In their growing attempt to act like 4-year-olds, Senate Republicans boycotted today’s meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.  The panel was to debate a bill that would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  They won’t even talk about it, let alone vote.  Senate rules require at least 2 members of the minority party to be present in order to make a quorum.

However, an exception could allow the committee to proceed without any Republicans, according to committee staff members.Matt Dempsey, a spokesman for the committee’s Republicans, told CNN that applying the exception would be a “nuclear option” by Democrats that would worsen the panel’s already strained political climate.

stuff, but this may take the cake.

Arkansas is officially in the Powerball business.  More than $300,000 in tickets have been sold thus far.  That’s roughly $75,000 more in scholarships for Arkansas students.  The multi-state lottery drawing occurs twice each week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Tomorrow’s drawing is worth $66,000,000.

I generally oppose the death penalty, but if we’re going to use it let’s do it right.  These people deserve the needle.  I knew this was bad long before I became a parent.  Now that I have a child I want to personally watch these people suffer.

The children have never been to public school and don’t know how to read or write. They have been taken out of the home. Barber and his wife are both out of jail on bond.

The murder trial of Curtis Vance began yesterday as attorneys from both sides agreed on 8 jurors from the initial pool of 125 potentials.  The process continues today as the final four jurors and 2 alternates are expected to be chosen.  Vance is of course charged with raping, murdering, and robbing Anne Pressly at her Little Rock home in October 2008.