We were pointed towards these two news items today:
- The Republicans in the House are determined to pass a bill in the lame duck session that will determine when fetuses feel pain. There’s no way the Senate will pass the bill, so it’s basically just a waste of tax money to send a message [...]
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
It makes Texas’ Legislature seem like a brain trust. A new law in Ohio allows pet owners to establish a trust so that in the event of their death, their pet will be taken care of in perpetuity.
In other Ohio news, apparently every single issue has been resolved. The state’s budget overflows, the education system [...]
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Because we’ve expanded this blog to cover more than just crazy-ass Texas politics we’d like to take a moment and provide a statement on exactly what Pinkdome will write about, won’t write about, and how often we will write about it.
The answer is:
We’ll write about whatever the hell we feel like writing about, whenever and [...]
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
A high school student has a question about the TAKS test. If you are someone that knows about the TAKS test and works in the education community could you please email me [subject: TAKS Test] for details so we may answer this question for real? Thanks!
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
In light of the new Ethics Commission *cough*bullshit useless state agency*cough* ruling that state legislators may accept gifts of currency and are not required to detail the amount of said currency, we at Pinkdome would like to invite you, too, to provide us gifts of currency.
And, by currency, we mean Thai hookers and smack. Kidding, [...]
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
“Withdrawal” = a cowardly, cut and run approach only considered by pussies.
“Pullback” = a sensible, well-thought out decision made by adults.
So, gentlemen, the pullback method it is.
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | admin
The runoff in District 23 is causing a stir over exactly when early voting will or will not start. The Bexar County elections administrator had attempted to add a few extra days of early voting, but promptly got a smackdown from the Secretary of State’s office. (By the way, where I’m from we called them [...]
11.30.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
As the Christian Coalition struggles to retain relevance, the newly elected president apparently mutually agreed to not take office. The Rev. Joel Hunter, pastor of a nondenominational megachurch in Longwood, Fla., said he resigned as the coalition’s incoming president because its board of directors disagreed with his plan to broaden the organization’s agenda. Hunter [...]
11.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome