Monthly Archives: October 2004

“Walker, Texas Ranger” runs from a political fight. Actor Chuck Norris, who for years played a tough Texas lawman on TV, has ducked for cover in a real-life brawl — the race to become the next Dallas County sheriff. Norris … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Links for the Congressional race fan: Here’s the Chron on Edwards versus Wohlgemuth, Lampson versus Poe, and Stenholm versus Neugebauer Notice any prominent local races missing? Yeah, me too. Here’s something from the first article that is a theme in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron has a long article on the pros and cons of the two big city propositions on the ballot this year. I’ve expressed my concerns about Props 1 and 2 before, and I’ve got a long list of them. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Would somebody please make Tom DeLay a nice cup of warm milk and tuck him into bed? He’s all upset because people are being mean to him. “I’ve never had a campaign where the entire nation has tried to destroy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron covers the heavy early voting so far, and gives us some long-awaited but still estimated numbers on Harris County and statewide registrations. Early voting began Monday, and more than 63,000 Harris County voters cast early ballots through Wednesday, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Byron, the Morning News talks about, but doesn’t endorse Smoky Joe Barton. This year, however, we find ourselves in an awkward position. On the one hand, we continue to share common beliefs with him on several important issues, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So I saw another one of those godawful NRCC anti-Lampson ads last night. It’s my fond hope that some day, demagoging about 9/11 will be seen as a form of violating Godwin’s Law. By the way, it’s awfully nice of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Reginald McKamie is the Democratic candidate for District Attorney in Houston. He’s running against incumbent Chuck Rosenthal, whose tenure has been rocky, to say the least. This is an important race in Harris County. It’s the highest-profile race of any … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I stuck this link at the end of my previous post, but it’s something you need to read. Money quote: I’ve asked many local officials what DeLay has done for us here in Fort Bend County, an area he has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s a whole lot of early voting going on. A total of 144,598 people voted in the state’s 15 most populous counties Monday, the first day of early in-person voting for the Nov. 2 election, according to the Texas Secretary … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rachel was another attendee at the Clear Lake Candidate Forum. She wasn’t too impressed with Tom DeLay. Rob, from whom I found the above link, notes that you can hear a debate between Richard Morrison and Michael Fjetland here on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron got back on board the Incumbent Express yesterday by endorsing Victor Carillo in the lone non-judicial statewide race, for Railroad Commissioner. They stayed there today by endorsing incumbent Justice Evelyn Keyes for the First Court of Appeals. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

(UPDATE: I’m putting this at the top of the post as penance for having missed it in the first place. Jack, whose stepson shamed DeLay for his original I-won’t-debate stance, was there at the Clear Lake candidates’ forum yesterday and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It turns out that Tom DeLay showed up at that Clear Lake candidates’ forum after all. I’m hoping to get a report on it later. I guess maybe this excellent letter from Jack’s stepson Adam to Tom DeLay helped him … Continue reading → Continue reading →