The Texas Blue: News
The NFL is Full of Liberals
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 3:59pm
For as long as I can remember, the NFL has set the first game of the season on the first Thursday after Labor Day. This year that also happens to be the night that John McCain is supposed to do his victory lap at the Republican National Convention as he accepts his party's nomination. Politico's J-Mart thinks this might end up as a big deal.
The Michigan Compromise
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 2:59pm
Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan has an idea for seating the Michigan delegates, and it involves a little bit of the state's primary and a little bit of the total primary popular vote. I'm sure there's a sea of ideas being proposed in both Michigan and Florida, but I kind of like this one.
Study: Cell Phone Use Linked to Cancer
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 2:00pm
Sift through today's news long enough and you might come across some really bad news for cell phone users. A new study claims that using cell phones for 10 years can double the risk of brain cancer. The study, by award-winning neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana, claims that cell phone use could be more deadly than smoking or asbestos exposure.
The Pre-Convention Convention
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 1:30pm
The superdelegate convention idea is starting to gain traction, and that link heads to a Politico piece which posits that something similar is already underway.
Another Bush Crony Bails Out
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 1:00pm
Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, resigned today. Jackson was under investigation by the Department of Justice, the FBI, and his own department's inspector general for allegations of political favoritism.
No Sleep 'Til Denver
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 11:30am
Despite what Harry Reid and Howard Dean have been saying, Senator Clinton asserted in a weekend interview with the Washington Post that she has no intention of getting out before the convention.
Novak on the McCain VeepStakes
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 10:30am
Arch Dark Nemesis Bob Novak says in a quick note that someone named Rob Portman is getting the happy eyeball as a potential running mate.
A Treatise on Inside Baseball
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 10:03am
The electoral map (as well as the electorate) are changing, and Republican Party is filled out with staffers who, before 2006, never knew anything other than a Republican majority. This article from the New York Times Magazine is very long, but it is well written and well worth reading if you would like some insight as what has been happening in national politics at the levels underneath the presidential race for that last few years.
An Old Saying About a Horse and a Barn
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 9:15am
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed systemic changes to America's financial systems this morning. I think we're all to the point now where we think some oversight on the mortgage industry is probably a good idea.
News Roundup, 3/31/08: A Conventional Weekend
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 8:36am
Over the weekend, Texas Democrats took the next step in our state's primary-and-caucus process. People headed to gyms, churches, and resorts — or as was the case with most of us here at The Texas Blue, a park — to elect delegates to the state convention, among other things.