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Monday, June 30, 2008 - 19:15:14
Late but ...
... here's a thread.Unconstitutional green schemes
Lots of local governments have been talking about hiring companies to reduce their energy use, in some cases by floating revenue bonds that would be financed by "savings" from the energy strategies.
Oops, in a couple of opinions, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel opines that pledging these "savings" -- to the extent they are tax money -- is unconstitutional. Primary opinion is here. Secondary one here. See, savings do not equal revenue.
World's fastest homosexual
This is kind of funny. Didn't a newspaper around here once frown on the use of the word "gay," preferring homosexual? Forcing this issue can be problematic, as we shall see.
The nutty American Family Association, not busy enough censoring TV programs and such, has programmed its OneNewsNow website, including news searches, to replace the word "gay" in every use with homosexual.
You know where this is going don't you? Don't believe me? Actual search result here, with lead paragraph from top item.
Homosexual breaks Greene's US record in 100 at trials
Jun 29, 2008 ... Tyson Homosexual got quite a fright in his first race Saturday. He set a record in his second. Homosexual broke Maurice Greene's American ...
For those of you who don't read the sports pages: The reference is to Tyson Gay, the former UA sprinter, who just ran the fastest 100 meters ever.
Bush: Having a great year
Says here that Bush thinks he's having a great year and feeling the love as he travels around the U.S. In denial?
We'll check on the adoring throngs that turn out in Little Rock tomorrow for a feel-good photo op in North Little Rock and then a Republican fund-raiser at beer distributor George O'Connor's home on Palisades. If we're allowed with 100 yards of him, that is.
Snyder's wife expecting -- triplets
A blog reader posted this on the Ark. Blog in an open thread yesterday and we put a call this morning to confirm, but a news release from U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder beat us to the punch:
Please be advised that my wife Rev. Betsy Singleton is 10 ½ weeks pregnant with triplets. Obviously the pregnancy is still very early, but so far everything and everyone looks fine. We appreciate all the good thoughts and prayers now and in the weeks and months to come. And yes, we did say Triplets.”
Snyder, 60, and Rev. Singleton, 47, have a son, Penn, 2.
Preacher Huck: Christians under attack
Brummett's column on religion and politics was timely. Despite the indication that other issues are more important these days, it doesn't mean politicians aren't still taking care to water the religionist roots of the Republican Party.
Such as Mike Huckabee. This came in via the Austin newspaper. Gone in his altar call for a meeting this week of evangelists -- LaHaye, Wildmon, etc. -- is any hint of the moderation he uses successfully before different audiences. The opening lines catch the spirit:
America and our Judeo Christian heritage is under attack by a force that is more destructive than any threat America has faced since Adolph Hitler in 1934. Defeating the radical jihadists will require renewed resolve and spiritual rearmament by the evangelical pastors in America.
Rediscovering God in America’s goal is to ignite people of faith to again engage the culture and bring America back to our standing around the world as a Beacon of Hope and a Shining City on a Hill
Wanted: pressure on LR city board
Reader "Waterboy" added this comment on the Sunday night open line, but I thought I'd call further attention to his contribution to the argument that the Little Rock Board of Directors should change leadership of Central Arkansas Water Tuesday by rejecting the reappointment of lawyer Jane Dickey, who's already had 11 years on the commission.
Pat Lynch made this similar point this morning in his Democrat-Gazette column: If Strong Mayor Mark Stodola is really serious about putting new blood on city commissions (that was his argument for denying a new term to Larry Lichty on the Airport Commission) he'd ask for new blood here, too.
Waterboy adds some background as well on the current commission's role in preventing then-CEO Jim Harvey from acquiring Lake Maumelle watershed land on which Jay DeHaven and other investors now hope to reap a windfall from the water utility. Waterboy's account is the same given to me by Harvey last week.
SPEAKING OF WATER: The utility, the U.S. Geological Survey and UALR today announced a plan to use Lake Maumelle for environmental education in the course of monitoring water quality. Let's hope it doesn't result in reports on steady deterioration of hwat has been a pristine source.