Wednesday, May 28, 2014
TEXAS CONTINUES DRINKING THE TEA
Last
night State Senator Dan Patrick (R, ESPN TX SD-7)
won the Texas Republican Party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
The
incumbent, David Dewhurst, had a very daunting task in keeping his seat in the
upper chamber of the Texas Lege. As I observed back in March,
Dewhurst's career is over. Dewhurst was unable to back off a challenge by
now-Senator Ted Cruz (R, Denial TX) in 2012 and now in 2014 as he was
unable to fight off a challenge in his right flank as represented in Patrick.
Back
in April I watched the debate between then-San
Antonio Mayor, now-HUD Secretary Julián Castro and Texas State Senator Dan
Patrick on immigration that was moderated by Texas Tribune's Evan Smith in
San Antonio. I think this debate is telling about the type of governing style Patrick
will likely bring to the Texas Senate and the policies the Texas Republican
Party will enact.
And
if you think that just because you don't live in Texas (ahem, Colorado) and
those policies will have no impact on you, read
this piece about why Texas is important and how the state has had an impact
on national policies.
Monday, May 26, 2014
COLBERT/MABUS
Secretary
of The Navy Ray Mabus entered the ring with Stephen Colbert on Thursday Night to acknowledge Fleet Week.
Secretray
Mabus spoke at the University of North Texas in December 2009. Not only did I
get a picture with him, but I also got a challenge coin from him.
COLBERT/RIECKHOFF (22 May 2014)
Stephen
Colbert celebrates that we finally have a real scandal to talk about but then
doesn't want to talk about it.
The
one person that compels him to discuss the issue surrounding the Veterans
Administration is Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) founder Paul
Rieckhoff.
JON STEWART: WORLD OF WARRIOR SHAFT
On the last episode of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart prior to a weeklong break, the host
had a commentary on the current scandal surrounding the Veterans
Administration.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
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