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August 31 -
I've been pondering on this.
I do not know why McCain didn't pick
Katherine Harris instead of Sarah Palin.
Same hair-do, same policies, same ta-tas, same vision
for America ---- except Katherine Harris has more
experience and got more votes. I mean, even when she
lost, she got more votes.
Think about it - he picked a candidate who can't hold a
candle to Katherine Harris.
Girlfriends, that's scary.
I think
McCain's strategy is to out-Obama the Dems
on the issue of change and reframe McCain to
look like a maverick by proximity to Palin.
Harris represents Jeb Bush and the remnants
of the Bush Empire. She is part of the old
guard administration and closely linked to
the Bush family. McCain wants to distance
himself from the Bushies, except as his
think tank and memory prompters.
Eileen
August 30 -
The best. No, seriously, the best.
And McCain thinks Obama wants to be a celebrity?
August 30 - For
those of you asking, I live southeast of Houston.
We are not evacuating. We're bringing in the
potted plants, taking down the birdhouses, and checking
to make sure we have enough Blue Bell ice cream to make
this a worthwhile hurricane.
(A tip on hurricane preparedness: if there's a
hurricane in the Gulf, go buy your favorite brand of
Blue Bell ice cream. Then, if the electricity goes
out, you are forced - forced, I tell you - to eat the
whole danged thing. This tip brought to as just
another free friendly customer service of KMBBB.)
I'll let you know if things get bad enough for me to go
buy gas to fire up the generator for the hot tub and
Margarita machine.
August 30 -
Saturday morning laugh from Signe Wilkerson ---
Republican officials
said yesterday that they are considering delaying
the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St.
Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on
track to hit the Gulf Coast, and possibly New
Orleans, as a full-force hurricane early next week.
The threat is
serious enough that White House officials are
also debating whether President Bush should
cancel his scheduled convention appearance on
Monday, the first day of the convention,
according to administration officials and others
familiar with the discussion.
Dude, look, Bush didn't have a speech to cancel during
Katrina so why this sudden need to be Presidential after
8 years of doing diddle squat.
Here's how I figure it (1) they're trying to figure out
a way to lose Bush completely during the convention, (2)
they don't want to follow on the heels of Obama's
speech, and (3) they need some time to teach Sarah
something about ... I dunno ... America, maybe.
August 29 - Just
heard that McCain picked Gov. Palin. I guess he's
flip-flopped on that experience thing.
Yep - if McCain stops breathing, we get a one term
Governor for Commander-in-Chief. Worked great with
Bush, didn't it?
And then there's this picture of McCain text-messaging
his Vice Presidential pick ---
I think he
picked a woman so he wouldn't be the only
boob on the ticket.
Sam from
Pearland
I tell ya,
I am amazed, gobsmacked, stupified -- and
any other superlative I can't think of right
now! The man has lost his mind - or what
passes for one. To think there are Americans
who will actually vote for that ticket is
beyond belief!! The obligatory woman ,
however smart or well meaning she is, is in
for a very rough row ahead. McCain and
Palin vs. Obama and Biden!! --- no
comparison.
My big Obama sign is up in my picture
window now.<G>
Marie
A heartbeat away from the Presidency?
Why does he feel the need to surround
himself with former beauty queens?
And, btw, I thought he also opposed
celebrities.
Evelyn
He picked
her because of her experience raising five
kids. She'll be able to cut his meat in
bite sized pieces at state dinners (this is
going to be so much fun!!!!!)
Sam
Susan,
The website might come down
soon. Palin had a website
up to lobby for the VP job.
Found this through the UK
Independent. She thinks
she's another Thatcher.
I am so offended that McCain
passed over qualified women
to pick an inexperienced
beauty queen. However
it is not the first time
he's used a beauty queen to
further his purposes.
What a cad he is.
Isn't it sad that the
knuckle draggers think
that we females will
vote for someone just
because she has the same
body parts that we have?
