The Truth In Arkansas Politics

Did anyone see the post on the Arkansas Times blog? The Truth couldn't help but notice how they are trying to connect Asa with this guy Brian Doyle, charged with sexual solicitation. I think it is very interesting how they left out some very important facts about this guy.

ARKTIMES:

"Coincidentally speaking:

Papers today report the arrest of Brian Doyle, the deputy press secretary for the federal Homeland Security Department, on charges related to his alleged sexual solicitation of someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. (Actually an undercover cop.)

We page back to Aug. 31, 2004, when the Homeland Security Department came under scathing criticism for misconduct by its air marshals. Brian Doyle was the press spokesman who assured reporters that Homeland Security was going to do a better job at background checks. Asa Hutchinson, then in charge of transportation security, likewise promised that guidelines would make marshals more accountable. Same cast of characters were quoted when the airline passenger screening program came under fire on Asa!'s watch.

No, we are in no way blaming Doyle's illicit Internt solicitations and use of office phone for such purposes on Asa. But we can't help but note the ironic timing. Doyle's arrest was announced the same day Hutchinson handed out a news release urging the legislature on in the univerally popular drive to toughen sexual predator laws. Said the news release:

While serving in the Department of Homeland Security, Hutchinson oversaw one of the nation's most intensive crackdowns on child predators, Internet child pornographers, and human trafficking of children for purposes of sexual slavery. “Operation Predator,” as the crackdown was dubbed, was hailed nationwide, including by national child protection activist and “America's Most Wanted” host John Walsh.

The department apparently missed one guy working down the hall."