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06 Nov 09
Houston City Council member’s shower plan all wet | Texas Watchdog
Sour grapes. *Sullivan needs to chill. We've got showers in my office building.* (It's not that big of a deal)
Waiting to inhale: An old Houston stereotype — stinky, smoggy air — may be on its way out | Editorial | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Now, if we could just get rid of jumbo cockroaches, sizzling hot air and suffocating humidity …// - Ed boards without a clue as to what they are writing about...
Greener grass: Let’s make Houston yards eco-friendly | Editorial | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Tough Texas grasses, able to withstand the tough Texas weather! Slow-growing grasses that need less mowing and fertilizer than St. Augustine and Bermuda grass! And a mix of grasses, not just a single species, so that when one is languishing, another can take its place!// - An editorial board that's absolutely pathetic! *Whee* (Darn it...)
Democrat trap: Pelosi's wrath or voter backlash | Washington Examiner
Would you rather eat a bowl of toenails or gargle with battery acid?
Obama and One Year Later, ABC News Poll Analysis - ABC News
At the end, most political elections are really about jobs. *Which makes Democratic plans to gut the job market all that much more confusing*
AARP supports House bill on health care | Health & Medicine | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
AARP Senior Policy Adviser John Rother said the 40-million strong organization favors the House bill because it closes the coverage gap in Medicare prescription benefits, puts strict limits on what health insurers can charge older workers too young for Medicare and creates a voluntary, long-term care insurance program.// - In other words: We get ours. *The rest of you can go spit*
05 Nov 09
Chris Dodd rips bankers bogarting H1N1 shots - Victoria McGrane - POLITICO.com
bogarting in the headline??? - Love it.
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Independent Voters and Empty Explanations
2) People who have a mix of conservative and liberal views that don’t fit neatly onto the one-dimensional political spectrum, such as libertarians;// - such as, but not all encompassing. *I like moderate*
The Polling Center: Are Texas Independents Really All That Independent? | Our Blogs | The Texas Tribune
The upshot of all of this is clear, and it probably makes intuitive sense as well: when you meet a Texan (or an American from somewhere else) who calls himself a political independent, the chances are pretty good that he is quite a bit more partisan than he might initially let on. While the notion of political independence might comport with his self-image, his policy views, opinion of politicians, and voting record likely tell a different tale.
// - That's certainly a problem for the new "conservative" independents out there. I know "indedpendents" that cast straight-party tickets reguarly, on both sides. If you have trouble finding a member of one party to vote for then you're not independent. Period. *Nothing wrong with being a partisan after all, just embrace it*
Texas state senators travel in style; taxpayer money used for luxury hotels, private planes | Texas Watchdog
Cue the partisan flimsy rationalization generators in 5...4...3...2....
Hoyer Predicts House Will Pass Health Bill - WSJ.com
Oh, yeah they will. Then they'll send doomed representatives back to their districts to plea for their jobs. *The leadership is safe however, which is all you need to know*
Senate Panel Approves Climate Change Bill Despite GOP Boycott - FOXNews.com
The sound you hear in the background are the cries of moderate and conservative Democrats everywhere.
Dems pushing assistance for jobless - David Rogers - POLITICO.com
They're going to need it when you consider those tax increases.
Conservatives on NY-23: We didn't lose - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com
To the Republicans? No, to the Democrats? Well....yeah.
Democrats Confront Coalition Strains - WSJ.com
Promise the world (for free) don't deliver, and there you go...
Senate Alters Taxes for Big Companies - WSJ.com
""We clearly are going to have tax increases going forward," said Bruce Josten, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce."// - They call this the "jobs reduction program"
04 Nov 09
France: 'autistic Tories have castrated UK in Europe' | Politics | The Guardian
Might as well hand the Tories the victory now. * I love the French and France but their leaders are almost worse than ours.*
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