Archives for: February 2009
Juarez drug cartel violence underscores failure of War on Drugs.
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In 1920, the United States embarked on a mission to eliminate the recreational use of alcohol. Delusional idiots of the day thought they could simply outlaw the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, and then the public demand would magically evapo… more »
Conservative South Plains cotton producers should refuse to accept federal farm payments.
Hockley County, Texas is a rural area of the state that depends on agriculture (mostly cotton farming) for its economic well being. In the 2008 presidential election, around 75 percent of the county's voters cast a ballot for Republican candidates. They… more »
UN wants to make criticism of Islam a crime.
While the United Nations keeps plenty of people employed, its usefulness beyond that is questionable. I can't think of one major conflict in the past 20 years where the UN was instrumental in resolving the problem. That's why I don't usually pay much att… more »
Website Promoting Censure Of Texas State Rep. Leo Berman.
From Capitol Annex:
Netroots activists from across Texas have joined forces to launch CensureLeo.com, urging the Texas House of Representatives to censure State Rep. Leo Berman (R-Tyler) for his conduct following an immigration summit last week.
Prai… more »
Citigroup, Bank of America, AIG likely to collapse.
Citigroup and Bank of America are following in the footsteps of Wamu, Wachovia, and IndyMac as the stock price of both financial institutions has now plummeted below $4.00 a share. Citigroup ended the trading day up 19 cents at $2.14 a share, and BOA clo… more »
Governors complaining loudest about stimulus money are from high-poverty states.
In a ranking of state poverty rates, with 1 being the lowest and 50 being the highest:
Republican Governor Haley Barbour's state of Mississippi is ranked 50.
Republican Governor Bobby Jindal's state of Louisiana is ranked 49.
Republican Governor Ric… more »
Texas Tech, Inc.
Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance and football coach Mike Leach finally reached a deal on a contract extension that pays Leach $12.7 million over five years. It seems that the main sticking point was who got the rights to market Mike Leach--his image, his… more »
Bledsoe land scam update.
This post is in response to a comment left on my last post by "Real Estate Investor."
Real Estate Investor said:
If the land is properly described, and is legally divided, how can the sale of it be called a scam? The author of the above article see… more »
Cochran County commissioners approve platting for Bledsoe land scam.
At their February meeting, the Cochran County, Texas Commissioners Court approved the platting for three new subdivisions located in the barren sandhills south of Bledsoe near the Texas-New Mexico state line. The land is virtually worthless for any usefu… more »
Massive government spending, not war, is what saved America from the Great Depression.
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. When the U.S. economy sank into depression in 1929 under a Republican administration, it was Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt who was left with the daunting task of cleaning up the mess. Many of… more »
Texas Republicans know no shame!
I was reading some posts over at Burnt Orange Report about the latest antics being carried out by Texas members of Congress. It doesn't surprise me that U.S. Senator John "Cornhead" Cornyn or the historically irrelevant Kay Bailey Hutchinson chose to put… more »
Texas officials should be held criminally responsible for tainted peanut products produced at Plainview facility.
How does a food-grade peanut processing facility go unlicensed, uninspected, and basically ignored for four years by Texas health and agriculture agencies? Ask Texas Governor Rick Perry that question. After all, he's the leader of the Republican-controll… more »
Republican dinosaurs.
Republicans are like a time machine that transports the past into the present. No matter how far forward we move in time, the Republicans will lasso the past and drag it into the present. They're the political version of Land of the Lost. America is now… more »
Republicans' only allegiance is to their party.
As if I needed any further proof about the Republicans being obstructionists and right-wing ideologues, and then along comes U.S. Representative Pete Sessions (R-Texas) who really let the cat out of the bag by proclaiming that the Republican Party should… more »
Obama should sweep aside Republican obstructionists.
The new carnival barker for the Republican National Circus said it himself, "Bipartisanship is overrated." I'll second that, Mr. Ringmaster. That's why it's imperative that President Obama not allow his desire for Republican cooperation to override commo… more »
What the Texas Workforce Commission doesn't tell you in their unemployment report.
The Texas media always reports the monthly unemployment rate issued by the Texas Workforce Commission, and, unfortunately, the reporting generally parrots the commentary contained in the TWC report without any further analysis. TWC likes to play with num… more »
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