The Texas Blue: News
Time to See the Republicans for What They Really Are
By David Gurney
Wed, 09/26/2007 - 4:00pm
So far, none of the Republican candidates for President have addressed the NAACP or other major African American institutions. Now, we all know why they used to address them. The Republicans knew they weren’t going to get an endorsement from the NAACP, but they could reassure suburban white voters that they at least cared enough about minorities to speak to them. In other words, they were trying to assure suburban white voters that they weren’t racist.
Harper's Magazine On Political Prosecutions
Wed, 09/26/2007 - 10:36am
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
Wed, 09/26/2007 - 8:00am
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
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 4:28pm
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
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 12:44pm
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.
The GOP's Bleak House Hopes
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 10:00am
Yesterday I told you a little bit about the ongoing battle between House Minority Leader John Boehner and NRCC Chair Tom Cole. The surface story is a fight over staffers, but the underlying truth is one of more than a simple frustration Republicans might feel at suddenly finding themselves in the minority.
Tuesday Roundup: Iraq is Hard
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 7:43am
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!
Mon, 09/24/2007 - 1:00pm
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.
Nobody Wins When Media Take Sides
By Chris Bell
Mon, 09/24/2007 - 9:30am
Something just didn’t make sense. I can’t remember when I first heard about the case involving the Border Patrol agents from Texas serving time for shooting a drug smuggler. It was probably after a group of Republican congressmen, among them Ted Poe and John Culberson from Houston, started crying out for something to be done to correct the injustice. They were calling the two agents heroes and arguing that it was an outrage for them to be in prison while the drug smuggler walked free.
Monday Roundup: Off to the Races
Mon, 09/24/2007 - 7:00am
In case you hadn't noticed, there's likely to be a great many contested races this cycle in Texas.