What a day!!! If the rest of the week is anything like today, we're in for a wild ride. Today started like any other. We checked into our rooms here at the Red Lion Hotel. Pretty nice spot so far, but I'll keep you posted. After getting settled in, we caught [...]
It's Monday, and that means it is time for yet another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly blog round-up. Posts included in the round up are submitted each week by Alliance member blogs. This week's round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.
[...]It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's Weekly blog round-up. The round-up is compiled from posts submitted by member blogs.
WCNews at Eye On Williamson takes apart the new GOP Business tax in Tearing At The Margins Tax.
[...]Memorial Day is the day that we honor men and women who have died to protect this country. Did you know that Memorial Day started after the Civil War? General Logan, a Union soldier, had been impressed with how the South had honored their dead. Memorial Day was called Decoration [...]
John McCain is telling that America's problems are psychological. Well, the Ohio Democratic Party decided to ask the average person on the street what they thought.
What do you think?
MKC
[...]In my last posting I put the lie to the claim that the rich pay more than their share of taxes. Let me now put the lie to the claim that Republicans are tax cutters. They are tax shifters.
If you were to name the least favorite tax to Republicans like [...]
It is coming up on April 15th, so it is time for what may become an "evergreen" piece for me. For those who have not wasted too much time reading everything they can get their hands on, an "evergreen" is a news story that never gets retired, it is recycled [...]
The subprime loan had put a crimp in financial institutions bottom line. Never fear! These corporations have found a way to bail themselves out.
Hundreds of thousands of Capital One and Bank of America cardholders have been notified in recent months that their interest rates are going up -- in [...]
You all know by now what happened on “Super Tuesday”. Things are up in the air and there was no clear winner. It looks like we are going to hear a lot from our presidential candidates until March 4th. Our votes will matter. I did a literature search, and here [...]
Being in the hospital can be an uncomfortable experience. For kids, it can be terrifying. I love seeing when healthcare providers think outside box.
Have you ever endured an endless wait to see a doctor, nurse practitioner or physical therapist? Well, imagine a crowd pressing in to reach a medical [...]
One of the things that blogs can do which the MSM sometimes cannot or do not do is connect the dots from one story to another. For example,I and other bloggers were years ahead of the MSM on Blackwater First, this from AG Abbott:
[...]Well, it was a long shot.
Too bad that Bush hasn't learned from it. He still thinks that his word is law.
Bush has indicated he is not willing to accept a bill that goes beyond his initial $5 billion expansion over five years. The president and GOP leaders say the vetoed [...]
America Went Shopping
While our Constitution Slowly Burned…
by Amy Branham
What will be said about Americans in the future when history looks back at our time? What will I tell my grandchildren and my great grandchildren when they ask what happened to America? It is not just this President and his [...]
Bushs veto of the CHIP funding increase has really gotten some of us in Galveston County riled. Nick Lampson, one of our congresspersons voted yes. Ron Paul, of course voted no. So we are going to have a protest this Monday. The Daily News will be there to cover it. [...]
Now comes this blazing headline:
New road projects could stop, officials say
Transportation officials cite private toll road ban, loss of federal money and flat gas tax.
By Ben Wear
Texas, absent meaningful policy changes, will see no new road projects begin after this coming year, Texas Department of Transportation officials said [...]
http://www.pphouston.org/site/PageServer?pagename=superhero
"Last Wednesday anti-choice protesters began harassing clients at FIVE Planned Parenthood health centers across southeast Texas. For the next 40 days responsible individuals and families seeking confidential, nonjudgmental, unbiased health care face intimidation tactics as they visit Planned Parenthood health centers in Houston, [...]
Judge Criss is running for Supreme Court Justice, Position 8. She has been a great judge for our county. She is by the book and when you enter her court you can be assured of a fair trial. She sent out a letter and I am posting it with her [...]
I found this link on Kiss My Big Blue Butt
Giuliani / Perry '08?
http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/d7943c70-2c1d-4165-b814-dcd14b521cc3
Some choice bits.
Giuliani has also developed a bond with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whom he helped win re-election last year. That groundwork could make Perry a high-profile ally in Texas, although the governor hasn't yet endorsed [...]
Craig is my Representative. He is a guy that quietly works to get things done. If he had been chairing the committee dealing with the windstorm insurance issue, it would have been done. Texas Watch is giving him the recognition he deserves.
I watched him fight to get a one cent [...]
