For this installment of On The Record, I spoke with Tim McCann, former deputy campaign manager for Chris Bell and current campaign manager for Dallas mayoral candidate Sam Coats.

When I look at the Republican presidential candidate pool for '08, I think to myself, "You know, something's missing. Yes, we have a couple of folks going for the 'authentic Conservative' label, we've got a couple of wannabe liberals, and a bit of obligatory scandal fodder here and there, but still, something's missing. They need some flash, some pizazz... boy, running another movie star would really put some pop in that lineup!" My prescience never ceases to amaze me.

The KKK will be rolling into Stephenville March 17 to hold a rally at the Erath County Courthouse. The City of Stephenville will be shutting down a number of streets around the courthouse to facilitate the event.

First John Edwards, and then everyone else: according to the Politico, the Nevada Democratic Party has pulled out of a Democratic Presidential primary debate that was going to be co-hosted by Fox News. Edwards declined to participate, specifically because of what we all know about Fox News — that it produces content that is undeniably biased against progressives. I'm sure there will be more on this story as the weekend progresses.

This Republican candidate for president has two estranged children, a history of infidelity and divorce, is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, and anti-gun. Who could this be? The answer is former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Newt Gingrich has admitted to having an affair during the Clinton era.

Yesterday's hearings on the TYC brought about some more unfortunate revelations and ended with a vote of No Confidence in the institution's governing board.

This week I talked with Steven Bollinger, past president of the Texas Young Democrats and campaign manager for State Representative Chuck Hopson in 2006.

From the Stonewall Democrats:

We learned last night of the passing of Buck Massey, the Political Director for the Dallas Stonewall Democrats. Buck served as a much-loved member of the National Stonewall Democrats Board of Directors, and of the Texas Democratic Party Central Committee and Affirmative Action Committee.

We have all heard of extreme examples of homeowners associations filing lawsuits to prevent homeowners from building walls, painting their house the wrong color, or parking a RV outside the home year round. We have seen pictures of Santa Fe, New Mexico where almost all the architecture is the same. Imagine if the guy next door decided to go green and put in a big solar array in his front yard to capture the energy of the sun.