Cook’s Outlook

On Friday, I reviewed "The Help" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" on KARZ-TV’s morning show.

Dale Bumpers Never Gets Old

Today, former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers turns 86 years old.

Mark Martin: Can’t Hit The Floor

Several readers have asked why I have not written anything about Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin with all his stumbles and fumbles.

It’s simple: Martin is so incompetent that I could end up writing about him every day of the week.

As Secretary of State, Mark Martin is so bad he makes me long for the unethical days of Bill McCuen.

Collins-smith: Always A Republican

Today’s announcement by State Rep. Linda Collins-Smith that she is switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party gives the GOP something to crow about for awhile. My take? No big deal, she was a Republican all along.

Halter For Congress: Will He Or Won’t He Run?

An article in Roll Call over the weekend about a potential 2nd Congressional District run by former Lt. Governor Bill Halter caused political insiders to speculate about whether or not Halter will challenge incumbent Tim Griffin next year.

Movie Reviews: The Change Up & Cowboys And Aliens

Today on KARZ-TV’s morning show I reviewed "The Change Up" and "Cowboys and Aliens"

Arkansas Gop: No Credibility And No Class

This week, my content partners here at Talk Business did a follow-up story on the Republican Party of Arkansas’ requesting of public documents generated by state employees who also happened to be political bloggers.

Calling All Candidates

Are you running for the State Legislature next year? We want to know about it.

Cover-up? What Did They Know And When Did They Know It?

A few weeks ago, I broke a story about a potentially illegal fundraiser benefiting the GOP House Caucus that featured Congressman Steve Womack, Lt. Governor Mark Darr and many Republican state legislators. The fundraiser apparently broke numerous federal campaign finance laws and after much debate the House GOP Caucus agreed to return corporate contributions from the event.

The First District Is Fertile For A Democratic Challenge

This week we’ll review potential Democratic candidates for the 1st, 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts. As of yet, there are no formally announced Democratic candidates in any of those districts and 2012 is just around the corner.

Movie Reviews: Crazy Stupid Love & Friends With Benefits

Today on KARZ-TV’s morning show I reviewed two films that shared some central themes of relationships, love and all that other fun stuff.

Voldemort And Out-of-touch Republicans

Hitler and Nazis are the Voldemort of American politics. Saying their names always cause great problems. Republican State Representative Nate Bell doesn’t get that basic concept and is so out of touch that the concept of apologizing for saying stupid things escapes him.

Ross Out: Good Idea Or Bad Idea?

Monday’s retirement announcement by Congressman Mike Ross shakes up Arkansas politics for 2012 and 2014. You can read his reasons for not seeking re-election here, but the bottom line is Mike Ross is running for Governor in 2014.

It’s A Toss-up, But Democrats Can Win

Mike Ross’ retirement makes the Fourth Congressional District a "toss-up" in 2012. With an open seat in a swing district, both political parties will spend millions to win it and at this point either party could pick it up next November.