The Texas Blue: News
More GOP House Retirements
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 6:30pm
First, Upstate New York GOP 10-Termer James Walsh gets out of the governing business. Then, Florida Republican Dave Weldon says he wants to go back to being a doctor, and will likewise be quitting the House.
Whither Giuliani's Votes?
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 12:00pm
Mitt Romney seems to have benefited from the departure of Fred Thompson. Maybe you can credit that to the strength of Mittmentum, or perhaps it follows a logical progression for those conservative voters who find themselves Fredless and without a taste for Huckabee or McCain. As Giuliani inches closer and closer to electoral oblivion, it is worth wondering where his supporters are likely to go in the aftermath.
Republicans Love, Love To Hate Earmarks
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:26am
As a number of congressional Republicans try to use earmarks as an issue to criticize Democrats, the Politico decides they're going to expose the hypocrisy inherent in Republicans' claims.
News Roundup, 1/25/08: Republicans Have Boring Debates Too
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 10:49am
Yesterday's Republican presidential debate offered Rudy Giuliani the opportunity to make up ground, to prove himself deserving of the frontrunner position, and perhaps in so doing to perform a little better than third in the Florida polls. Did he succeed? Not really.
Texas Is The New Kansas?
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 2:34am
"If this program wins approval ... Texas will replace Kansas as the laughingstock of the nation."
New York Times Endorses Clinton, McCain
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 10:41pm
Hillary Clinton gets the nod from the New York Times largely on experience, which I imagine she is happy about. John McCain's similar honor seems as much a repudiation of Rudy Giuliani as an endorsement of McCain's candidacy, but essentially they say he is the most principled among a field comprised mostly of ghouls.
Whispers in Boca Raton
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 9:37pm
If you made it through all of the high-minded talk about Norris and Stallone, you might have also heard someone whisper "Raise taxes" just before Mitt Romney answered a question about whether he would do what Ronald Reagan did on social security. (He said he would not raise taxes.) I know it happened, and I'm not the only one who heard it. UPDATE: YouTube footage of said whisper after the jump.
On The Record: Rusty Noletubby
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 8:00pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Rusty Noletubby, county chair for the Sterling County Democratic Party.
50 Versions Of Right And Wrong
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 6:12pm
From the Dallas Morning News' Trail Blazers Blog: it seems that the Texas Restoration Project, an organization tries to get conservative pastors more involved in politics, has been copied and transplanted to Florida.
Breaking: Kucinich Out Of Presidential Race
Thu, 01/24/2008 - 3:49pm
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Dennis Kucinich is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.