We don’t go shopping the day after Thanksgiving, mainly because we’re not crazy about crowds of dedicated shoppers. Who knew we were taking part in a movement by not shopping? Actually, we probably fit more into a “don’t shop day”. Invariably we will end up buying something the day after Thanksgiving, be [...]
11.21.05 | Uncategorized | admin
Bob Woodward. Tonight on Larry King Live. Y’all Bob has a different source! And it’s not…and it’s not….
What a tool. Two years into this thing and you just now speak out? Does anyone know if this guy has a book about to be published or something? Do I sound cynical? Do I sound like [...]
11.21.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Rep. Joe Nixon received a settlement from his insurance company, Farmer’s, that seemed extraordinarily high. So much so the Travis County D.A., Ronnie Earle, took a look at the issue. What Travis County let go, a Los Angeles jury did not.
Here’s an alleged report from the Houston Chronicle.
Daues responded: “John Hageman, Mark Toohey and Kevin [...]
11.21.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Holy shit y’all. We had real live political theatre up in the House of Representatives on Friday. MSNBC called it “All Hell Breaks Loose.” Click here for the links to the video in the event you did not see it. Obviously, tempers are flaring all over the country on the war in Iraq and [...]
11.20.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I’m out for the weekend, but, knowing that politicians love to dump their headlines in the garbage on Friday cuz no one will read on the weekend, I’ll leave you with some choice tidbits from DC so you can stick it to the man.
The US House spent hours trying to corral votes for a budget [...]
11.18.05 | Uncategorized | admin
We wait, we wait, we wait, then we hear rumors, then newspapers report rumors, then…nothing. Supreme Court Opinions/Orders are out for this week, and I don’t see any school finance rulings in there. To be fair, I don’t really understand most of the stuff in there, but no school finance, at least in [...]
11.18.05 | Uncategorized | admin
Travis County Attorney David Escamilla today announced a deferred prosecution agreement with the Republican Party of Texas over its use of corporate money in the Texas 2002 elections.
Texas reform groups will comment on the agreement at an Austin press event at 2PM CDT. Click here for more, and thanks to our tipsters!
11.17.05 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Seems Talmadge Heflin is finally starting to recover from his Hubert Vo invoked hangover, because he’s crawling out from under his rock to pull in headlines. He took a gig at James Leininger’s Texas Public Policy Foundation, and is now applying to be the executive director of the Texas Lotto Commission. Personally, I [...]
11.17.05 | Uncategorized | admin
SCHOOL FINANCE RULING TOMMORROW!!!
…well, kinda, we think…
So the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel is reporting that there’s going to be a ruling from the Supreme Court tommorrow regarding school finance. Great, right? But wait, how do they know? Seems John Sharp has a person on his staff who has a sister who is dating [...]
11.17.05 | Uncategorized | admin