Today State Senator Kim Hendren was on Dave Elswick's show on KARN News Radio taking questions from callers.

So I took the opportunity to ask him why he worked to force a compromise on a bill that untill Governor Beebe came out against it, needed no compromise.

What we got was an answer that was honest and at the same time laughable.

He basically said (I'm paraphrasing because I don't have an audio recording yet) that he was trying to remember what happened during that committee meeting because he didn't remember. And that he was talking to State Senator Ed Wilkinson (the other Senator that was part of the problem) to try and reconstruct the debate that happened on the committee.

This sounded suspiciously to me like they were trying to get their story straight.

He also remarked somewhat sarcastically that maybe, I wasn't in the room that day and perhaps I remembered the events better than the people who were there.

Well I was there and I take good notes.

Then he said that the events didn't take place as I have recalled and that, that was, "unfortunate."

Well don't take my word for it Kim, even the Arkansas Times bragged that, "he resisted the bill to close the record of concealed weapon permit holders."

Kim Hendren who proclaims that he has, "a proven track record of strong conservative leadership" for the people of Arkansas, "compromised" because he said thats how you have to do it to get things done. In reality this bill didn't need a, "compromise" but one was forced on it anyway.

Wow, what leadership.

Wonder what else he will "compromise" on if he gets the chance to go to Washington.

The plain fact is that he is entirely to chummy with the people who wanted this bill to be watered down and when push came to shove we couldn't rely on Kim Hendren to do what an overwhelming majority of Arkansans' wanted. Thats not leadership.

And what they wanted was to protect law abiding people who take personal responsiblity for their family's own safety. But the press, the liberals in the Senate and Governor Beebe didn't want that. Probably because they covet favorable news coverage more than they care about your privacy.

Punishment should always be restricted to the abuser, not the majority of individuals who exercise rights responsibly. What has happened here regarding "the list" is, the abuser (the Arkansas Times) was rewarded with the ability to continue to do what they were doing, and the innocent (the arkansas concealed carry permit holder) was deemed not deserving of a basic right to privacy. And State Senator Kim Hendren was party to this travesty.

At least he answered the question, which is more than I can say for Gilbert Baker.