Citizens' Daily Lobby

It’s time to check in with Arkansas candidates for 2010.

Rick Crawford wants to serve as a “check and balance” to a “liberal congress.”    All by himself.   Unlike most conservatives, he doesn’t seem to be looking for a team victory.   (and would someone please define “liberal congress” for me?  I just don’t see it. )

Mr. Crawford espouses the Tea Baggage economic plan, including the “Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights” which would limit federal spending growth to the percentage in population growth plus the rate of inflation.”   I wonder if this includes military spending?  That’s hardly a bill of rights.  That’s a mandate to privatize.  It’s also heavily supported by the industry stooge group Americans for Prosperity.  To make privatization even easier, Crawford supports immediate reduction of the corporate tax rate to 15% and ending the capital gains tax altogether.  Do you think he would mind cutting my middle class tax rate to 15%, too?

He also favors ending tax funded abortions.   This means that he would take away funding even where it is currently legal:  in cases of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is in danger.

He wants to “end generational theft” by “allowing” younger workers to put more of their money into stock market retirement plans.    That’s a great plan.  Run that one by those people who lost their behinds in stock market accounts just before they were due to retire.

Tim Griffin gave some money away at the Big Buck Classic.  It’s easy to see who his target group is.  Check out the cheesy photos of Tim with his kids.  It should be illegal to use a military uniform to seek office.

Joyce Elliott and Robbie Wills don’t appear to have websites for their campaigns yet, a bad prognosticator for success.  ( If I’m wrong, someone please send me the link.  Neither of them had a campaign site come up on the first page of a Google search.  Bad Karma.)  They are both going to be at a significant disadvantage given that they can’t raise money during the legislative session.

Kim Hendren doesn’t have much to say.   Given what tends to come out of his mouth, that’s probably a sound strategy.

Blanche Lincoln still supports the Murkowski Amendment.   How big does the Big Tent need to be, Democrats?