So we’ve been watching the Lege off and on all evening. The more and more we hear, the more and more it looks like this thing is gonna pass. On top of that, there are some crazy-ass amendments. We’ve seen amendments on water rights and even immigration. WTF? Look for [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
They’re fixing to pass HB 1, blowing the surplus on property taxes. A big ass monkey is off their back. Now that that’s over it’s gonna be tougher passing any other tax bills this session.
HB 3, a chunk of the guv’s proposals, is up next. They’ve been delaying it all day to [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Have you been watching the House today? It’s the same bullshit we’ve seen I don’t even know how many times before. Amendments overruled, same partisan crap going on. Word is y’all will be there until midnight tonight. Nobody’s getting Tiff’s treats from me!
Unless you send me some “what the hell is going on information” then [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
The amendment on the floor is being heavily debated right now. It’s Amendment 9 to HB1. It’s a Perry move against Strayhorn. Rep. Senfronia is reminding us this is a backdoor political advertisement for the Guv-ah-nah. It’s what Rep. Thompson calls an ‘unfunded mandate’ and we’re having such a good time as Rep. Thompson says [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I tend to forget that these two are brothers. Karen Brooks breaks down the sibling rivalry between Jim and Bill Keffer, showing how the two are worlds apart on the tax bill.
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
We’re watching the House feed right now and let’s just agree the Rep. Kolkhorst is doing a great job up there as Speaker right now. Plus, as always, so smartly dressed in the blue! All we are hearing now are amendments to amendments. Were these counted in that 124? This is some boring ass [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Some idiots got together and made a website about the budget surplus, entitled aBig PileOfMoney.com, and they even wrote a song! It’s called “Please Don’t Tax Texas Again” and I encourage each and every one of you to go listen to it, it’ll make your day.
Here’s a few choice excerpts from the lyrics:
Well there’s [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
To get a better perspective on the proposed cigarette tax, I went to see the movie Thank You For Smoking. You lobbyists will love this film. When the tobacco lobbyist was asked how he could defend cigarettes he called it the Yuppie Nuremburg Defense. “You have to pay the mortgage.”
Good luck to Texas’ own tobacco [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Here’s the calendar of events today over at the Capitol. Committee hearings and such. The House will convene at 10:00 a.m. where at once riots will break out over 124 friggin’ amendments. The Senate, on the other hand, will stroll in around 2. They’ll laugh at the House and then adjourn for cocktails by [...]
04.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
President Bush used Earth Day to pander promote the uses of alternative fuels as our future. Bush declared hydrogen fuel as the answer to our dependency on oil. Actually, he said we were “addicted” to oil. If anyone knows about addiction, it sure is George.
Bush added that in the near future we’ll all be [...]
04.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome