From The Blogs, April 7, 2006

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Here is your From The Blogs for Friday, April 7, 2006.

Today’s Must Reads:

Just Another Blog tells us that the culture of corruption continues even though Tom DeLay will resign.

Pink Dome has a special session preview, via well connected sources.

Texas Blog Round-Up

Hot Topics
Protest At The Lampson Press Conference: Bay Area Houston Blog has the latest on Tom DeLay’s campaign manager staging a distruption and protest at Nick Lampson’s press conference in CD-22. Blue Texas weighs in, too. Also: Greg’s Opinion, Off The Kuff, Texas Safety Forum, DeLay vs. World, Winding Road In Urban Area.

No Special Election In CD-22: Common Sense has the scoop on Governor Perry noting there will be no special election in CD-22 to replace Tom DeLay. Eye On Williamson discusses Gov. Perry’s delimma in this regard.

Casual Soapbox offers some (not so) Fond Memories of Tom DeLay.

Off the Kuff has more on the THHSC’s call center debacle.
The Red State tells us Republican State Rep. Gene Seaman has been asked to get rid of money he got from Tom DeLay.

Stop Kinky tells us that the National Organization for Women has named Kinky Friedman its Male Cheauvanist of the Year.

Texas Salt Law Blog tells us momentum may be building in the Lege for the TTRC’s proposals.

Dallas Blog has the latest on the 65 Percent Rule drawing both ire and applause. Dallas Blog also has the latest on Strayhorn criticizing Rick Perry’s management of the Texas Enterprise Fund.

National Blog Round-Up

Hot Topics

PlameGate: Rep. John Conyers’ Blog has the latest on how Bush allowed the outing of Valerie Plame. Democratic Daily says the White House doesn’t dispute that Bush authorized the leak. Democratic Underground, meanwhile, says this will be Bush’s downfall. The Blue State has a round up of Bush’s previous eight denials he had anything to do with the leak. Texas-based The Agonist weighs in, too. Texas-based Common Sense has further analysis as well.

American Pundit has more on John Kerry’s exit strategy concerning Iraq.

Carpetbagger Report has the latest on Bob Novak’s Over The Top Send-Off for Tom DeLay.

Democratic Daily says that Bush has hit new lows in a recent poll. Left Coaster has more on poll numbers, too.
Jurist tells us that the immigration bill compromise has stalled in the Senate.

Posts you may have missed at the Annex yesterday:

Perry says no special election in CD-22

Lampson Campaign on Protest Distruptions

Texas women face more barriers to reproductive health care.

Annex Endorsement: Lt. Governor

David Van Os On Tax Reform

Without DeLay: A Conservative Guest Blogger and Capitol Annex’s Writer Take A Look At CD-22 Absent Tom DeLay



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