Archive for December, 2007

The Big Payoff

Best commentary I read today! Well, it’s only 7:50 a.m., but still. I hadn’t given much thought to Huckabee’s rise and how it is impacting the GOP establishment. I loved the analysis and as a former GOP staffer saw this coming county by county in the 1992 election season.
Republicans have been running on a faux [...]

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Interacting with media

This DMN headline was like:
Once campaign killers, traits like infidelity less of an issue among voters today

And then the lead was all:
Traits that a decade or a generation ago would have automatically disqualified a candidate for higher office can be found in many of this year’s top presidential candidates: Divorce, infidelity, “wrong” race, “wrong” gender, [...]

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It’s Monday, Y’all!

First of all, could I have any more holiday events to attend? UGH! At least my new velvet jacket is getting out of the closet. Holiday events pretty much sums up my weekend. Luckily, I can report, I did not lose my pants nor did I throw up in any bushes anywhere! Ta. Da.
Sunday afternoon [...]

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AG Opinion Out….Says Nothing

The 31 page decision by the AG’s office has been released. (Here’s the PDF)
The AG says that it is up to the Legislature to make the rules and he’s pretty much going to stay out of it. The opinion also states that “state officer” has not been defined by the Legislature, nor the courts. That [...]

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Sniffing around the AG’s office

I’ll be in meetings out of town for most of the day. Will the AG’s office have something to say about Craddick’s power trip today? If so, and you know my private email…let me know. Otherwise, discuss amongst yourselves in the comments.

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TEA Official Answers Some Questions

The Statesman finally got someone at the TEA to talk about the Comer issue.
What’s the lesson in this case?
Never manage (through) e-mail. Seriously, you should talk to people and really find out what they’re doing. I still think her supervisors needed to be alerted that this was going on. I still think the e-mail by [...]

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Oh Bill, Crime is Horrible

It’s Bill Hicks’ birthday this weekend.
And if it’s any consolation, crime is horrible here too.
shooting the in mall
shooting in the church
shooting at the bus stop
shooting at the door
In honor of the day, we thought you’d enjoy this video. Behold: We Arm The World

ps - Here’s what the ACLU says about gun control.

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Prospects are dim, Texas Tech graduate…

Texas Tech and Texas Southern have both been put on accreditation probation. Tech says it was because they did not have their information ready in time for the review…but the website says they have been working on that since 2004. Uhm…shouldn’t that be a priority?
Basically, what this says to employers is “Do not hire Tech [...]

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Melting Pot, Oh Melting Pot

Remember a few weeks ago when that guy named Joe Horn in Pasadena killed two guys who were burgling his neighbor’s house while a 911 operator told him not to? It’s turning out to be a pretty big deal.
Quannell X, Houston Black Panther, thought it was bullshit and staged a sort of protest against the [...]

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