like the other pipeline he wants to build carrying the same dangerous stuff. /more/

Put yourself in the shoes of Rev. Pat Robertson or one of the other clerics who insist that disasters, whether natural or manmade, are God's way of showing His wrath over the stupid things people are doing. /more/

Ernie Dumas writes this week on the Mayflower oil spill, beginning by musing, a la Pat Robertson/Jerry Falwell/etc., whether a divine hand might have had an influence. /more/

Enough already. The Friday night line is open. /more/

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is pressing Exxon Mobil for information on the devastating oil spill in Mayflower. /more/

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