Consider this an open thread, since Friday is usually a slow-traffic day anyway.
I’m heading off to Houston for my grandmother’s 87th Birthday Party and some other activities as well.
Enjoy, and play nice while I’m gone. I’ll return Sunday.
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Remember yesterday when I told you, concerning Perry’s hocus-pocus budget proposals, that if he wanted to, he could make the budget easily accessible via executive order?
Well, State Rep. Jim Dunnam must have been reading my mind, because he said the same thing in a press statement Thursday:
“I challenge Perry to put his money where his [...]

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As promised, here are pictures of “the children,” as they are affectionately known around my house.
Ellie was being a little camera shy today, so no good pics of her.
More after “the jump.”
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No, there are no pictures in this puppy update, nor is there much of an update. However, to demonstrate that I am responsive to reader comments, I am announcing that there will be puppy pictures posted this evening, along with a full update.
If you all are really good and very lucky, the Official Mascot herself, [...]

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Have you ever noticed that Republicans aren’t good at math? Or at keeping promises?
Earlier this year, they were going to give Shelley Sekula-Gibbs $3 million bucks to defeat Nick Lampson.
They threw her a hundred grand with a side of Dick Cheney. They’re missing a lot of zeros on that check. And, unless they’re [...]

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“If I had said it 18 months ago, nobody would have paid attention.”
—Rick Perry on why he’s only now
proposing spending/budget changes.
Before getting into this story, one word about the above statement: Dude, you’re the governor. No matter how much people dislike you and think you’re a MoFo, they do pay attention to what you have [...]

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“If I had said it 18 months ago, nobody would have paid attention.”
—Rick Perry on why he’s only now
proposing spending/budget changes.
Before getting into this story, one word about the above statement: Dude, you’re the governor. No matter how much people dislike you and think you’re a MoFo, they do pay attention to what you have [...]

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I had intended to mention this website yesterday, but neglected to.
Anyway, there is a new website called The People Choose 2006, which highlights various interesting races around the country and has lots of cool TV commercials. Check it out.
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It must be great to be governor and running for re-election. After all, you can dig into your bag of tricks and slush funds and twist arms and then run all across Texas dropping $15 million here and $30 million there acting all gubernatorial while you’re really trying not to look like you are buying [...]

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No doubt, this headline in the Midland Reporter-Telegram has Rick Perry and his campaign banging their fists and saying, “Oh, Shit!:”
Texas Eagle Forum president: Fight Trans-Texas Corridor, North American Union
Yep. Chalk that up in your “More Conservative Backlash for Governor Perry” files, which is by no doubt by now in need of its own file [...]

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