I got my start in journalism by answering an open call for writers I saw in my favorite alternative weekly newspaper. You could get yours in a similar fashion.

In case you were wondering how some past Speakers feel about Craddick's shenanigans, Pete Laney would like you to know that he doesn't really agree with a lot of the logic put forth by the man from Midland.

It must be Friday: the Grand Dame of the White House Press Corps just tired of Tony Snow's jibber-jabber, and let him have it.

During our veterans series in June, we talked a great deal about the kind of health care vets receive and the kinds of programs that ought to be in place. A panel commissioned by President Bush has reviewed the current system and made some recommendations.

Karl Rove got subpoenaed. The conga line forms to my left.

What do you do when one of your main roadblocks to being Governor is reviled statewide for an unpopular veto? If you're David Dewhurst, you start running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

Yesterday Attorney General Alberto Gonzales went before Congress — again — to testify about attorney firings, surveillance, and the pressuring of a bed-ridden John Ashcroft.

Late last week I noticed that some generals were going public with the idea that securing Iraq might take a little longer than the talk about the surge indicated — like maybe two years. This, obviously, was not the best news, but it indicated experienced opinion rather than an operational plan.

Cillizza and Politico decide that, although the American People won the debate (as usual), the boldest moves of the night belonged to John Edwards.

This weekend had a little bit of everything — from Feingold to Pakistan, from special session possibilities to unfortunate fabrications.