Condolences to Representative Patrick Rose and Family
State Representative Patrick Rose is mourning the loss of his grandmother on Sunday. Our condolences to him and his family on his loss. (via)
01.29.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Archive for January, 2007
Prince Charles Visits Harlem
Prince Charles and his old bag of a wife visits Philadelphia and Harlem over the weekend. His visit to schools and to talk about the environmental impact of humans on the earth was inspiring. I think it’s funny they way the Brits can come over here and show up the American leadership without really trying [...]
01.29.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Molly Ivins Hospitalized
Nationally syndicated columnist Molly Ivins has been hospitalized in Austin. Ms. Ivins is battling a diagnosis of breast cancer. We wish her well. (via)
01.28.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Real Important Issues
Saturday’s Stateman has a stupid article about Austin City Council Member Jennifer Kim. Turns out she’s pissed - and actually willing to make a huff about it in the press - because she can’t simply show airport security her council badge and walk around the terminal with no intentions of flying.
She said it’s “ridiculous” [...]
01.27.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Committee Assignmentastic!
About six hours late on this, but Craddick released his list of cool kids that can eat at his lunch table … and the rest of ‘em that have to take their sorry ass bag lunches elsewhere.
The Statesman has a .pdf file with all of the assignments. If someone runs across a text version [...]
01.27.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Phil King, Incapable of Learning?
It’s a few days old, but I just had to throw my two cents in about Rep. Phil King being quoted in the FWST “I think it’s just bad science. I think global warming is bad science.” Kings bio gives us a clue as to his experience with science,
King served as a Captain in the [...]
01.26.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Unfortunately, groping pages is not allowed.
A page for a state senator in South Dakota claims that the senator felt him up one night when they were sharing a bed. The page, 18 at the time, says he shared a bed with the senator and during the night the senator rested his hand on the page’s genitals. The paper uses the [...]
01.26.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Zing
Speaker Pelosi is pretty quick with the comebacks.
Regarding the additional troops on their way to Iraq, Pelosi notes that Bush has tried this twice - and failed both times. According to the Speakers, she and Bush had the following exchange:
PELOSI: Mr. President, why do you think this time it’s going to work?
BUSH: Because I [...]
01.26.07 | Uncategorized | admin
CNN.com’s Current Headline
I’ve consulted with our lawyers, and apparently this CNN headline, however straightforward, would indeed be allowed in Brazoria.
[CNN]
01.25.07 | Uncategorized | admin
House Committee Chairs Leaked to Conservative Website?
WilcoWise claims to have the list of committee chairs that even the Quorum Report doesn’t have yet. Could they be correct? Click Permalink for the list.
01.25.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome