The Texas Blue: News
Time to Abstain from Ineffective Teenage Pregnancy Education
By Chris Bell
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 11:30am
It’s much like heroin for an addict. That’s the best way to describe federal money for state and local governments. They depend on it, and when it’s made available, they’ll go to great lengths to get it.
Daily News Roundup, 1/8/08: (Very) Early Voting Has Begun
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 9:41am
The first primary votes are being cast in New Hampshire. Primary Day in the Granite State has been underway since last night at midnight, when the citizens of Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, New Hampshire — both towns with populations totaling less than 100 people — cast their votes.
Journalism: You're Doing It Wrong
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 4:13pm
The sense of entitlement on display when Bill O'Reilly started shoving Obama staffers at a New Hampshire event would be breathtaking, if not for the fact that it was Bill O'Reilly.
Huck/Chuck 2008
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 1:00pm
If you feel Huckabee does not carry the “tough guy” image needed to appear as a strong, effective president that will fight for Republican rights, please see Huck’s sidekick, Chuck.
Daily News Roundup, 1/7/08: The Times They Are A-Changin' (New Hampshire Edition)
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 9:41am
New Hampshire is alive with politics today as it has been for many months, but there's a renewed sense of uncertainty in the air.
On the Record: Joseph Vogas
Sun, 01/06/2008 - 2:48pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Joseph Vogas, president of the College Democrats at the University of North Texas.
Huckabee and the GOP Coalition
Sun, 01/06/2008 - 12:54pm
Mike Huckabee's win in Iowa means the end of the Republican coalition of religious conservatives, business interests and security hawks.
Liveblogging The ABC/Facebook New Hampshire Democratic Primary Debate
Sat, 01/05/2008 - 6:45pm
Didn't Iowa just finish their caucus? What on earth are we doing debating in New Hampshire already?
Denton County Elections
Sat, 01/05/2008 - 10:04am
Not to be lost in the hustle and bustle of the Iowa caucuses are local elections taking place in our future blue state of Texas. Wednesday night Denton County rolled out nine Democratic candidates for the 2008 elections, the first of this number in over 20 years.
Texas Blue Mailbag, Week of December 30, 2007
Fri, 01/04/2008 - 7:53pm
If you don't read this week's Mailbag, you run the risk of Chuck Norris roundhouse kicking you in the face.