Brief History of the Texas Textbook Wars - Part 1
No history of the Texas Textbook Wars (hereafter TTW) would be complete without acknowledging the contributions of the late Mel Gabler and his wife Norma, the Godfather and Godmother of textbook...
View ArticleGretna City Council Passes Resolution
Have the citizens of Gretna, Louisiana had second thoughts about their police chief's decision to block the bridge to fleeing New Orleans evacuees? Apparently not. In fact, the Gretna City Council has...
View Article"I don't give a rat's ass about the law." saith Tom Delay
Money quote from 1990:"Fuck the law," Delay snapped back. "I don't give a rat's ass about the law." I know that Doug Thompson and Capitol Hill Blue are reviled by the powers here at DailyKos, wrongly...
View ArticleWhat Molly Ivins said
I wish that Molly was still around so that she could have the pleasure of voting in this Democratic Primary. Contrary to Texas lore, dead folks probably haven't voted here since Lyndon Johnson's first...
View ArticleBig Bernie Rally in Dallas
I just got back from the Bernie rally at the downtown Dallas Sheraton Hotel. I have never seen such a large turnout in Dallas for a Democrat, let alone a Progressive Liberal one. It was truly...
View ArticleGOPer Brat sez: Obama is "bonking Republicans over the head with the Bible."
I’ve always suspected that Republicans think they’ve copyrighted Christianity, but Rep. Dave Brat, the Tea Party Republican who knocked out former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, comes right out and...
View ArticleWhy did Omar Mateen's employer ignore warnings from coworker? * Updated *
In the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Orlando, we once again wonder how Mateen was able to slip through the cracks. Why didn’t someone pick up on the signals and try to stop him?Actually,...
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