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Texas Editor
It's Fourth of July week, and so it's time for an extra-patriotic rendition of the Texas Progressive Alliance blog roundup.
Off the Kuff takes a look at the latest Lyceum poll on the Governor and Senate races in Texas.
Neil at Texas Liberal suggests that instead of blowing of your [...]
I can almost see why she resigned…exactly as she talked about: all the legal battles, etc.
Do I think this was a good move? No…but I don’t know her or her situation.
So, readers, what do you think? [...] Right now speculation is swirling. I'm sure more will emerge in the next few days as to the particulars of her decision.
We mostly focus on Democratic women here at MOMocrats, but as this relates to the likelihood that Palin will run for higher office in 2012, as many in the' [...]
Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a [...]
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 We the Peopleof the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States [...]
The stiffest resistance occurred in the district [...]
You know the drill. The day before Thanksgiving, you eat something very different than the Turkey you're going to have for days afterward. Similar thing for the 4th of July, I propose. Since it's more of a cultural thing, here's some very un-American culture for the day. Enjoy ...
And just' [...]
OK so part of this is because I am always reminded that people think my name is the same as the hamburg restaurant, and it's not. However, this is a really strange campaign and I have to say I like it.
I will not lie to you, I’m one of those horrible mothers that tend to protect their children as much as they can. So now
IMG: The Life of a Home Mom
that I’ve come clean I can tell you that I’m slowly, very [...]
Sarah Palin announced this afternoon that effective July 26, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will become Governor of Alaska and that she is stepping down.
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot!?
This has taken political pundits of all stripes off balance.
The big question is why?
Why would she want to almost immediately resign as Governor of Alaska? What purpose [...]
Sarah Palin Abruptly Resigns
From the UK Telegraph:Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she was resigning her office later this month, a stunning decision that could free her to run for president more easily but also raises questions about her political standing at home.
Palin disclosed the [...]
WARNING: POLITICALLY INCORRECT ARTICLE!Announces plan to hike Appalachian Trail.
[...]Barely 72 hours into Draft Earle and so far there has been press coverage all over the state. And now, Burka whose crystal ball seems ever focused on 1994 when it comes to Democratic prospects in Texas, has said it's a dead candidacy. Which is funny coming from [...]
Apparently Sarah Palin just announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska. (CNN coverage)
Is she gearing up for 2012 Presidential run, getting out ahead of some unknown scandal, or something else entirely?
Discuss!
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Ok. lets see. What could possibly make Sarah Palin the darling of the republican party to resign as the governor? Here are some ideas:Ok. lets see. What could possibly make Sarah Palin the darling of the republican party to resign as the governor? Here is some ideas:
A sex scandal is brewing and she doesn't want to tarnish the "family values" nametag of the republican party. (Sorry Sarah, but you are too late) Levy knocked' [...]
Well you could have knocked me over with a feather. Sarah Palin just conducted a news conference at her Wasilla home, amid raucous waterfowl in the background (and Russia not in the view). She announced that not only will she not seek re-election as governor [...] 
Alaska is trading one Libertarian Republican governor for another. In a stunning political announcement Sarah Palin said at a press conference in front of her home in Wasilla, that she would not seek reelection. Further, she stated that she would resign her post and hand the reigns [...] Rule Número Uno: Rachel can't just blow in and be a smarty-pants when I've gone to the trouble of reading the Mark Sanford article and watching the video and searching YouTube for a Citibank commercial. It's not right.
That's the only rule I can think of, but while I'm on the' [...]
We would like to welcome a new contributor to this site. Not1stRodeo will now be with us as we head towards our 2nd anniversary. Welcome aboard!
Speaking of film, here’s the latest release from Spinster Studios 24-Hour Emergency Art-O-Mat, iPhone Cinema Department. It’s a dilly.
Remember how there was an adorable puppy gonna show up here at El Rancho Deluxe? Well, she showed up. A yella lab. Call her Fran. The credit for this excellent name belongs [...]
After scoring on a 21-yard pass to put Toronto ahead 6-0, Bruce removed his helmet, shoulder pads and uniform top, then laid down in the end zone.
Bruce said he was honoring the memory of Jackson by pretending to be buried.
