Psst, Senator Shapiro we didn’t want to yell this out to everybody that’s why we are calling on the white phone. Listen…we heard today you’re going to bring out SB2 again. We just had a few things to go over with you real quick, ok?
First…you know you usually look great so I hope today you [...]
07.28.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
(Blog Synergy In Progress)
Inspired by Greg Wythe when he bestowed the title of Honorary Texan on Paul Hackett, Texas Bloggers, led by Burnt Orange Report, Off the Kuff, PinkDome, and Greg’s Opinion are calling today upon all Texans (and friends of Texas) to join ranks and donate towards the very cause we have been arguing [...]
07.28.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
If you are, you’re reading the wrong blog! But seriously now, on that great Statesman blog “Rich and Fred”, Fred explains why they didn’t publish yesterday and today’s strip of Doonesbury. See, apparently the term “turd” is offensive. The AAS is among about 11 other papers in the nation who didn’t publish these [...]
07.27.05 | Uncategorized | admin
Just to give you a laugh, we got an email today from a pornographic web site that has listed us in their link page and would like PinkDome to reciprocate the link. We aren’t, but I could not resist posting where PinkDome fell in their list.
BOR, ITPT, Off The Kuff, et cetera…how super jealous are [...]
07.27.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Phillip at BOR has posted an open letter to Rep. Grusendorf. If we had more energy, we’d do the same. Oh, here you go:
Dear Rep. Grusendorf,
I am very disappointed in you, but at least I didn’t vote for you.
Your pal,
Bluebonnet
07.27.05 | Uncategorized | admin
First, if it isn’t it should be a sign of the Apocolypse that I’m even awake at such an un-Godly hour it should be. Do people really get up at 6:15 a.m. all the time? I’ll be in the capitol this morning for little something at 7:30 a.m. (I’ll tell you about it later)
While I’m [...]
07.27.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Gov. Rick Perry said lawmakers need to put aside rancor and partisanship so they can come back on Wednesday and begin again on school finance and property tax relief.
There’s more, but let’s just look at this part. Republicans love nothing more than to throw out the word ‘mandate’ at every other opportunity and for [...]
07.26.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
“Mr. Speaker, show me voting NO on HB 3″ - Chairman Jim Keffer.
Only 8 ayes for HB 3, this one goes down in a blaze even more so than HB 2.
Right now, every jaw in the Capitol has dropped. After some particularly underhanded moves by the leadership, Representative Scott Hochberg passed his own plan [...]
07.26.05 | Uncategorized | admin
To cut off debate on HB2. Carter Casteel was cut off mid-sentence and folks followed with righteous indignation. Eiland threw his amendments on the floor in disgust and spelled Bullshi(t) he left off the ‘t’.
We received three IM’s with the same exact statement:
Keel is a fu*ker.
So, there you go. Another day in the House.
We are [...]
07.26.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
So says Moreno after Keel makes a bold move to cut off debate on HB2. Craddick won’t recognize the members opposing the bill and now Moreno gets his only chance to catch a breather…a point of personal privilege. He gets 10 minutes to tell the House Republicans they are disrespecting the debate process. Will there [...]
07.26.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome