Happy New Year, everybody.
We didn’t come up with any end of the year Best and Worst Lists or other such inventory close-out specials, but if you’ve got any things that you’ll remember most about 2006 leave them in the comments for us to discuss.
2007 cannot get here fast enough for me!
12.31.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I just got around to reading my copy of Texas Monthly, but if you haven’t already I recommend picking up a copy. Mimi Swartz has an absolutely delicious piece on Dan Patrick that is a must read for anyone that wants to laugh at that no-talent ass-clown.
12.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
UT is considering taking down statues that celebrate “heroes of the Confederacy”, I read on Austinist. Is it worth it to take down statues of Confederate generals on the UT grounds? Or are these statues part of the University’s history?
Basically, I remain ambivalent about the issue. What do you think? Read the post [...]
12.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Craddick spokesman and registered lobbyist Bill Miller’s comments about the speaker’s race:
“It’s closed out. We’re done. Our support is solid hard. The deal is over. They’re in our pocket. There’s no race anymore. People can run but they’ll lose.”
Puh-lease. The only thing around here that’s solid hard is the collective boner being had by [...]
12.29.06 | Uncategorized | admin
It’s the big night for all you amateurs this Sunday. For those of us that are professional partiers it’s just another night. We’ll start the weekend with a party at the University Club on Friday, a studio/gallery opening party on Saturday and a scandalous party on Sunday night. Where will you be? What are [...]
12.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Click here to watch the 4:00 press conference.
BB adds: For some reason, there’s no audio. Perhaps because Mr. Pitts isn’t speaking into a mic!
RawHide adds: He was speaking into a mic, but none of the mic’s in the room were working. Craddick cut off the member’s mics on the House floor, maybe [...]
12.28.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Jim Pitts is having a press conference in the Appropriations room at 4 if anyone near the Capitol feels so inclined to stop by.
BOR has made an Excel of the two lists of Craddick supporters that QR has posted. Check out the erosion of support.
Burka says that 16 of those Craddick supporters are actually [...]
12.28.06 | Uncategorized | admin
The Chron has a story up in which House Appropriations chairman Jim Pitts has announced that he too is in the race for speaker. Craddick released a list of 84 names that are supposedly pledged to him, but, as with most things Craddick says, it’s bullshit.
So here’s where we are thus far: McCall [...]
12.28.06 | Uncategorized | admin
As we saw in An Inconvenient Truth, global warming is a real issue, and current news items show that the unfortunate future is closer than we would like. I’m sure Jim Inhofe still thinks that the media is making it all up.
But seeing this video wherein incoming Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Sen. [...]
12.28.06 | Uncategorized | admin