Donna Keel Getting Help From Within
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary | No Comments »Hat-tip to the fine folks over at Post Cards From the Lege for being the first to report this one (at least the first that I saw). As it seems, Donna Keel, the Republican candidate running against Valinda Bolton in ...
Looks Like The Republicans Got Something Right
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Talking Policy | No Comments »So all I hear these days on the liberal blogs is how the Republican leadership is to blame for this and that. It's the Republicans fault that health insurance ratios aren't at ten thousand percent. They are also to blame ...
Jessica Farrar Wants Her Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, The House Gone Mad | 1 Comment »So in a four page memo that even I didn't have the patience to finish, Rep. Jessica Farrar (apparently still steaming over the HPV mandate being overturned) screamed about how evil Speaker Craddick is over the whole Ghost-Gate story. Seriously, does ...
Happy B-Day Pink Lady
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in OGR On Other Blogs | No Comments »Turns out that today is a very special day for a very special lady, Pink Lady. For four years now she has covered Austin politics and life all together with a sense of flair that keeps you coming back for ...
The Takeover Class of 2002…3 Sessions Later
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | 2 Comments »Part 3 So I got a few e-mails regarding part two of this series. Most wanted to know why I was as nice as I was to the existing members from the '02 class. True it was criticism, though it was ...
All In The Family - Jake’s Take
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in OGR On Other Blogs | 2 Comments »I'm a big fan of Mike Hailey over at Capitolinside. Mr. Hailey does a great job running a very respectful site that provides unique thought and sound perspectives on the stories floating around our little political world. I couldn't even ...
Phillip Martin Is Doing His Best John Kerry, “I Voted For It Before I Voted Against It” Impersonation
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in OGR On Other Blogs | 2 Comments »In light of the fact that no traction came from his claim that Speaker Craddick initiated the Ghost Employee scandal as political retaliation against his rivals, Phillip Martin has now rescinded that opinion. Check out exactly what the tool reputable ...
Ghost-gate Update
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | 2 Comments »Okay...maybe I'm totally out in left field with this one, but I really just don't give a sh*t about this whole ghost-employee deal. Yeah, I know...a bunch of people, lots of them on the right, just gasped in horror and ...
I’ve Never Been More Happy To Be A Republican
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left | 3 Comments »Anyone who has ever taken the company of a liberal already knew the answer to this one, but according to an article in Live Science, conservatives are happier in life than liberals. No...way!!! That sure does explain the term, Angry ...
Indiana Goes Off Without A Hitch
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary, Talking Policy | No Comments »Yes, yes, I know. Liberal blogs everywhere would have you think that in Indiana only the young...rich...white...affluent got to cast votes in the state's primary. But per the AP, despite record turnout, Indiana's new voter ID law did next to ...