Turning Democrats’ Words Back Around On Them
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Election Commentary, Getting After The Left | No Comments »Ok I'll admit, the first few times I heard it used even I chuckled a bit at the nickname "Governor 39 Percent". It was a humorous play on Governor Perry being reelected despite pulling less than half of the popular ...
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 ...
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 ...
Democrats Not Walking The Price Of Gas Talk They Sang In 2006
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, Talking Policy | 3 Comments »So wait a minute, you're telling me that after throwing out the oil greedy Republicans and 15 months now of a Democrat controlled Congress that the price of a gallon of gas isn't back down to under a dollar? Wasn't ...
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Voter ID Laws
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, Talking Policy | No Comments »Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled with a 6-3 decision that individual states can require proof of identification to vote without violating constitutionally protected rights. Suddenly that state senate race between Kim Brimer and Wendy Davis just got that ...
Leonardo Dicaprio Would Not Approve
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left | 1 Comment »Turns out that the Catch Me If You Can approach of impersonating a lawyer and an officer of the law only works in Hollywood. At least that is what has to be running through Mauricio Celis's head right now. Per ...
Someone Had To Say It
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, Talking Policy | 8 Comments »This was actually a tough post to write, because like most of you, I have family and close friends who are public school teachers, a chosen profession that deserves every bit of respect that comes its way. But there come ...
Fun Times With Mark Strama
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left | 2 Comments »I had a chance to catch Evan Smith's telephone interview with State Rep. Mark Strama (D-Travis County). After making it through the Obama love-fest without beating my head against the wall even once (so proud of myself), I found myself ...
Mis-Information…Meet The Right Information
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, OGR On Other Blogs | No Comments »Well, it's no wonder that there are those out there in the world that place little confidence in the news they get from the blogisphere. After reading posts crucifying Nathan Macias and his committee clerk moonlighting as his lawyer in ...
The Thug Life
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Getting After The Left, The House Gone Mad | 1 Comment »Well, in case you loyal reader (no, that singular reference was not a mistake) has not noticed, good ole' Sam is out on vacation, so you're stuck with the worse half for a little while longer. Now, let's get this ...