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  • Saint Sarah of Wasilla

    TexasFred's

    Number of comments: 1
    Once again I bring you a fantastic post from Mr. Alan Caruba of Warning Signs. Alan tells it like it is, he doesn’t play the PC game either. A lot like me, just nicer! Saint Sarah of Wasilla By Alan Caruba Every time I see Sarah Palin, I think of [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 1:50pm EST
    by TexasFred
  • Another reason to love Austin

    Pete's Place

    The Austin City Council has declared Thursday Austin Lounge Lizard's Day in the state capitol and to mark the occasion the Lizards will be playing a couple of tunes during the Council's meeting that day.Now that's what I call having your governmental priorities in order.The city is getting together to [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 1:10pm EST
  • The NYT goes after IPCC, omits facts

    SocraticGadfly

    In a story headlined "Skeptics Find Fault With U.N. Climate Panel," the New York Times goes kind of hard after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and especially its head, Rajendra K. Pachauri.

    But, it cites people who are more than just skeptics, like Roger Pielke Jr.:
    “When I [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 12:35pm EST
  • Midday

    La Sanbe

    The mayor was just on the teevee. He rambled on about the lady with the seeing eye dog who was denied service at a downtown restaurant.

    Mindy and Joey didn't bring up any other city business.' [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 12:20pm EST
  • PPP: White 49, Shami 19

    Rick Perry vs The World

    PPP (D), 2/4-2/7, 400 likely Dem primary voters Margin of Error White 49 Shami 19 I'd caution that Dem primary polling in Texas has not been very reliable in the last decade. The sample here was only 32% Hispanic, which I assume is a signficant...' [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 11:52am EST
  • PPP: Perry +11

    Rick Perry vs The World

    Democratic polling firm PPP released a poll today showing Perry leading by 11. PPP (D), 2/4-2/7 423 LVs, +/- 4.8% margin of error Perry 39 KBH 28 Medina 24 According to their poll, among self-identified conservatives: Perry 42 Medina 25 Hutch... [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 11:47am EST
  • Power in the TDP

    Rick Perry vs The World

    A few weeks ago, Roll Call reported on the interconnected Washington fundraising groups that all go through Matt Angle. You might remember him as the guy who spearheaded the push to take down Tom DeLay...at the same time that he was using DeLay-s... [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 11:36am EST
  • Brennan Claims War on Terror Politicized

    Pondering Penguin

    As Deputy Homeland Security adviser on counter terrorism goes about claiming that Republican lawmakers are "politicizing" the handling of terrorists as they are captured and brought to justice, one word flashes in my mind: swarmy. John Brennan is swarmy. It would appear that Brennan is the designated water carrier on [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 10:43am EST
  • Brennan Claims War on Terror Politicized

    Pondering Penguin

    As Deputy Homeland Security adviser on counter terrorism goes about claiming that Republican lawmakers are "politicizing" the handling of terrorists as they are captured and brought to justice, one word flashes in my mind: swarmy. John Brennan is swarmy. It would appear that Brennan is the designated water carrier on [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 10:43am EST
  • Score One For The Devil

    Juanita Jean's

    Juanita was perusing the Washington Post this morning when she came across a story that made her go take a shower.  “Pat Robertson is forty miles of rough road,” she explained.

    Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, testifying in his war crimes trial in The Hague on Thursday, said that his government [...]

    Posted: February 09, 2010, 10:25am EST
    by Juanita Jean
  • Historical Sales Tax Data for Somervell County (2002-through 2nd quarter of 2009)

    Somervell County Salon

    from the Texas Comptroller site

    Quarterly Sales Tax Report

    County of SOMERVELL -- All Industries

    SomervellYearQuarterGross SalesAmount Subject to State TaxOutlets2002129,756,8686,578,4212062002234,650,4007,968,4002172002335,638,9767,686,0492202002437,630,9726,905,017357Total137,677,21629,137,8872003133,125,6416,036,8302152003236,956,7997,348,4012322003333,917,0067,458,9252362003436,520,8587,365,334358Total140,520,30428,209,4902004132,591,9686,359,5942192004238,661,4587,859,8612242004339,922,0277,953,7062162004438,037,8849,686,303349Total149,213,33731,859,4642005137,444,1307,260,1622202005240,029,93911,642,8912282005340,881,36812,815,8102262005442,431,75110,375,696362Total160,787,18842,094,5592006139,083,29311,136,0912372006243,209,02311,650,0482422006344,298,12511,501,0392392006452,684,66313,612,856351Total179,275,10447,900,0342007147,599,70012,606,8192312007251,502,72415,826,7562462007353,956,51220,165,1252492007481,482,75218,300,266355Total234,541,68866,898,9662008159,605,54913,089,0742322008264,103,59120,005,0802422008360,752,56214,904,7472432008486,443,03912,652,982352Total270,904,74160,651,8832009147,075,43910,783,1462512009243,338,13710,034,885249Total90,413,57620,818,031 [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 10:05am EST
  • Historical Sales Tax Data for Glen Rose (2002-2009) by Quarter

