Comments on: Whereupon We Realize Electing A New Speaker Did Very Little Good

By: shaine

shaine — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:35:22 +0000

All I can say is, what did they think would happen by electing another Republican Speaker? He can’t show favor to the entire Democratic caucus without losing his Republican colleagues. Dems should have kept tight lips and watched from the sidelines. This was a Republican battle from the start. Maybe the leadership style has changed, but it’s still a Republican speaker.

By: Wednesday Reads «

Wednesday Reads « — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:00:36 +0000

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By: Off the Kuff: Musical chairs

Off the Kuff: Musical chairs — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:01:04 +0000

[...] for a change his commenters haven’t jumped all over him. Some of my colleagues think the Democrats got suckered on voter ID. I tend to disagree with that, but I’ve been saying all along we’ll know for sure once [...]

By: Musical chairs « Off the Kuff

Musical chairs « Off the Kuff — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:44:05 +0000

[...] change his commenters haven’t jumped all over him. Some of my colleagues think the Democrats got suckered on voter ID. I tend to disagree with that, but I’ve been saying all along we’ll know [...]

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Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:58:08 +0000

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By: Brains and Eggs

Brains and Eggs — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

So not surprised to see my spunky little senator Joan Huffman on the list. The Texas House appears to be the chamber that will act with some measure of reason and tolerance during the 81st. Oh wait;WTF am I thinking?(T)he honeymoon for House Speaker Joe Straus was short lived. In fact, it ended on Friday, the minute he told reporters he favored Voter Identification: VOTER ID — He voted for it in 2007 and thinks another examination of whether photo IDs are

By: Kuff's World

Kuff's World — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

as the in-with-the-new. Obviously, this is just one person’s guess, and none of it could be right, though I think Burka made some decent guesses and for a change his commenters haven’t jumped all over him. Some of my colleagues think the Democratsgot suckeredon voter ID. I tend to disagree with that, but I’ve been saying all along we’ll know for sure once we see the list of chairs. Here’s hoping. Posted by Charles Kuffner at