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Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 7/1/07
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 3:53pm
This week, we talk about... wait, what? Ron Paul has more money than McCain?
Is Hutchison the Anti-Hillary?
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 1:40pm
Newspapers in other states are starting to talk about Kay Bailey Hutchison as the presumptive GOP VP nominee.
Good Natured
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 10:01am
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)
Fri, 07/06/2007 - 7:00am
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
Thu, 07/05/2007 - 3:48pm
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
Thu, 07/05/2007 - 1:09pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Neil Durrance, Denton County Democratic Party Chair.
Handicapping The New Media Candidates: Bill Richardson
Thu, 07/05/2007 - 1:04pm
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
Thu, 07/05/2007 - 7:17am
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
Wed, 07/04/2007 - 1:00pm
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
Wed, 07/04/2007 - 9:00am
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.