Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Tuesday topics
Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:13 PM
The line is open. Closing out:
* THE FRIEND OF MY ENEMY, ETC.: Tom Cotton, the 4th District Republican congressional candidate, keeps adding to his rogue's gallery of endorsements. Today it's the United States Chamber of Commerce, the corporation's friend. Add Club for Growth and Citizens United and you have a murderer's row of bad political actors. Cotton, a D.C. corporate insider before moving to Arkansas to snare a congressional seat, is cut from exactly that cloth.
* NEWSPAPER WOES: Arkansas Business reports that Stephens Media is reducing by half (from 8 to 4) the number of staff writing jobs for its seven community newspapers in Central Arkansas.
* SMOKIN'! It was a balmy 106 at 1:30 p.m. today, but expected to edge a little higher (update: yep, 107). But not so high as the 112 record for the date set in 1986. If that's any consolation.
* HIGHER EDUCATION APPLICANT: Interesting new applicant today for the job of director of the state Department of Higher Education — Jeannie Winston, vice chancellor at UALR. The Higher Ed Coordinating Board recently chose two candidates from outside Arkansas to interview, but made it clear it wasn't happy with applicants it had received so far and said it would consider other candidates. The two "finalists" have now dropped out.
Speaking of...
-
Gun control group to spend against Pryor
May 24, 2013Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time — $350,000 worth — criticizing U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor for helping defeat some modest gun measures recently, particularly universal background checks. /more/
-
Riverfest Eve open line: Democrats rip Tim Griffin; Arkansas Tech joins no-gun list
May 23, 2013The 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/
-
Democrats go after Cotton for trying to criminalize family relationship
May 23, 2013The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is going after expected Republican Senate candidate Tom Cotton over his wacky idea to automatically punish relatives of people who violate sanctions on Iran. /more/
-
Tom Cotton's attack on the Constitution
May 23, 2013Several people sent links this morning to yet another odd performance by U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, already distinguished by his opposition to replenishing to country's disaster aid money unless it can be taken out of some other recipient's hide. /more/
-
Will Tom Cotton help Oklahoma or hold it hostage to ideology?
May 21, 2013Here's a list of the Republicans who voted against disaster aid for areas hit by Hurricane Sandy. /more/
-
UPDATE: State college scholarship cuts run deep
May 15, 2013Earlier, I mentioned an on-line petition by a father unhappy to learn recently his child might not receive the expected state aid to enroll next fall in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. /more/
-
Morning report: Leaks, guns and welfare kings
May 14, 2013The morning roundup: * WHEN WILL REP. TOM COTTON PRAISE OBAMA'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT? Republican mouthpieces are howling about the news that AP reporters' phone records were gathered by the Justice Department in an apparent investigation of leaks about a Yemen-based terrorist plot to bomb an airliner. /more/
-
Who wants to be a U.S. senator?
May 4, 2013The New York Times reports this morning on the wave of retirements from the U.S. Senate and a lack of clamor from people anxious to join the filibuster-frozen body. /more/
-
Tom Cotton burnishes his warhawk image
April 30, 2013"Media sweetheart" is how this piece in Politico puts it and they should know, having been pumping U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Club for Growth) since forever. /more/
-
Monday night line
April 29, 2013The comment line is open. Final words: * TOM COTTON STATEMENT ON OBAMA: 'MOSTLY FALSE': Politifact has reviewed U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton's overhyped statement on the House floor on terrorism during the administration of President Obama versus what he claimed were zero events under George W. Bush (not counting that little 9/11 thing). /more/
- More »
Comments (43)
Showing 1-43 of 43
More by Max Brantley
-
Another Mark Pryor waffle: And my apology to Mark Darr
This takes a separate item. I reported not long ago that U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor had walked back the comment attributed to him in which he state his belief that homosexuality was a choice..
- Apr 5, 2013
-
Obamacare rules
At press time, a Senate vote was still up in the air, but the thinking was that senators would join the House in its momentous approval Tuesday of Medicaid expansion by a 77-23 vote.
- Apr 18, 2013
- More »
Event Calendar
-
Re: Republicans against healthcare expansion now worried about outcome if expansion doesn't happen
Pardon my paranoia, but are any of these guys among those who called for a…
- on May 24, 2013
-
Re: Vote fraud: Myth-busting in Ohio
"The strongest deterent is neighborhood voting because these are where the poll workers already know…
- on May 24, 2013
-
Re: UA prof writes on the 'junk science' of 20-week abortion bans
Saline
Sounds like you are opposed to the surgical forms of abortion. I guess…- on May 24, 2013
Top Commenters
Blogroll
Slideshows
-
May 16, 2013
Site Index
News
Cover Story / Arkansas Reporter / The Week That Was / Smart Talk / The Insider / The Observer / Editorial / Max Brantley / Ernest Dumas / Gene Lyons / Bob Lancaster / Words / Guest Writer / Letters
Entertainment
A&E Feature / To-Do List / In Brief / Movie Reviews / Music Reviews / Theater Reviews / A&E News / Art Notes / Graham Gordy / Books / Media / Dining Reviews / Dining Guide / What's Cookin' / Calendar / The Televisionist / Movie Listings / Gallery Listings
This Week's Cover
Quick Links
Special Publications
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
