Republican Senators Saxby Chambliss and Lindsey Graham have started rattling economic sabres at Iraq. The two men have a stern warning for the Iraqi government as it tries to fix its country: hurry up already, or prepare for destitution.

Only seven years into his presidency, George Bush has decided that the whole Middle East peace thing deserves some attention. A conference aimed at re-opening the Palestinian/Israeli dialogue opens today in Annapolis, Maryland.

This is not an angle I saw coming, but one I suppose we all should have expected: Karl Rove is now blaming Congress for the War in Iraq.

Al Gore is on his way to the White House, but not for the reason everyone thought he would be.

In closing this mini-series on giving thanks during this holiday season, I can't help but consider that we are a scant few months away from picking the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States of America. We are then not many more away from deciding our new course as a country for the next four to eight years, and hopefully reestablishing our country's founding principles that have been lost sight of at times over the last eight years.

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Danny Trull, Committeeman for Senate District 22 from Waxahachie.

The Thanksgiving Mailbag features some surprisingly complex questions about old laws, political legacy, and public policy.

We asked some of the people who have been kind enough to contribute to the Texas Blue over our first year to share some stories about why they are glad to be involved in Democratic politics, and over this holiday weekend, we'll be sharing them with you. Mine is below the fold. From everyone here at the Texas Blue: have a great Thanksgiving.

You know Republicans are starting to get a bit desperate for traction in the discussion over the conflict in Iraq when they have given up on their standard talking points and are now trying to paint Democrats as the "firing employees during Christmas" party.

It is a fact of political life: People are going to leave the Bush Administration, and some of them will write books.