The Texas Blue: News
Craig to Resign. Probably.
Sat, 09/01/2007 - 9:28am
The suspense is over, we think: several sources have it that Idaho Senator Larry Craig will announce today that he will resign effective September 30. However, there may still be a surprise or two in store.
Texas Blue Mailbag: Week of 8/26/2007
Fri, 08/31/2007 - 3:00pm
We are asked some reasonably complex questions. George gives taut, funny, noir answers while I take my usual lengthy path to delivering replies.
Friends In Low Places
Fri, 08/31/2007 - 1:00pm
Stop me if you've heard this one before: An intensely disliked political consultant and a disgraced Attorney General head to Texas...
The ePolls Are Open. Go Vote!
Fri, 08/31/2007 - 9:13am
I cannot encourage you enough to vote in the Texas Democratic Party's ePrimary Poll. Go vote — the polls opened at 8 this morning and you can vote through September 7, which means you have plenty of time to forward the link to your friends.
Friday Roundup: Thompson Eventually Declares At Some Later Date
Fri, 08/31/2007 - 7:00am
The day has come, and lo his supporters did rejoice mightily as they would. It is unfortunate for Fred Thompson that there's only about seven supporters left to hear the official announcement of his candidacy.
On The Record: J. B. Hall
Thu, 08/30/2007 - 1:30pm
For this installment of On The Record, we speak with J. B. Hall, Committeeman from Senate District 28 and Constable for Tom Green County from San Angelo.
Polls for Everyone, Even the 14 Republicans Who RSVP'ed
Thu, 08/30/2007 - 10:30am
Dual news on the straw poll front today. On the GOP side: Mike Huckabee won't be attending the Republican straw poll in Fort Worth this weekend. Sam Brownback also pulled out. That means only Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, and some other people you've never heard of will be there. On the Democratic side: The Texas Democratic Party is having an ePrimary Poll this weekend, and that promises to be much more popular than paying $75 to have Duncan Hunter yell at you.
Thursday Roundup: Sen. Craig Can't Get Out Of The Headlines
Thu, 08/30/2007 - 7:22am
Idaho Senator Larry Craig is still making headlines, as he resigns all his committee posts in light of repeated calls for resignation from his own party.
Winners of the Fidel Castro Straw Poll: Clinton/Obama
By Sam Jones
Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:25pm
Now we all know the most recent rumors of Fidel Castro's passing can be nothing more than a vast right-wing conspiracy to discredit what they knew would be the long-time Cuban dictator's prediction for the 2008 presidential election. Because if we can trust any source to present an accurate, fair, and balanced assessment of the political happenings in the United States, it is Captain Communist Longbeard himself.
South Dakota Senator Johnson to Run Again. Maybe.
Wed, 08/29/2007 - 10:45am
Senator Tim Johnson informed the media that he is not only headed back to work; he's also headed back to the campaign trail. His staff says that might not necessarily be the case.