Seriously, why would State Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso be attending a Get Out The Vote event with John Cornyn in El Paso? My other favorite thing in this bit of news someone sent over to me is Republican candidate Dee Margo blaming Senator Shapleigh for the floods in El Paso. There is some serious [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
It’s almost Happy Hour, and we’re taking a cue from Congresswoman Kay Granger. Granger, who bears an uncanny resemblance to an eagle sniffing the armpit of the Statue of Liberty, has a recipe on her website (here, under “Beverages”) for “Easy, Killer Margaritas”.
Making them is simple, just mix a can of limeade, a can [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | admin
While searching for stupid pictures of Rick Perry on flickr, I came across the above gem. And I know what you’re thinking: where can I get my hands on that shirt? And why don’t girls dress like that all the time?
Not sure about the second question, but you can get your hands on [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Let’s revisit “water-boarding” for a minute. Does it or does it not fall under the category of torture? If so, then is torture a.) wrong, b.) violation of the War Crimes Act or c.) Bush policy in spite of a. and b.?
The answer is C.
Cheney indicated that the Bush administration doesn’t regard water-boarding as torture, [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Looks like the Dallas Morning News’ endorsement of Perry won’t prevent them from calling him out. DMN’s editorial this morning: [emphasis theirs]
But it’s the other half of that new Perry campaign speech that makes absolutely no sense. He says he’d like to roll back the rate on the new business tax. Yes, that would [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | admin
You may avoid picking up the Vanity Fair because you don’t think much of magazines with George Clooney on the cover, or you may feel that it’s probably just a thick magazine filled with advertisements and fluff. If you aren’t picking up this magazine you’re missing some of the most insightful political commentary we [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Governor Perry’s latest ‘mofo’ for the press corps? The quote he gave regarding the budget surplus *cough* bullshit *cough* to the FW Startlegram “Our budget surplus is going to be so friggin’ big,” Perry said. So, it’s not ok for a candidate for governor to say Katrina evacuees are thugs and crackheads but it’s ok [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
That seems to be Perry’s answer to creating shady statistics. In a recent press conference touting a reduction in border crime of 60%, the people that live in those counties are kind of bewildered. The statistics also don’t show the same numbers. Maybe if you count right after a surge in law enforcement activity there [...]
10.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome