Comments on: Around the Arkansas Blogosphere http://www.thearkansasproject.com/around-the-arkansas-blogosphere/ Your Source for News and Views on Arkansas Politics, Media and More Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:02:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chuck http://www.thearkansasproject.com/around-the-arkansas-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Chuck Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.thearkansasproject.com/?p=4782#comment-1708 Legislators reading a bill? Naah, no need to do that; lobbyists tell them about it over lunch. In their defense, however, I will say it is darn near impossible to read every single bill out of 2000+ bills that are introduced each session. Committees are supposed to screen out the bad bills, but with one party in charge (and having been so, with a few exceptions, for some 130+ years) of all three branches of government, that often doesn't happen. Meanwhile, Arkansas languishes in 50th place. Legislators reading a bill? Naah, no need to do that; lobbyists tell them about it over lunch. In their defense, however, I will say it is darn near impossible to read every single bill out of 2000+ bills that are introduced each session. Committees are supposed to screen out the bad bills, but with one party in charge (and having been so, with a few exceptions, for some 130+ years) of all three branches of government, that often doesn’t happen. Meanwhile, Arkansas languishes in 50th place.

]]> By: Br549 http://www.thearkansasproject.com/around-the-arkansas-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 Br549 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:17:56 +0000 http://www.thearkansasproject.com/?p=4782#comment-1697 Love that Duncan Baird. Love that Duncan Baird.

]]> By: Bill from Sheridan http://www.thearkansasproject.com/around-the-arkansas-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 Bill from Sheridan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:49:58 +0000 http://www.thearkansasproject.com/?p=4782#comment-1695 I hear that young Duncan Baird has a twitter account he updates fairly regularly as well. I hear that young Duncan Baird has a twitter account he updates fairly regularly as well.

]]> By: Br549 http://www.thearkansasproject.com/around-the-arkansas-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Br549 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:10:21 +0000 http://www.thearkansasproject.com/?p=4782#comment-1693 From the "Great quotes by legislators" File: State Rep. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, said he hadn’t had a chance to read the entire bill, but he liked what he saw. “If it goes to the floor, I’ll vote for it,” he said. Thats right folks. No need to read the entire bill. I mean, it't not like we dont know that it goes on, but to actually SAY it? From the “Great quotes by legislators” File:

State Rep. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, said he hadn’t had a chance to read the entire bill, but he liked what he saw.
“If it goes to the floor, I’ll vote for it,” he said.

Thats right folks. No need to read the entire bill.

I mean, it’t not like we dont know that it goes on, but to actually SAY it?

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