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Inhofe: Gas tax isn't a tax

From the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog: Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James Inhofe (R., Okla.), who just took the reins of the panel, said he is open to considering raising the gas tax as a way to help pay for the dwindling Highway Trust Fund that keeps...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 10, 2015 1:33 AM

Art Rubin, RIP

Arthur E. Rubin, grand old man of the Tulsa County GOP, died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at the age of 93. Visitation is tonight, Friday, February 7, 2014, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home Rosewood Chapel at 2570 S. Harvard. Funeral is Saturday, February 8, 2014, at...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 7, 2014 12:39 PM

Proud of Inhofe's vote against John Kerry's confirmation

A friend posted tonight on Facebook that it was embarrassing that U. S. Sen. Jim Inhofe voted against the confirmation of his former Senate colleague, John Kerry (D-Mass.), as Secretary of State. Comments in reply generally agreed with this sentiment, casting aspersions on Oklahoma and Oklahomans in general. The embarrassed...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 30, 2013 1:24 AM

Bartlett Jr launches fundraising luncheons with a Dallas mailer

Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr has sent out a mailing inviting the recipient to contribute at least $250 for a series of luncheons hosted by himself and (it is implied) by Senator Jim Inhofe, the former Mayor of Tulsa. A source provided me with a copy of the contents of...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 30, 2011 1:12 AM

Inhofe calls for criminal investigation of Climategate

On Tuesday, U. S. Sen. Jim Inhofe called for a Department of Justice investigation into possible scientific misconduct and criminal actions by scientists involved in misleading or fraudulent research into anthropogenic global warming (AGW). Over the last several months, key assertions by AGW advocates have been exposed as lacking sound...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 24, 2010 10:30 PM

Inhofe calls for rolling back TARP

Jim Inhofe has a YouTube channel, and he's using it to mobilize support for S. 64, his bill that would require an affirmative congressional vote to release any more of the remaining $350 billion in bailout funds. Here's the text of Inhofe's message....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 12, 2009 9:53 PM

"I'm Jim Inhofe, and I approve this message: Get off my property or I'll kill you all."

According to an interview in the Alva Review-Courier, Sen. Jim Inhofe had a run-in 25 years ago with the organization at the center of a nationwide voter fraud scandal. It was 25 years ago, and there were ACORN protesters on then-Mayor Jim Inhofe's front lawn. The protest had to do...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 25, 2008 12:03 AM

Inhofe-Rice debate on KJRH

Here's the video of KJRH's debate between U. S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and his challenger State Sen. Andrew Rice, from last night. Russ McCaskey moderated with Joe Kelley of KRMG, Wayne Greene of the Tulsa World, and Karen Larsen of KJRH on the panel. DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"113098",bannerAdObjectID:"5",videoAdObjectID:"4",videoAdConDefID:"2",playerInstanceID:"5BBCE779-E203-9ADA-C7CA-C0061E0C00DE",domain:"kjrh.dayport.com",rootCategory:"null",categoryID:"508",accPos:"CCTVI.DEMOCRACY",accSite:"KJRH"});...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 8, 2008 12:01 PM

Fred Davis in the spotlight

I had been hearing about this famous/infamous ad-man for years, a native Tulsan and the nephew of Sen. Jim Inhofe, but I had never met him and had no idea what he looked like until I was on the convention floor Wednesday night and spotted Neil Munro of the...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 5, 2008 11:50 PM