Meeting for a joint “Coalition of Texans/Brain Injury Association of Texas Think Tank 2007” convention, 500 delegates advocated for change to respect the needs of Texans with disabilities.

Republican presidential candidates and leaders are experiencing policy paralysis on the Iraq war.

The TexVAC Rayburn-Johnson dinner was a rousing success on Saturday night, and it included an incredible speech by Paul Begala. Not only was the speech stirring and a source of encouragement and excitement for those in attendance, but he did probably the best Bill Clinton impression I've ever heard. The event was executed very well, and could serve as a model for similarly motivating other regions in Texas.

For this episode of On The Record, I spoke with Michael Wilson, State Democratic Executive Committeeman from Senate District 25 in Austin.

Tenet recalls in his new book that former Secretary of State Powell invited him over one Sunday evening for some lemonade, and proceeded to report his being witness to a lively debate on Air Force One where Vice President Cheney attempted to throw Tenet under the bus for the African uranium claim showing up in the 2003 State of the Union Address.

Today we're introducing a new feature: The Texas Blue Mailbag! People have actually been writing us letters, and until now we were sometimes remiss in answering them in a timely fashion. From now on, we'll review the letters we received each week, every Friday afternoon. The general email address that both George and I get (and successfully keep up with now) is info@thetexasblue.com, so keep those letters coming.

"The great minds of Texas," as the governor likes to call his special committee cronies, have tossed away more taxpayer dollars on an "innovative" plan that would privatize the Social Security Program. Too bad that, like many of their other plans, it was initiated by the poor judgment of special interests who salivated at the thought of a new resource for unlimited income.

I think the clear winner in last's night debate was The American People. You could say that, or you could say that everyone was lucky that former Alaska senator Mike Gravel didn't punch anyone. I was convinced that would be the outcome, or that Brian Williams would make everyone put their heads down for not following directions.

OK, I think I'm ready to start liveblogging what may be one of the best televised debates in the last 25 years. In true In The Pink Texas fashion, I've set myself up with a big screen TV and a good beer or three. Won't be doing any beer reviews here, though — got to go to ITPT for that; they do that much better than I.

George is going to be bringing you a liveblog of the MSNBC Democratic Candidate Debate tonight, from 6:00 - 7:30 pm Central.