Cronyism run amok
This is an interesting rant from, of all places, Michelle Malkin, on Bush's nomination of Julie Myers to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agency under DHS. She's actually making a...
View ArticleA View of Harriet Miers' tenure on the Dallas City Council.
Below is a column by James Ragland of the Dallas Morning News. He is a columnist on the Metro Section, covering local issues, government, etc. He is African-American is generally considered a liberal...
View ArticleSchool district calls for O'Reilly retraction
On Friday, December 9th, Bill O'Lielly claimed on his "show" that the Plano, TX ISD had banned kids from wearing red and green because they are Christmas colors."That's flat-out fascism," he said...
View ArticleHomophobia quiz - What did you score?
Here is a fun quiz designed to gauge your level of homophobia. I thought it would be interesting to see where you stand in this day and age of Brokeback Mountain, TransAmerica, Rick Santorum, Pat...
View ArticleTexas Kossacks: I didn't vote in yesterday's primary. Now what?
Primary day came and went yesterday in Texas, and I didn't make it to the polls. Now, I have some interesting options for the fall. First of all, I live in southern Denton county, Texas. This...
View ArticlePlease: No Harry Potter spoiler diaries
I am sure many here are eagerly awaiting the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this coming Friday night/ Saturday morning. I know I'll be at my local Barnes & Noble on Friday night,...
View ArticleFind your candidate match
I found this interesting quiz at politalk.com on finding a presidential candidate that best matches your views based on about 30 questions. It's not based on party, so your answers may match you up to...
View ArticleConversation with my father
I called my father in California today to catch up on family matters and discuss a little politics before super tuesday tommorow, and ended up with a very interesting insight on the mindset of one...
View ArticleEverything IS bigger in Texas: Stories from the Caucus Wars
As a long time commentator, and very rare Diarist, I thought I would share my experience caucusing in Texas this past Tuesday night. First a little background:
View ArticleOn hiatus until SHE drops out
I've been following this primary process closely since last year, and have finally reached the point where I need to take a step back, a break, from following this race day-to-day, closely, to the...
View ArticleI got my IRS "rebate": Now what?
Like many Americans this week, I received my IRS rebate via direct deposit today for $1,200.00. I guess I should be grateful, but I really don't see how this passes for sound economic policy. But...
View ArticleBreaking: "Big" John Cornyn is an idiot. w/ video
Check out this campaign video from "Big" John Cornyn, running for re-election against Kossack Rick Noriega for U.S. Senate in the great state of Texas. I can't tell if this is snark, or if it's a...
View ArticleWomen for John McCain website
I stumbled across this great website with tons of information for women considering voting for John McSame. I can't believe the McCain campaign didn't reserve this domain...
View ArticleOpen thread for FISA gloom and doom
Since we're probably going to see another 20 diaries on FISA today, I thought I'd use my daily allotment of 1 diary to provide an open thread to get everything FISA related off your chest. According...
View ArticleJuly 31st money bomb! w/ pole. Updated: $400 so far
Today is the last day of the month, and the last chance to show continued strong monthly fundraising numbers for the Obama campaign. Obama needs to demonstrate that his decision to opt out of public...
View ArticleHelp me respond to this anti-Obama email. Updated w/ response
I just received this email from my brother in law, who is a die hard Bush guy and will vote %100 for McCain. We get along great, and don't discuss politics at all. This email is relatively mild...
View Article*Blank* is a disaster as VP pick!
I finally had to give my 2 cents, with all this talk of blank on the short list for Obama's VP, and all the hot scuttlebutt that blank may actually be the one chosen!
View ArticleI just got BACK from Denver!
So about a month ago, my wife tells me she's stressing out over work, and needs a long weekend getaway to de-stress and re-charge. Me being a husband who likes to keep his wife happy, I started...
View ArticleAn Israel/Palestine diary for the rest of us!
Like many regular readers, I've been following the latest round of I/P diary pie fights, and have observed as they predictably descend into tit for tat accusations, screaming, and general rowdy...
View ArticleKay B. Hutchison to resign senate to run for Gov-TX.
From the Dallas Morning news, reports are coming in that Kay Bailey Hutchison, the cheerleader senator from Texas, will resign her senate seat in 3 to 4 months to devote herself full-time to running...
View ArticleLive blogging "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina"
Tonight, President and Mrs. Obama and family are hosting "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina" feature musice by the world's biggest Latino music stars, including Los Lobos, Gloria...
View ArticleArnold tells CA legislature where to go.
I saw this earlier, and thought it was completely hilarious. Here is a link to The Governator's latest veto message:Hasta La Vista
View Article"Terrorist" FAIL.! Man pleads guilty to threatening Pres. Obama
I came across this extremely funny story today in the Dallas Morning News. A Dallas area man has plead guilty to threatening President Obama, and is awaiting federal sentencing in lieu of a trial.
View ArticleBreaking! GOP rep Chris Lee resigns..!
Banner currently on MSNBC:Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., resigns after Craigslist dating ad scandal
View ArticleRick Perry ads $92k to his salary by claiming he's "retired"
It looks like our favorite teabagging Governor, who claims to detest goverment so much, has found a legal, if highly unethical (in my opinion) way to add $92,000 to his annual salary, claiming he is...
View ArticleCanadian Ted Cruz releases his "birth certificate"
It looks like Ted "Canadian Cruise" Cruz has released his "birth certificate" to the Dallas Morning news. Let the birther heads commence to explode.Cruz Birth Certificate
View ArticleA nation (Canada) breathes a sigh of relief
It looks like Ted "Canadian" Cruz has finally gotten around to renouncing his Canadian citizenship: Cruz renounces citizenshipIt looks like Ted is getting his ducks in a row as he prepares to run for...
View ArticleGOP Rep claims Obamacare costing $5 million per enrollee. Turns out he's off...
Texas GOP Representative Pete Sessions (R-Math Challenged) Recently claimed on house floor that the cost of each enrollee was costing the U.S. treasury $5 million. He came up with that estimate by...
View ArticleFun with polls day. Comparing your Dem primary support between 2008 and 2016.
I’ve been curious on how this site’s population breaks down in who you supported (voted) for the Democratic nomination in 2008 as compared to 2016. In my case, I voted for Obama in 2008 and Clinton in...
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