Letters From Texas: Great news! Louie Gohmert is back in the saddle!
Here's the theory Gohmert managed to come up with: we can't stop this pipeline. Because if we stop this pipeline, the caribou will suffer. The caribou will suffer because the…
Fauxtographers… and how to avoid.
Sometimes it isn't easy to separate a "Fauxtographer" from a real working professional. I once had a model's escort say "Real photographers use Hasselblads." Ugh. For starters, NO REAL printed…
Letters from Texas: The case against Rick Perry for President
That, my friends, is usually how a Republican wins an election in Texas — by not being the Democrat. It’s a mighty thin resume for a fat presidential race. via…
Who Benefited from Job Growth In Texas? | Center for Immigration Studies
In terms of numbers, between the second quarter of 2007, right before the recession began, and the second quarter of 2011, total employment in Texas increased by 279,000. Of this,…
Margaret Carlson: Light bulb saga illuminates new Republicans
Before they were against it, the were FOR it. The fact that there is no light bulb ban should in no way spoil the fun, of course, but the issue…
Rick Perry Is George Bush 2.0 and Too Conservative to Win Presidency – The Daily Beast
I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president. The notion that we as a party are going to nominate the most conservative candidate simply…
A Conservatism Of Violence – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast
What is it about the fringe right that always gets them to threaten violence against critics? Check out this post from the deranged rightist, Robert Stacy McCain, about what he…
FACT CHECK: Perry, Romney twist records in debate – Yahoo! News
Tricky Ricky gets fact checked again. Locally, the Statesman (a actual, honest-to-God printed newspaper) has been running all of Tricky Ricky's statements through the Truth-O-Meter and they keep getting "False"...…
A series of large wildfires are seen heading east approaching Bastrop, Texas, on Sept. 5. Erich Schlegel/AP
Good Question: Texas wildfires: Is Rick Perry being hypocritical asking for federal aid? – CSMonitor.com
That's a damned good question. Why criticize the feds for not giving the firefighters equipment when, 4 months earlier, Perry cut the funding to local firefighters by 75%. I have…