The old Huely Long Edwin Edwards quote was never more real. What’s worse than being a congressman having wildy inappropriate instant message conversations with a teenage boy? Being on the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children.
What’s worse than that? Knowing that a member of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children was a [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
A teacher in Frisco has been fired for taking her students to a musuem after one parent complained that her child saw a nude statue. Exposure to the arts is indeed a reason to fire a teacher in Frisco, otherwise how would they people that live their maintain their amazingingly high level of ignorance? [via [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Republican Rep. Foley from Florida has just resigned from office following an interview with ABC regarding sexually-suggestive emails he sent to a (minor) page [ABC Blotter]. I hadn’t even heard about this scandal til this afternoon. Apparently the story has been moving very speedily this afternoon. ABC’s Blotter has it all.
update: It [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
- Senate approves the interrogation measures viewed illegal under Geneva Conventions [Guardian Unlimited]. Obviously human rights groups and other countries are not happy with this bill. But Bush is excited!
- Also passed yesterday - a bill legalizing warrantless wiretapping [AP on Yahoo!]. Republicans say that this will show whether Dems are soft [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
… let’s slow down here.
I’ll be honest - a little bit of bile rose up in the back of my throat when I went to the Statesman website this morning and saw this headline: Perry might want eight more years:
Four more years just might not be enough for Gov. Rick Perry.
Trying to bat down speculation [...]
09.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin