Jack Abramoff has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison [MyWay]. Well, a little something’s better than nothing. He and his partner will help out in the corruption investigation before they go to jail.
03.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Tommy Merritt filed a defamation lawsuit against his Leininger backed opponent Mark Williams back during the campaign. Even though he’s won, Merritt is still going through with the lawsuit to further squash Williams. When Leininger talked Williams into running, I wonder if he mentioned that if you piss someone off enough, they’ll bite [...]
03.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Tiring of the one-liners? Kinky is shaping up his stance on immigration, something more than just building a wall along the border. The press release doesn’t have a single joke in it, and actually has Kinky calling for Perry to meet with Govs. Bill Richardson and Janet Napolitano to “develop a coordinated state [...]
03.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Senator Cornyn says the problem with America is we’re always having elections. Wouldn’t it be a lot better if we just had gladiator-style fights to the death instead? Moron. [Wonkette]
03.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
State Representative has formally requested and paid for a recount in her district. The recount will begin today and conclude tomorrow, March 30, if we understand the press release correctly. Last we remember there was a 46 vote shortfall for Rep. Casteel.
03.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Everyone’s a twitter this morning as John Sharp, much like a groundhog, pops up to reveal the long awaited tax fix. And then we get two paragraphs into it and our insomnia was cured.
The 92 page document (a PDF file, no less) almost sucked us in to snuggle up on the sofa, turn [...]
03.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
PinkDome is not a Texan. (Nor did I get here as fast as I could) This whole immigration brouhaha is confusing the hell out of me. Sure, entering the country by sneaking over the border is wrong….I guess. Getting a job here and being a productive and contributing member of society and the workforce=good. Escaping [...]
03.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
We used to think that John McCain was kinda smart…a presidential contender. Remember when he used to criticize the Bush Administration? Now, he’s suckling at their teet. Remember when he said Jerry Falwell was an “agent of intolerance”? Well, looks like he’s flip-flopped on that one. He’ll be speaking at Falwell’s Liberty U graduation.
Falwell [...]
03.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
. . . except when they’re not. The WaPo did a story on Saturday about Russia telling Senor Hussein about the US’s plans for invasion. Not that we should have attacked in the first place, but why is Russia the one telling Hussein about it?
Yes, the story is a couple days old, but [...]
03.28.06 | Uncategorized | admin
The Pro-Choice group NARAL is striking back at the Bush Administration. With the recent attacks on women’s right to choose, the WaPo reported last week the Bush Administration has given anti-choice “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs), created to dissuade women from exercising their right to choose, over $60 million in taxpayer dollars. These organizations often [...]
03.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome