The Texas Blue: News
HatFAIL
Sat, 06/28/2008 - 3:36pm
Talk about things ending not with a bang, but with a whimper:
The Justice Department announced Friday that it would pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Steven J. Hatfill, a former Army biodefense researcher intensively investigated as a “person of interest” in the deadly anthrax letters of 2001.
Larry Craig and David Vitter, Cosponsors
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 3:47pm
What might Idaho Republican Larry Craig, he of the wide stance, and Louisiana Republican David Vitter, he of the brothel speed dial, be cosponsoring in the Senate?
Campaigning: You're Doing It Wrong
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 2:14pm
Actual headline, true story: "McCain pushes free trade at Ohio auto plant"
Good News for Noriega
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 9:00am
There's no shortage of good news for Texas Democrats over the last few days. BOR had this yesterday and I'll point you to it now: Rick Noriega just won Senator Barbara Boxer's PAC for a Change "Choose a Challenger" contest against a field that also included Al Franken and Mark Warner. As a result, Noriega will get support throughout the election cycle from Boxer's organization.
TexBlog PAC Has a Hot NIght in H-Town
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 8:12am
TexBlog PAC is raising money and making noise, most recently at an event last night in Houston.
AFL-CIO Endorses Obama
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 1:34pm
We knew it was coming today, but the news is breaking anyways. The AFL-CIO is also promising a massive turnout effort on Obama's behalf.
Issue Politics
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 1:25pm
Chris Cillizza walks you through the politics of today's Supreme Court decision - that guns are sometimes an election year wedge issue, but that no one is making it their top ticket choice item in 2008 - in a new update from The Fix.
A Rich Judicial Tapestry
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 12:30pm
So, hey, the Supreme Court has been getting into it the last few days, right?
Bad Headlines
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 8:24am
If you only use part of a metaphor that's more or less obscure to begin with, comedy. FoxNews says "Bush Offers Carrots in Exchange for North Korea Nukes Declaration" and many people may think "Wow, he really is terrible at foreign relations."
Oh, and PS: North Korea might actually dismantle its nuke program.