Monday, August 11, 2008

Texas Progressive Alliance Round Up - August 11, 2008



It's Monday, and that means it's time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's Weekly Round-Up. The weekly round-up is complied from submissions made by TPA member blogs. This week's round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.

The Truth About Texas Republicans, a new blogger-powered website designed to expose the real truth about GOP Texas legislators looks at the stuff State Reps. Dwayne Bohac, Betty Brown, John Davis, Bill Zedler and State Sen. Mike Jackson don't want you to see.

refinish69 was happy to introduce a real progressive Democrat to the readers of Doing My Part For The Left a few weeks ago but has to wonder how to describe Mike Skelly: Democrat or Republican Lite?

Vince at Capitol Annex takes a look at the Texas State Teacher's Association lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency for giving public funds to private institutions.

Irony Alert: Mary McDaniels, Manager - Pipeline Safety, Texas Railroad Commission, who lied on camera about the Atmos Energy gas pipeline couplings, spoke in Ft Worth about pipeline safety, inspections and regulations, for Chesapeake Energy's Barnett Shale pipeline.TXsharon at Bluedaze.

Julie Pippert at MOMocrats asked, "Offshore drilling---whose issue is it anyway? The people's? Or the politician's?"

Women who enter the military know they may encounter danger along the way, just as their male counterparts do. Diarist Liberal Texas at Texas Kaos highlights an additional danger they face in Assault on Women in the Military, and calls on all of us to ensure that our fighting women are protected from sexual assault from the companions they should be able to trust.

WhosPlayin used to think John McCain was worthy of respect, even if wrong on issues. But mocking conservation and lying about Obama raising taxes show who John McCain really is.

jobsanger thinks Democrats should let Clinton's backers have their vote at the convention, and believes Barack Obama has a chance to win Texas this November.

Neil at Texas Liberal talks about AIDS and African Americans.

Due to purchase of McBlogger by a rival blogging firm, the regular writers are on strike. This week, we'd like to introduce you to a new McBlogger, Rose
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North Texas Liberal remarks on John McCain's anti-Obama ad comparing the Democratic nominee to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, and also includes Hilton's response ad. Still waiting on Britney's energy policy...

Off the Kuff takes a look at The Queue behind KBH for her maybe-to-be-abandoned Senate seat.

YaGottaLoveIt of South Texas Chisme urges Barack Obama to have a fundraiser for money that stays in Texas while urging Hillary Clinton to campaign for Rick Noriega in South Texas.

WCNews at Eye On Williamson posts on the Williamson County DA's unwillingness to test DNA evidence in a almost 30 year old unsolved murder, Lawsuit Filed Against County For New DNA, Fingerprint Tests.

Tropical Storm Edouard was more like a decent rainstorm, but that didn't stop the media -- old as well as new, including madcap reporter/Congressman John Culberson -- from building it up to a height it could no more sustain than its winds. PDiddie at has the roundup of the hyperventilating in Houston.

BossKitty at TruthHugger is concerned about the economy "Purses Tighten, Small Business Suffers, Families Budget"

nytexan at BlueBloggin points out, as the Gerogia Russia war continues and Bush plays with U.S. athletes at the Olympics, Could The U.S. Get Pulled Into Georgias War?

XicanoPwr discusses the immigration survey that was sent presidential candidates Obama and McCain put together by The Sanctuary, a web base grassroots community of pro-migrant, human rights, and civil-rights bloggers.

And here is the rest of it.

3 comments:

All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said...

folk need to be as hard on obama (us) as we are Mccain

Anonymous said...

Where you go?

Anonymous said...

Yes, Torrance...we need to look at EVERYBODY very carefully. Honestly, I am extremely disappointed in the state of politics in our country. Living abroad has given me an interesting perspective that most of you are unfortunately not privy to. Bush has done major damage in all of our names...and we are not as respected or adored as we used to be.

Women are flocking to help put Palin in the White House. The republicans won't even let her speak about what she will do for our country...until after they have prepped her endlessly this week, that is. Then when people get tough on her, the supporters scream 'sexism' and she hides behind that skirt. Man, this is not a joke! She is possibly going to be second in charge in the highest political office in the world...with unbelievable power and a plethora of responsibility. America had BETTER wake up!!!

In my opinion, they need to make her as yellow with endless scrutiny as they did Obama. And if she can't take it, then she isn't fit to sit in any seat in the W. House, including on the toilets!! It's time for the public and media to take off the dainty little gloves they've been wearing in regards to her and see what little Ms. Barracuda is really made of!! Four years is a long time to wait to correct yet another mistake!!

In my humble opinion, if she can't hang with the big dogs, she needs to take her tail and hide back under the porch. Woof...woof!!

PS..Hey DP! Pray you and yours are well. You are often in my thoughts. Stay blessed everybody.