I don't know that it's necessary for' [...]
Excerpt from Arthur Alphert New Mexico Independent, July 3:
Americans for Prosperity-Texas announced today that Gov. Rick Perry will join the lineup of conservative leaders speaking at the “Take Back America” Tea Party on July 4 at the state capitol in Austin.
It is the second time Gov. Perry will speak [...]
In a series of four speeches, Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, spells out what reform means in the Obama administration. I'm a little skeptical of the desire to re-authorize NCLB, even in modified form. It's not so much what the administration would like a new NCLB to be, so much as' [...]
"Face-to-face with death row inmates at London show," is the title of Julie Mollins' Reuters report.
Death row inmates depicted in oil paintings by British artist Claire Phillips, on view in London's South Bank gallery@oxo, have one thing in common."All are demonstrably innocent, or very probably innocent," according to Clive Stafford Smith, director [...]
I came across an interesting book review here. I haven’t had a chance to actually read the two books  which are discussed, but the review itself made for thought provoking reading. For instance:
Appeals to “unchanging human nature,” the “soul,” or traditional morality are tantamount to fairy tales in the [...]
Noted douchebag, buttertroll and ratfucker Karl Rove called someone dour AND IT WASN'T FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK 'CALL ME DICK' CHENEY.
It was Maureen Dowd. Of all the people in the world to get into a pissing match with, this one has got to be the dubest he could have' [...]
Albuquerque Journal writer Leslie Linthicum writes "Closing the N.M. Death Penalty Door." The death penalty has been repealed, but two capital trials may yet take place for crimes committed before the new law took effect. Linthicum's column appeared in the Thursday edition. Here's an extended excerpt:
If I'm going to start [...]Â
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of AmericaWhen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal [...]
Via the AAS, In just 30 hours, Legislature sends 2 of 3 bills to Perry, then adourns. What needed to get done, safety net bill and transportation funding, got done. What didn’t need to get done, CDA’s and the “transportation bank”, didn’t.
After less than 30 hours of fast lawmaking, [...]
Here are a few shots of the North Houston Tea Party held yesterday courtesy of Darren10:
Lawrence C and his stickless sign
JtP
First row: American Woman and SouthernTragedy
Second Row: Erstwhile LSTer Smacktle and Bob42
Third Row: Lawrence [...]
Curious timing?That's the title of Phillip Reece's article in today's Sacramento Bee. LINK
Murderers are more likely to be sentenced to death in conservative California counties, particularly in the southern part of the state, according to a Bee analysis of recent data from the state attorney general's office.
From 1998 to 2007, prosecutors obtained [...]
On June 20, after a week of post-Iranian-election presidential mealy-mouthing, and a day after both houses of Congress had passed resolutions condemning the behavior of the Iranian regime, the White House put out a statement from President Obama. It began:
The Iranian government must understand that the [...]
Ugh. Billy Mays is dead. His family and an advertiser want to run an ad with him in it. Why? "He would have wanted it that way. How tacky.
I continue to have no interest in Michael Jackson.
Texas Lege Special Session has adjourned, having done the 'bare bones' things to keep agencies alive until 2011. And so we bid Farewell to the lege until 2011. Texas Is Safe Again. [...] from <http://www.teapartyday.com
"On Saturday, July 4th, be part of the Taxed Enough Already (TEA) party rally in your community. Help organize a local TEA Party."
The closest one will be in Cleburne at 11 AM, July 4th. It will be at Hulen Park, about 10 blocks south of the court house square. [...]
We are about to embark on our cross-country road trip. I love road trips. They allow you to see so much of the country that a flight simply misses. Since I’ve probably done more long-distance road tripping than the average person, I thought I’d post my to-do list to get [...]
First, here's Texas Watchdog's take on it. (Interesting-I notice Jennifer Peebles says she doesn't vote in elections).
And here's from Editor and Publisher
' [...]Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, commander of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, said on Friday the 2/8 infantry battalion was meeting resistance at Toshtay, 16 miles south of Garmsir.
He said: "For 2/8, there is a hell of a fight going on in" [...]
Tater Tot is reclining across the filing cabinets in the office this morning, enjoying his holiday off from work.
