From The Blogs, April 1, 2006
By Vince Leibowitz on Apr 1, 2006 in From The Blogs
Happy Saturday Afternoon from Capitol Annex HQ! Here is your From The Blogs for April Fool’s Day, 2006.
Today’s Must Reads
Just Another Blog tells us that a LaRouche supporter is now in the running for TDP chairman.
Texas Blog Round-Up
Hot Topics…
Dewhurst Differs With Perry: Dallas Blog tells us Lt. Gov. Dewhurst has clarified his position on business taxes. Greg’s Opinion has more on this, too. In The Pink Texas has more as well. Also weighing in: Off The Kuff, Right of Texas.
Casteel/Macias Recount: Common Sense tells us Nathan Macias has won the recount over Carter Casteel in the HD 73 GOP Primary. Pink Dome has her full statement.
The rest…
Austin Centrist points us to an article in the UT Austin Daily Texan about the “Right Wing Baby Menace.”
Blue Texas has an excellent roundup of Texas stories and notes from around the Blogsphere and around the Web. South Texas Chisme has a nice campaigns roundup.
Dos Centavos tells us about the Minutemen camping out in South Texas.
The Jeffersonian tells us defeated Sen. Frank Malda is now Governor, but just for today.
In its continuing look at primary voting results, Right of Texas has a very good analysis of the Paul/Sinatra Congressional primary. Right of Texas also has more on Rick Perry’s courting the national spotlight.
Rio Grande Valley Politics has more on electricity costs in the Valley.
South Texas Chisme has an immigration policy round-up.
National
Censure: The Carpetbagger Report has an article up on censure hearings in Congress. Daily Kos weighs in on censure as well. Democratic Underground says some seats were nocicably empty at the censure hearings. The Blue State tells us Sen. Feingold “sticks it to” the Judiciary Committee.
Democratic Daily tells us about the Democratic Hispanic Radio Address by Sen. John Kerry on immigration.
Democrats.com tells us Joe Lieberman’s CT Senate challenger is “catching fire.”
Donkey Rising tells us why “exurbia” will be the Democrats’ next frontier.
Donklephant has some first hand comments from Baptist pastor and Texas Democratic House candidate Kerry Horn.
Ezra Klein has a post up on the “reachable and unreachable” South.
Legal Reader tells us that the Archdiocese of Boston’s newspaper has fired the freelance photographer who took the photo of Justice Scalia flipping the bird to the media.
Midterm Madness has the latest on NASA Endorsement-gate in Texas’ CD-22.
Religious Right Watch (a new blog to us) has a post on Critical Thought and the New Proselytizing.
Texas-based The Agonist tells us the Army has banned the use of privately bought armor.
Austin-based Supreme Irony Of Life has a post on the GOP’s Strategy for 2006.
Some Posts You May Have Missed On Capitol Annex:
Rick Perry Has A Flickr Album!
Rick Perry’s Presidential Ambitions: Dan Quayle Redux?
What’s The Deal With Terry Keel?
Immigration Protests Make It To East Texas
Defamation Lawsuits Filed In HD-72 GOP Primary
Land Commissioner Thinks It’s OK For Indicted Felons To Carry Handguns
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