Tom Schieffer announced today that he will drop out of the Texas Democratic primary race for Governor. His campaign made the announcement official this afternoon. He also went on to say that he will endorse Houston mayor and current U.S. Senate candidate for Texas, Bill [...]
» Chron: Texas Dems hope White can fuel comeback (Joe Holley)
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Now, with the possibility that a popular big-city mayor is about to announce a change of plans and run for governor, Democrats are beginning to dare hope yet again. Maybe, just maybe, Houston Mayor Bill White [...]
Displaying an astonishing capacity for patriarchy-blaming, somebody in charge of public education in Victoria AU wishes to implement anti-violence-against-women training in a couple of schools. It’s called “Respectful Relationship Education.”
Possible classroom activities include students acting out scenes of sexual coercion after which students would suggest more appropriate behaviour. [...] [...]
How else could you possibly interpret this story?The death of Miguel Garcia Bayardo on Friday prompted police Saturday to investigate more how he was assaulted, officials said. [...] And here’s the Chron story on the At Large #2 runoff, featuring Council Member Sue Lovell and Andrew Burks. Unlike Jones v. Christie, my opinion that CM Lovell will retain her seat is much more common. Burks does have a base of support in the African-American community, where [...]
The thought that struck me as I read this story about Bill White’s expected switch to the Governor’s race is that maybe he was right to have taken this particular route to where he is now. I mean, he’s generated a ton of excitement with this announcement, more [...]
We all know by now that Texas has had many problems with its administration of food stamps. Apparently, so have other states, according to a letter, signed by Kevin Concannon, the department’s undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, sent to state officials. Of interest to me is [...]
For the slum-dwellers of El Junquito, the fabulous views of Caracas have never been of much interest. It was the piped water and electricity supplied to their makeshift homes that earned their loyalty to Venezuela's authoritarian leader, President Hugo Chavez.
But 10 years [...]
British troops will begin handing over control of Helmand province to Afghan forces by the end of next year, Gordon Brown claimed yesterday as he set out plans for a withdrawal from Afghanistan after years of bloody fighting and the deaths of 235 British soldiers.
[...]HELICOPTERS used by British special forces to mentor their Afghan counterparts on anti-drugs operations have been grounded to save just £2m a year. The funding for the helicopters — used by the Special Boat Service (SBS) and Afghan special forces for raids on drugs barons and [...]
I trust everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. I spent my holiday watching the 8-part HBO series John Adams rented from Blockbuster. Our Second President, Adams was the workhorse of the American Revolution. A sharp Boston lawyer, with a loving wife and family, he had an absolutely amazing [...] Russia was tonight coming to terms with its most deadly terrorist attack in years after investigators confirmed that a powerful improvised bomb caused Friday's devastating train crash in which at least 26 people, including several top government officials, were killed.
The head of Russia's FSB counter-terrorism agency, [...]
Just another day in Afghanistan? More like the dress rehearsal for war, played out on 100,000 acres of snake-infested [...]
The U-turn by the university follows a week of controversy after the emergence of hundreds of leaked emails, "stolen" by hackers and published online, triggered claims that the academics had massaged statistics.
In a statement welcomed by climate change sceptics, the university said [...]
Prof. Steven Haycox, Editorial excerpt, Anchorage Daily News (ADN), Nov. 27, "Palin's anti-Intellectualism Dangerous":
Sarah Palin is back in the public spot light with her new bestselling book, Going Rogue. At the moment, on just about every television channel, one can view the very photogenic Palin being quizzed about her new book and her plans for the future. Of course, the big question that [...]
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! I never noticed the little trash can at the race the other day, but I think that encapsulates what the Guajolote 10K is all about. [...] 
Boy, the T. Woods situation gets even more interesting! And, his halo slips a bit.There is no god and I am his prophet. [...] Every morning Google sends urgent feminist alerts to my inbox. It’s hilarious, the contexts in which writers of Internet crap chuck that word “feminist” around.
– Rihanna has a new album; she left her abusive boyfriend, so she’s a feminist icon now.
– You can wear false eyelashes and [...]
Liberal Activist and ACORN worker turned Conservative whistleblower on ACORN Anita Moncrief has just declared herself an official "Palinista." In a Member Diary at RedState titled, "An Unlikely Palinista," Moncrief details her journey from 2008 Hillary Clinton supporter, to reluctant Obama backer, to Palin skeptic, to now [...] Colorado prisons are overflowing with inmates, at a cost of nearly $700 million a [...]
This has been a year of soul-searching for Republicans, and with the party eager to rebuild, its Senate campaign chief finds himself in a pinch.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn sees opportunities in numerous states Barack Obama won last year and – despite [...]
Nicholas Lemann suggests in the Chronicle of Higher Education that journalism schools might be able improve news coverage of city halls and statehouses.
… journalism schools ought to explore, and are already exploring, the possibility of becoming significant producers of original news reporting to make up for [...]
"Friends" of Rick Perry are running some rather hard-hitting adds against Princess KB lately, calling her, basically, a communist codling whore.
I think the reason that ex-Senators rarely get elected to executive offices is because the nature of the senate makes the member learn to [...]
Make your reservations now, and hurry, there are only a few rooms left (oops, bad word choice for this event. Make that remaining.) The First National Tea Party Convention will be held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, February 4-6, 2010, and the keynote speaker [...] 
MOOCHER WATCH!
The U.S. government and the company with which it contracted to build a border fence in Lukeville are facing a suit from the owners of a border town convenience store for damages from a July 2008 flash flood. [...] Can this marriage be saved? The union of junk scientists, on the prowl for government handouts to pay for their computer games, and eager politicians sniffing an enormous new source of tax revenue was a match made in a dark alley. The always gullible mainstream [...]
Yesterday I bought a car for my daughter. She was happy with a Honda Civic with no frills, but we got a great deal on one with a few extras. She was happy, it is a safe dependable car and that's all that matters. But....
Sure enough one of the [...]
And here’s the Chron overview of the At Large #5 runoff between Council Member Jolanda Jones and former SBOE member Jack Christie. I’ve said before that I like CM Jones, and I plan to vote for her in the runoff. I believe she is the favorite to win in [...]
Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has been dubbed a "scourge" of environmentalists. He has appeared on Glenn Beck's Fox show, Comedy Central with Jon Stewart, and CNN questioning the science and data behind Global Warming. He was even targetted as a "top Climate Criminal" by' [...] 
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Yesterday I bought a car for my daughter. She was happy with a Honda Civic with no frills, but we got a great deal on one with a few extras. She was happy, it is a safe dependable car and that's all that matters. But....
