Arkansas editorials on yesterday's events

Texarkana Gazette:

In the end, lawmakers decided it was better to stand up to the administration and their own leadership than to face angry voters with elections looming just a few weeks away...The fearmongering didn't work.

Things could well get tough for a while on Wall Street. We will likely feel some of the effects on Main Street. But even if there is no taxpayer bailout, we are confident the economy will eventually get back to normal. Don’t bet against the U.S.A.

NWA Morning News:

Politics got the better of too many members of Congress Monday. Arkansas's delegation, however, showed leadership.