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Attorney Firing Scandal: Now with Local Flavor

You are no doubt aware of the many US Attorneys who are claiming to have been fired for political reasons. But are you aware of the attorney and former employee the Texas Secretary of State's office who makes a similar claim, pointing to Karl Rove as the instigator?

More Primary News

Michigan is the latest in a long line of states to seriously consider moving their primary to an earlier date.

Put On Your (Economic) Happy Face

I am not helping America's families feel good about the economy, and I'm proud of it.

No Shortage of Rove Sound Bites

Sure, he's resigning from the White House. But that doesn't mean he's going quietly. I hope this isn't a preview of things to come; I could certainly use less yammering from Karl in the future.

A TDP Email Made Of Smiles

Oh man. I just got an email from the Texas Democratic Party, and it totally made my day. Apparently, they are helping people apply to be Rick Perry's newest crony.

Traffic Violation + You = Jail

Senator Eliot Shapleigh would like to let you know that if you drive a car and live in either Austin or El Paso, there's about an 11% chance that you have a warrant out for your arrest.

Congress: Not Doing Nothing

House Democrats had a busy day.

Speaker's Race: Appendix 1

It hasn't been what I would call incredibly hot news, but there has been some discussion in the last few months over whether Craddick was really allowed to do some of the things he did as Speaker during the session.

Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 7/15/07

George, Grace, and Patrick are down in Dallas at the YDA convention and I'm on the Disabled List, stuck at the house with a hitch in my giddyup. As such, this week's mailbag will be All Josh, All The Time.

A Visa for Albayati

On April 28, I was lucky enough to go to TEXVAC's annual Rayburn-Johnson dinner in Dallas and meet many people, some of whom I was already familiar with and some of whom I was not. I was familiar with State Representative Allen Vaught. I was not familiar with Mr. Hussein Albayati, the Iraqi translator who had aided US troops, endangering his own life to save others.

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