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Capitol Tour with Senator Mark Pryor Published on Jun 13, 2012 by SenatorPryor Episode 1: Arkansans in the Capitol __________ I have posted a lot in the past about Mark Pryor and most of the posts have been critical. (“THIRSTY THURSDAY” open letters to Senator Pryor displayed here on the www.thedailyhatch.org).  However, I must give him […]

Kenny Chesney and former Tennessee Volunteers’ Quarterback Condredge Holloway give you an exclusive look at their new ESPN Documentary – “The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story”. I got to see Lester Mcclain play in Jackson, MS in 1968 against Ole Miss. I went with my grandfather who was a big Ole Miss fan. My […]

I have never been to Wheaton College but I feel close to it. My favorite teacher in highschool, Mark Brink, was a graduate of Wheaton (Billy Graham also attended) and I got to hear about it. Also Bill Elliff who was my pastor at First Baptist Little Rock told me a very interesting story about […]

Congressman Paul Ryan is probably the hottest name in Washington right now. 50% of the people love him and the rest hate him.  Americans for Prosperity hosted a Social Security Reform Roundtable with Congressman Paul Ryan. Part 1 of 3. “Provides tax breaks for the wealthy” False charges about Roadmap and our responses: – The proposed […]

Glen Campbell Reveals Alzheimer’s Diagnosis June 22, 2011 Glen Campbell CMT Posted today: Glen Campbell has revealed his diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease to People magazine. Campbell, 75, and wife Kim have gone public prior to his farewell tour this fall. “Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer,” Kim told the publication. “But if […]

John Brummett asserts that liberals are right about the cause of the deficit. He asserts in his article “Harry let us down,” Arkansas News Bureau, April 4, 2011: He is right that the actual deficit is caused by direct government spending exceeding income, an imbalance mostly caused, he will tell you with some justification, by […]

A 30 Foot Tall Fat Guy Luther’s commentary on where the world is headed if people keep getting bigger. ______________________________ At the “Sunshine Boys” performance on June 1, 2011 in Hot Springs my son Wilson and I saw Jerry Van Dkye and Tommy Smoothers perform. It was great!!! Before the show started they showed this […]

I survived last night even though there were several tornadoes all through Arkansas last night. America has too many bureaucrats and they are dramatically overpaid. This mini-documentary uses government data to show how federal, state, and local governments are in fiscal trouble in part because of excessive pay for a bloated civil service. Steve Brawner […]

 It is 9:35 pm and we have been hiding from Tornadoes all night and I hope they are finished bothering us for the evening.  Ronald Reagan on Balanced Budget Amendment Steve Brawner in his article “Safer roads and balanced budgets,” Arkansas News Bureau, April 13, 2011, noted: The disagreement is over the solutions — on […]

 Senator Hatch talks with Fox News host Bret Baier about looming government shutdown. (At first Hatch talks about Planned Parenthood and the fact that they are the leading abortion provider and then he turns his attention to getting federal spending down.)   Steve Brawner in his article “Safer roads and balanced budgets,” Arkansas News Bureau, […]

  On Tuesday, March 29, Senator Marco Rubio appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity” for the first time since becoming a U.S. Senator. Senator Rubio talked about refusing to vote to raise the debt ceiling and the need for serious spending cuts.   Steve Brawner in his article “Safer roads and balanced budgets,” Arkansas News Bureau, […]

  John Brummett in his article Obama’s pitch-perfect excuse for liberalism,” Arkansas News Bureau, April 18, 2011 notes: He proposed hitting the wealthiest twice. First, he would let their Bush tax cuts expire — this after he caved to the Republicans on this very point in December. He appears to be trying to atone, declaring, […]

  Video from press conference today with Senators Rand Paul, Jim DeMint, and Mike Lee, unveiling Sen. Paul’s balanced budget proposal.   Steve Brawner in his article “Safer roads and balanced budgets,” Arkansas News Bureau, April 13, 2011, noted: The disagreement is over the solutions — on what spending to cut; what taxes to raise […]

  Senator Mark Pryor wants our ideas on how to cut federal spending. Take a look at this video clip below: Senator Pryor has asked us to send our ideas to him at cutspending@pryor.senate.gov and I have done so in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Here are a few […]

Politicians and interest groups claim higher taxes are necessary because it would be impossible to cut spending by enough to get rid of red ink. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity video shows that these assertions are nonsense. The budget can be balanced very quickly by simply limiting the annual growth of federal spending. Steve […]

 Gene Lyons in his article “Sure, the government is just like your family,” Nov 24, 2010 commented, “The current deficit’s almost entirely a product of two things: the Bush tax cuts and the recession.” I don’t accept Lyons assertion that the Bush tax cuts have anything to do with the deficit. In fact, the revenue […]