An Afterthought On Laubenberg In The Chair
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | No Comments »Yesterday we saw a little activity in the blogging universe about Representative Jodie Laubenberg being appointed Chair of the Public Health Committee, replacing the resigning Ms. Delisi. But before everyone gets excited, calm down a bit. The race for this ...
And I Am To Care About What A Travis County Grand Jury Says, Because?
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | No Comments »Pack it up TPPF. You, too, CPPP. Conservative Coalition, you're no longer needed. TFR, you can go a head and take a long vacation and go on and take all of the other think tank organizations that hang around the Capitol ...
The Chair Now Recognizes…OGR
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | 1 Comment »Well hells bells. OGR has now landed its first elected official for a reader, and none other than Chairman Dan Branch. Earlier today the Chairman sent Sam and I his press release announcing his appointment to the Legislative Budget Board, ...
Who From The Legislature Stands Ready To Run As VP?
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | No Comments »As I sat watching the news this evening, jumping with glee at the report of a driver service that will ride a toy buggy out to your drunken ass and drive both you and your car home, I found myself ...
I’ve Got A Letter…You’ve Got A Letter…Everyone’s Got A Letter!!!!
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | 1 Comment »So Lon Burnam has a letter on Ghost-Gate, Garnet Coleman has a letter on Ghost-Gate, my sister is drafting her own, and rumor has it that Stephen F. Austin is going to weigh in from the grave. Seriously...is this how the ...
I’m Sorry Mr. Jackson, But I Am For Real…
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Keeping The Right In Line, The House Gone Mad | No Comments »I'm not sure if Rep. Jim Jackson is openly auditioning for the role of the fourth House Stooge, or if he really thinks that Quorum Report is his own personal sounding board, but much like his back and forth volley on proposed rules to ...
Question For The Audience….
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | No Comments »You hardly ever hear about the State Senate these days, this blog included. In fact, if it were not for Senator Janek's pending retirement, then there would really be nothing worth talking about. So my question for you is this... Is ...
The House Stooges Are Making A Liar Out Of Me
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | No Comments »I am about to commit a sin, the sin of lying. I told you previously that I was offering my last comment on Ghost-Gate, but I just can't stop. It's an addiction...I suspect much like crack, because I can not ...
Ghost-Gate, My Final Thoughts
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in The House Gone Mad | 1 Comment »How silly this saga has grown, dangerously silly. And I do mean that with all seriousness, Ghost-Gate has moved out of the grey areas of pending disaster and is now teetering right on the edge of the cliff. What started out ...
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 ...