From The BLogs: Monday, May 1, 2006
By Vince Leibowitz on May 1, 2006 in From The Blogs ![[Post to Twitter]](/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/icons/tt-twitter.png){kind=icon}
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Here’s your From The Blogs for Monday, May 1, 2006.
Other Roundups: Today’s Papers (Slate),
Texas Blogs
Rep. Aaron Pena’s A Capitol Blog tells us a teacher pay raise will happen in the special session.
A Little Pollyanna has some funnies out of Washington.
Burnt Orange Report tells us that Congressman Sylvestre Reyes has a new blog up.
Casual Soapbox has a great post up comparing various publications’ ratings for congressional seats in a nifty chart.
Common Sense tells us the latest in the saga of dueling press releases in CD-17 (Edwards v. Taylor).
Dos Centavos has up a post on today’s boycotts.
Eye on Williamson has a post up about voting machine problems in Williamson County and elsewhere.
Grits for Breakfast discusses the immigration detention boom in Central Texas.
In The Pink Texas tells us the Texas Senate is going to lobby for an across-the-board $2,000 teacher pay raise.
Isloated Desolation has an election roundup and tells us the Senate is getting to work.
Lobby Duck tells us a Senate Finance Committee meeting was cancelled because Sen. Florence Shapiro wants to add recapture to the plan.
Lone Star Times tells us the Senate’s going to vote on the Perry/Sharp/TTRC tax plan today and about Texans for No New Taxes’ nasty email circulating around the Capitol.
Musings has more on fixing CHIP.
Off The Kuff tells us Carole Strayhorn’s lawsuit against the Secretary of State will be heard today in federal court in Austin. He also has up a great post about the squeeze on State Rep. Martha Wong.
Right of Texas has a look at the 3rd Congressional District.
South Texas Chisme tells us about some follies in the race for Willacy County Judge.
Texas Safety Forum notes it is evidently being given credit for singlehandedly derailing Mike Fjetland’s political career in CD-22.
Texas Salt Law Blog takes stock of where things stand and where they head with Texas tax reform.
National
The Blogging Journalist has a piece on Helen Thomas’ thoughts on the impact of blogs on journalism.
Carpetbagger Report has a piece exposing Bush’s willful lawbreaking.
Democratic Daily tells us that the Energy Secretary says oil companies have lost control of the market.
Democratic Underground tells us about a new performance-based pay scheme at the Defense Department.
Democrats.com has a chart of statistics of where we are now in the Iraq War versus where we were on the day of the “Mission Accomplished” speech.
Howling Latina tells us that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts, not Texas probate courts, have jurisdiction over the Anna Nicole Smith probate case.
Left Coaster discusses why there has never been a Bush veto.
PolState tells us the GOP is losing hope of maintaining control of the U.S. House.
Political Wire tells us that Democrats lead in a generic Congressional ballot.
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Thanks for the kind words. I worked hard on that chart!