Frustrated Arkansans: Asa & Cooper Not Acting Conservative

Editor's Note: Weren't the Republicans in Arkansas supposed to lead us out of Plantation Politics. While we have on occassion seen some favorable changes, there are still some serious Plantation Mentality issues. One is detailed below by Debbie Pelly.

by Debbie Pelley, Contributing Author: To gauge Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and John Cooper's conservatism all one has to remember is their actions on the Private Option, also called Obamacare Medicaid Expansion.

In Arkansas our governor Asa Hutchinson has changed the name from Private Option to Arkansas Works. Changing names of programs is a well-documented method of the liberals to deceive the people and make them forget objectionable programs. In the educational reforms, for example, we had Restructuring, Goals 2000, then School To Work, No Child Left Behind, and now Obama's Common Core. As a former Arkansas teacher who did town hall meetings on these reforms, I can vouch that they are all basically the same program and allow more government control; of course, Governor Hutchinson hasn't stopped Obama's Common Core either.

Arkansas was one of the only southern states that adopted Obamacare Medicaid Expansion. Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia all refused to adopt Medicaid Expansion as well as eight other states. Most conservatives hoped Governor Hutchinson would free Arkansas from the Private Option implemented under Democratic governor Mike Beebe, but instead Hutchinson jumped on board and changed the name Private Option to Arkansas Works which deceives the people.

Senator John Cooper ran his campaign on voting against the Private Option, now called Arkansas Works. He either sent out or had organizations to send out several campaign cards opposing the Private Option, and conservative senators and representatives all over the state came to campaign for Cooper based on that stance. However, Cooper quickly changed his tune and supported the Private Option when he got to Little Rock and is pushing all of Gov Hutchinson's agenda and helping push candidates that Hutchinson or his ilk have recruited.

The Private Option changed politics all over Arkansas. Politicians or candidates who openly or privately support the Private Option, aka Arkansas Works, can get all the money they need, and more, for their campaigns from those who profit from Arkansas Works like hospitals, doctors, the medical field, and insurance companies.  Thus adding corruption of politics to our state and the nation.
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Debbie Pelley is Retired Arkansas Teacher of 27 years. She is  a grassroots citizen activist, researcher and writer who advocates for Arkansans and for transparent and limited government. She is a contribution author at the ARRA News Service.

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