The Texas Blue: News
Walt Disney Company v. People of the United States
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 2:33pm
In his online comment for the April 28th print edition of The New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg nails what I felt and what I feel a lot of Democrats...and people in general...felt about that pigs wallow of a debate that ABC inflicted upon the nation last week:
Unusual Election Day News
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 2:22pm
It looks as if there have been no serious voting irregularities in Pennsylvania.
A New Record!
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 1:57pm
... in that bad sort of way! President Bush has posted the all time highest Gallup disapproval rating.
Voting and Whatnot Plus Anecdotes
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 1:00pm
So there's a primary going on today in Pennsylvania, and lots of people are getting out to vote. Never you mind that there's over 150,000 newly registered Democratic voters in the Keystone State. Consider this instead: on the news this morning, a correspondent for MSNBC reported that at a precinct in suburban Philadelphia, 17% of everyone that is eligible to vote in that precinct had already voted by 8:30 AM. I don't know what the turnout is like everywhere else, but that seems to be pretty heavy.
Reading Skills Camp
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 12:14pm
What if, starting next school year, the basic skills of football — how to catch the ball, make a tackle, throw a block — were taught only once to each beginner Texas player in the peewee leagues or in middle school, and then rarely, if ever, again?
Now take that and apply it to reading comprehension for public school students and you get the idea behind what the Chron's Lisa Falkenberg isn't crazy about.
News Roundup, 4/22/08: Republicans Bashing Republicans, Take 43
Tue, 04/22/2008 - 10:13am
I like nothing better than seeing Republicans in a feeding frenzy. So the more Ron Paul invests in taking down John McCain, the better.
Offered Without Comment
Mon, 04/21/2008 - 5:32pm
All Three Presidential Candidates To Appear On WWE Monday Night Raw - CNN
... and...
From Former Denver Broncos Kicker Jason Elam: "He Thought His Deadliest Enemy Knelt Across the Line of Scrimmage... HE WAS WRONG." - Monday Night Jihad
Just When You Thought It Was Safe
Mon, 04/21/2008 - 3:13pm
What is Ron Paul doing with his truckloads of money? Passively attacking John McCain.
Highly Unusual
Mon, 04/21/2008 - 2:38pm
It isn't every day that the Secretary of Defense throws a whole branch of the military under the bus, but today was the day for Secretary Robert Gates and the Air Force to embark on that very journey.
GM, UAW Relations on the Rocks
Mon, 04/21/2008 - 12:17pm
In labor news, GM and UAW continue to have some rough days. The current ongoing struggle largely concerns local agreements on overtime and work rules. The strike at partsmaker American Axle must be also be considered as a strategic underpinning — as well as an undeniable influence — on other sets of negotiations.