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On The Record: Rosalie Weisfeld

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Rosalie Weisfeld, Senate District 20 Committeewoman and Treasurer for Keep Your Rights PAC.

Thursday Roundup: The Umpteenth Debate Was Really Swell

Another MSNBC debate with the Democratic candidates, another win for the American People.

Harper's Magazine On Political Prosecutions

Scott Horton's treatment of Bush administration plans to make campaign finance life difficult for John Edwards and his supporters is a hefty indictment paired with a troubling revelation.

Wednesday Roundup: In Which Craddick Asks Everyone to Play Nice

In an unusually public display, Tom Craddick has gone to the grassroots in an appeal for party unity.

In Which I Continue to Berate Republicans

I meant for today's last installment to be something other than more criticisms of the GOP. I mean, it's fun and all, but sometimes you want to do something a little different than what you've been doing all day. It is hard to break that habit when so many opportunities present themselves, though.

The Very Definition of Inappropriate

Last night, Jon Stewart referenced Rudy Giuliani's penchant for throwing 9/11 into every assertion or sentence as "9/11 Tourette's Syndrome." He's always doing that, right? We had no idea how serious the problem was.

Tuesday Roundup: Iraq is Hard

Iraq was a popular topic in the news yesterday, but the coverage seemed to have a different underlying message than we're used to. No longer are we hearing about what was or wasn't done, about our successes or failure; now what we're hearing is that we really just don't know what's going on.

Republican Slapfight!

John Boehner is flexing his muscle, only to be rebuked buy a guy from Oklahoma. The hilarity at the NRCC is non-stop these days.

Monday Roundup: Off to the Races

In case you hadn't noticed, there's likely to be a great many contested races this cycle in Texas.

On The Record: Bob Dean

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Bob Dean, the Senate District 19 Committeeman and the Reeves County Democratic Party Chair.

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