The Texas Blue: News
A Few Sunday Items
Sun, 09/23/2007 - 4:42pm
If you were watching TV this morning, you've probably heard about or observed these.
On The Record: Bob Dean
Sun, 09/23/2007 - 8:30am
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Bob Dean, the Senate District 19 Committeeman and the Reeves County Democratic Party Chair.
Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 9/16/07
Fri, 09/21/2007 - 5:30pm
Our questions this week cover a little bit of everything.
American Health Care is On Life Support
Fri, 09/21/2007 - 2:50pm
The ‘compassionate conservative’ strikes again, this time against children.
AFL-CIO Has Plenty To Spend
Fri, 09/21/2007 - 1:52pm
The Politico's Ben Smith has it that AFL-CIO leadership will commit $53 million to "unrestricted 'member-to-member' communication" during this election cycle.
Friday Roundup: Merry Old England
Fri, 09/21/2007 - 8:00am
Gromer Jeffers has some coverage on Rep. Kirk England's press conference concerning his decision to switch parties yesterday, and some GOP reaction.
The Dollar Equals the Loonie
By Lee Knox
Thu, 09/20/2007 - 2:00pm
You read that headline right — for the first time since 1976 the US dollar is the same amount of money as a quaint coin affectionately called 'the loonie'. You might know it as the Canadian dollar. In the not so distant past of 2002 the loonie was at an all time low against the dollar. So what happened?
On The Record: Nancy Archer
Thu, 09/20/2007 - 1:30pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Nancy Archer, Liberty County Democratic Party Chair located in Senate District four and Secretary of the Texas Democratic County Chairs Association.
Thursday Roundup: England Switches Parties
Thu, 09/20/2007 - 8:28am
You may have heard — since the news is everywhere — but State Representative Kirk England, a Republican from District 106 in Grand Prairie, has decided to join the Democratic Party.
Free Speech Defended (and Tasered) Everywhere
Wed, 09/19/2007 - 3:53pm
This could also be known as the requisite "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" update. I watched Tucker Carlson — Tucker Carlson, of all people — defend Andrew Meyer, the kid who got Tasered at the Kerry event. And Carlson, along with plenty of other people who watched the footage of Meyer being held down by 6 cops while they pumped 50,000 volts into him and were disgusted by it, are right: it is strange and seems far, far out of line.