Archive for May 30th, 2006
South Dakotans want to repeal the abortion ban
Well, at least 37,846 South Dakotans want to repeal the abortion ban. More than double the number of required signatures were collected by the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families to put the ban up for a vote in the fall.
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Seriously
QuorumReport needs to update their Daily Buzz. I feel like I’ve been the only one in the last few days that has had a daily buzz, and that’s feuled less by political gossip and more by dry gin and Xanax.
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
eLIEctions
Texas Insider, aside from being an excellent site for reading regurgitated trite, is apparently trying to increase their traffic from web searches on anything political. Visit their site and the title is:
“Texas Insider : Texas Politics eliections candidates president Republican Party Democrats Republicans campaigns congress governor senate Texas political weekly newsletter State of Texas [...]
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Get Outta BumFuck Texas Even Faster
Highway officials unveiled the new 80 mph speed limits last week along I-10 and I-20. Thanks to Rep. Gallego for realizing that people want to get out of some areas of his district as fast as possible.
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Those damn flaming flags
Sen. Frist, [far, far] right, unsure whether to use his Super Pandering Powers to battle gays getting married or extinguish a flag on fire.
Quick: what are the two most pressing issues facing the American populace?
Rising energy costs? Threat of terrorism at home and abroad? Rising health care costs? Wrong, wrong, wrong. [...]
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Extreme House Makeover
Looking for a worthwhile cause to which to donate? I think I’ve got just the thing:
House Speaker Tom Craddick and his wife, Nadine, will soon start raising at least half a million dollars from lobbyists, corporations and other sources for an extensive renovation of their apartment inside the Capitol.
Recenty released documents put the cost [...]
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Is that a police-state in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Ah, I love lists! Alternet has a list of the top ten signs that America is becoming a police-state. A theme of the list is after all these outrageous claims, no one gives a damn. (shocking, we know) Since I’m lazy how about a top five list of exactly why no one gives a [...]
05.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome