Left-winger
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. Short of jailing poor people, it's hard to please the Club for Growth.
Speaking of Rick Crawford
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Rounding up potential Arkansas congressional candidates
March 7, 2013Roll Call speculates on Arkansas congressional races, wrongly, I think, calling all of Arkansas four districts safe for incumbents. /more/
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Ark. GOP congressmen vote against protecting abused women
February 28, 2013Arkansas's congressional delegation was nowhere to be found among the 87 House Republicans who joined 199 Democrats today to pass the Senate's bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The measures reauthorizes a 1994 law that provides support for organizations that serve domestic and sexual violence victims. /more/
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Club for Growth wants primary challenger to Crawford
February 27, 2013The Club for Growth today launched a website urging for primary challengers to nine Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Rick Crawford. /more/
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Any public-university trustees considering merger of their tax-supported teaching hospital with a Catholic hospital should ponder these wise words from Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
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Semi-tough
The 2013 legislature was protective of gun-carriers and red-light runners, but it came down hard on voters. The first two groups might kill a few people, (or a lot). The third might remove from office a few Republican legislators. This was seen as the greater danger by Republican legislators. Their priorities are different from normal people's.
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Which one?
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