    Somervell County Salon

    From the Texas Comptroller site (note that 2009 only includes 2 quarters so is not the full year)

    Quarterly Sales Tax Report

    City of GLEN ROSE -- All Industries

    Glen RoseYearQuarterGross SalesAmount Subject to State TaxOutlets2002116,677,1985,074,8151362002217,680,2145,871,3121412002317,679,2835,499,3941432002418,756,8785,159,672221Total70,793,57321,605,1932003115,799,4314,459,6151422003219,047,3155,340,4321552003315,040,3845,491,1271572003416,375,4295,278,959221Total66,262,55920,570,1332004115,641,0024,732,6101412004218,901,5885,527,4091442004319,270,5275,657,4871392004418,014,3465,316,759211Total71,827,46321,234,2652005119,034,7565,215,8241432005220,781,0306,328,0961512005320,998,3436,346,3971452005416,589,1456,330,723207Total77,403,27424,221,0402006117,200,0225,887,9621492006218,055,5376,725,4311492006318,506,9307,177,6451532006416,681,1826,897,761201Total70,443,67126,688,7992007114,856,5196,589,2781472007215,934,7227,584,6561512007315,465,1377,066,7671502007416,380,6636,682,988194Total62,637,04127,923,6892008114,276,8676,288,1161452008216,236,4407,475,3091472008316,134,0607,299,3981522008416,263,2066,978,269199Total62,910,57328,041,0922009114,564,7036,226,7871572009215,726,6077,266,230156Total30,291,31013,493,017 [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:54am EST
  • Hotel Motel Taxable Receipts for Glen Rose for 2009 (through November 31)

    Somervell County Salon

    from the Texas Comptroller Site

    January 2009

    Line NumberTaxpayer No.Hotel NameAddress CityStateZipCapacityReceipts Taxable Receipts112027881684AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN & SUITES1614 NE BIG BEND TRLGLEN ROSETX7604346$25,775.23$24,635.38232026819170BEST WESTERN DINOSAURVALLEY INN & SUITES1311 NE BIG BEND TRLGLEN ROSETX7604353$51,396.90$51,396.90332036569682COMFORT INN & SUITES1615 NE BIG BEND TRLGLEN ROSETX7604370$32,480.51$31,319.51412051456031COUNTRY WOODS INN420 GRAND AVEGLEN ROSETX7604313$6,592.04$6,592.04532024287503GLEN ROSE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS113 PALUXY' [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:44am EST
  • Local Girl Makes Fool of Self

    Juanita Jean's

    Number of comments: 3

    As most of you know, Juanita has been following the semi-tragic and nearly horrible victimization of Hannah Giles, the chick who played a hooker in the ACORN sting.  Hannah is the granddaughter of Fort Bend County’s own head busybody, State Republican Executive Committee Member and self-righteous harpy, Terese Raia.

    “This has [...]

    Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:34am EST
    by Juanita Jean
  • The high price of xenophobia

    South Texas Chisme

    First-time offenders with no previous criminal histories — who would have previously been removed from the country though the civil immigration system — are increasingly facing the threat of jail time and a record for their failed attempts to sneak across the border.

    Federal law enforcement officials credit this [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:48am EST
  • Realty slaps Democrat fantasies

    PrairiePundit

    Matt Welch:

    In just about every speech at their 2008 convention, Democrats promised voters that a change in the White House would, in Barack Obama’s formulation, restore “our moral standing” in the world. Replace the unilateralist cowboy at the top with a humbler multilateralist, and the path would [...]

    Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:35am EST
  • Toyota blows its brand advantage

    South Texas Chisme

    Sure, mistakes happen. Defects will occur. But, Toyota apparently knew it had serious problems and did the wrong thing. Fixing problems on the assembly line before addressing problems on the highway is just plain ethically challenged. I have a Toyota, but I can't see buying another.

    Here's a very' [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:34am EST
  • No help for colonias

    South Texas Chisme

    About $1.4 billion in taxpayers' money has been sent to the border for water and sewage projects in the last eight years, but little has been achieved in making low-income neighborhoods more livable, a new federal study says.Where did the money go?Besides the Army Corps of Engineers and HUD, the' [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 8:26am EST
  • McCain Doing a Step to the Right

    konagod

    It's just a jump to the left
    And then a step to the right
    With your hands on your hips
    You bring your knees in tight
    But it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insane,
    Let's do the Time Warp again!


    Apparently the Republican primary for the [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 6:20am EST
  • Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., dies at 77

    TexasFred's

    Number of comments: 10
    My mother always told me, “If you can’t say something *nice* about a person, don’t say anything at all.” Of course my mother was a Democrat and a bit of a libber. I have nothing *nice* to say regarding John Murtha, so, let the facts speak for themselves. Rep. John [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 6:05am EST
    by TexasFred
  • An AWESOME day at the DMN

    McBlogger

    Kinky and Hank had an ed board interview at the DMN. As you can guess, fun was had by all...Here are some outtakes from a very flawed synopsis

    Friedman balked when he arrived and heard Gilbert was attending. He said he had not been told of the joint session. Editorial [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2010, 1:19am EST

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