Could still be a valuable donation to your campaign. At least according to the *cough* Texas Ethics Commission. Friday's hearing actually let it be known to all candidates that ethics in Texas are really up to each individual, and really don't need a Commission as an oversight as all. I think we should call for the immediate disbanding of the whole group. They are obviously worthless.

Why? Well, according to them, if you give someone a 'check' as a 'gift' all the person has to do is write 'check' on their disclosure form. Ta. Da. What, you say? But how much was the check written for? It does not matter, that my dear sane friends is irrelevant.

QR said it was like a scene from Kafke. QR gives them too much credit, I'd say more like Keystone Cops. The FW Startlegram has it here, the DMN blasts it here, The SA X-N gets their bits in here, The AAS lauds it as a triumph of justics here (KIDDING), and we couldn't find it in the Houston Chronicle. Tsk. Tsk, Chron. I was just about to say how impressed I had beenlately with your paper.

Oh well, we're off to give the gifts of turds to a few politicians. We dare them to value each one less than $1,000!