Entries Tagged as ‘Politics’

October 8, 2009

3 U.S. judgeships in state still open 9 months in, no word from Obama

ALEX DANIELS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
WASHINGTON — Nearly nine months into his administration President Barack Obama has yet to nominate any judges for three open positions on the federal bench in Arkansas. “We’re a little bit behind,” said Sen. Mark Pryor. He and the state’s senior senator, Blanche Lincoln, submitted a list of nine candidates for the [...]

September 16, 2009

E-mail comments from Congressman Vic Snyder – 9/16/09

I will not support a health care bill that is not fully paid for and deficit neutral.
I will not support any bill that:

mandates participation in a public option if the bill includes one;

changes the federal law currently in place regarding abortion;

supports federal subsidies to illegal immigrants;

or rations care.

We’ll see.

September 15, 2009

Fools rush in ………

August 26, 2009

Unknown Challengers in Dead Heat with Lincoln

August  26, 2009
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Arkansas shows Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) tied with three potential challengers who have essentially non-existent name recognition.
Lincoln gets at 40% against all three of the Republicans. Gilbert Baker (R) and Curtis Coleman (R) lead her with 42% and 41% respectively, while Tom Cotton trails with 39%.
Analsyis: [...]

August 1, 2009

Arkansas’ Double Dippers