NOT The Time For Negative Campaigning

In February, days after returning from Afghanistan, I declared my candidacy for Arkansas 4th US Congressional District.  Such a late start put me at a disadvantage, but my supporters have been outstanding and we are fighting to win until all the votes are counted. Along the way I’ve encountered many things that experience and reason had ...

Repealing Obamacare

I was pleased to hear from so many people today who want Obamacare repealed as much as I do.  Obamacare must be repealed so that we can conduct responsible health care reform.  If the Supreme Court does not overturn the law, I will work to ensure that it is repealed. Responsible health care reform must compel ...

It was Halloween, 2007 in Haditha, Iraq; one of that country’s most notoriously violent places. As an Infantry Company Commander I stood by as one of my Squad Leaders, a Sergeant from Arkansas, inspected his Marines prior to launching a raid that I had planned in order to capture suspected members of Al Queda in ...

The Dark Side of Utopia….

Socialism and corruption are Siamese Twins.  You can’t have one without the other. Why? People are competitive by nature.  When socialist governments enact laws which block routes to success,  people find ways to get around the law. The essential promise of socialism is that society will have no losers.  Sound good?  Whatever its merits, socialism inarguably ...