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Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 7/1/07

This week, we talk about... wait, what? Ron Paul has more money than McCain?

Is Hutchison the Anti-Hillary?

Newspapers in other states are starting to talk about Kay Bailey Hutchison as the presumptive GOP VP nominee.

Good Natured

One of the major changes in the new, Democratic-led Congress is that the environment has a fighting chance. The Republicans led an all-out assault on our natural resources, ruling with a polluting fist.

Friday Roundup: I Fought The Law (Via Official Oppression)

Indictments are not fun things, as former East Texas Republican State Senator Drew Nixon knows firsthand. The Chron tells us that a grand jury has indicted Nixon on a couple of counts of election oppression.

Noriega Announces Exploratory Committee for U.S. Senate

It's official — we now have three candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2008. Well, sort of.

On The Record: Neil Durrance

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Neil Durrance, Denton County Democratic Party Chair.

Handicapping The New Media Candidates: Bill Richardson

Bill Richardson is a funny guy, and he seems to have an upward trajectory lately. He's also engaged in New Media.

Thursday Roundup: Partisan Hackery

You can't just drown out the July 4 spirit with a little rain here in Texas. Statewide celebrations went on despite the continuing rain throughout the state. About the only thing that could dampen the spirit of Independence Day? A president with a below-30% approval rating trying to milk the celebration of the nation's independence for political benefit.

A Visa for Albayati

On April 28, I was lucky enough to go to TEXVAC's annual Rayburn-Johnson dinner in Dallas and meet many people, some of whom I was already familiar with and some of whom I was not. I was familiar with State Representative Allen Vaught. I was not familiar with Mr. Hussein Albayati, the Iraqi translator who had aided US troops, endangering his own life to save others.

Handicapping the New Media Candidates: Kucinich v. Giuliani

Dodd has the Dodd Squad and his proposed army of videographers, asking questions. Hillary has her Sopranos spoof and a campaign song chosen via vote from her campaign website. Now Dennis Kucinich is throwing open the doors of his YouTube channel to the public.