Daily Archives: August 15, 2008

From the “National laboratory for bad government” department

John Cornyn bragged to his buddies the other day about how awesome health care is in Texas. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, representing the state with the highest share of population without health insurance, said Tuesday that Texas is a national … Continue reading Continue reading

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Vote for LJD

Obviously, if you live in CD10, I’d like for you to vote for Larry Joe Doherty in November. But you can also vote for him before then, wherever you live, in the latest Progressive Patriots Fund election, the winner of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Let he who is without sin fling the first mud

You can always count on a member of the Hotze family to make an election more special. Alan Bernstein has an example, in this case an email by Austen Furse supporter Steven Hotze slagging SD17 candidate Joan Huffman, and a … Continue reading Continue reading

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No women’s Final Four for Houston

Bummer. Houston’s Toyota Center was not among the eight venues selected Wednesday as finalists to host the NCAA Women’s Final Four. The eight sites that remain in contention for the five-year cycle from 2012-16 are Dallas; San Antonio; Columbus, Ohio; … Continue reading Continue reading

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The candidates on immigration issues

Awhile back, immigration-focused blog The Sanctuary (now at a new URL) sent a detailed questionnaire to John McCain and Barack Obama to ask them about their stances on immigration issues. What kind of a response did they get? With a … Continue reading Continue reading

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