WJH
Dear Susan,
One of the boys on
Capital Hill Blue wrote
this:
=======================================
She's more conservative
and pro oil than Dick
Cheney.
She's more anti-abortion
than Mike Huckabee
She's more
ultra-religious than
most televangelists
She's a firm believer in
Creationism, hates those
who teach evolution.
She's about to be
indicted for firing a
State Commissioner who
refused to fire
her ex-brother in-law
Mike Wooten.
She's pro drilling off
shore
=======================================
So, do you think that
the Repugnicants are
trying to re-energize
the Falwell-ites or
what?
Don A
August 29 -
Okay y'all, as most of you know, my favorite color is
shiny. My second favorite color is red (which does
not please me since that's the official color of the
Destroy America Party, but it was my color before it was
theirs, dammit.)
So, when my friend Sybil in Albuquerque sent me a
package that arrived yesterday right before the
convention coverage started, I was breathless,
speechless, and weak-kneed.
No, I'm serious. This is one of those things you
need to prepare yourself for.
Sybil sent me a Barack Obama purse. It's red.
It's shiny. It's Barack. That alone is a
triple. However, it is also lined in red velvet.
Oh, yes. It's a homer. And the little
glitter pieces in the red are pure hall of fame.
My friend Bev tried to steal it before the convention
started. I had to slap her and yank her hair to
keep her hands off MY purse.
You really have to see this sucker to appreciate the
handwork on it. Barack isn't just printed on
there. No, siree. He's cut out and sewn piece by
piece.
You've just got to get you one so you won't try to
steal mine.
And here's the fun part. It's made by "The Kraft
Ho" (would I lie about something like that?) in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can email her at
kraftho@aol.com and
see if she will make you one. Sybil tells me that
they come in red, green, yellow, and black.
Sybil was worried that I wouldn't think it's as
crazzzzy artsy as she does and that I wouldn't like it.
Is she nuts?
Me and my purse will be attending Democratic events all
over the State of Texas between now and November. If
you're real nice, I might even let you pose for a
picture with it.
I'll be posting more pictures of last night's
festivities later today over at the Fort Bend Democrats
site.
It was a real treat last night to get calls from
Christina Walsh and Chelsie Wilson who were at the
stadium in Denver. I imagine that was the best
place on earth to be last night.
And yes, I thought the speech was perfect.
The woman wearing it, Dorothy Baltrusch, of Billings,
Montana, is 89 years old. Barbara and I aren't,
but we're close enough to feel the varicose veins.
August 28 - Woo,
woo.
Lookie here. Just in time for the big
Republican party next week.
Since his conviction
on fraud and conspiracy charges, former lobbyist
Jack Abramoff
has spent more than 3,000 hours helping more than
100 law enforcement agents in an ongoing federal
corruption probe that has implicated "scores of
other persons not yet charged," attorneys said in
court filings today.
The Post's
James V. Grimaldi
reports that the extent of Abramoff's cooperation
was described in documents from both prosecutors and
defense lawyers. They are seeking leniency from the
judges who heard the two cases that landed the
Republican influence broker in federal prison in
Cumberland, Md.
And then ----
The
court papers indicate an extensive ongoing
investigation by referencing a document that is
sealed because it contains grand jury information.
Still under investigation are former House Majority
Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) and
retiring Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.),
among others.
August 27 - Okay,
you want to know the definition of "hard up?"
Well, here ya go.The Riverside County
Republicans have cornered the market on it.
Riverside County Republicans are bringing in former
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay as the keynote
speaker for their annual Liberty Dinner.
The
black-tie-optional fundraiser will be held Oct. 4 at
Morongo Resort and Casino.
Yep, Tom's doing the casino circuit. Next week
he'll be appearing at local supermarkets wearing an
apron, plastic gloves, and offering bite-sized pieces of
yummy Ted Steven's Alaskan King Grab Soufflé.
$125 for a ticket? Honey, people won't even pay
$0.01 for his book.
You really need to go read the comments from the locals
at the bottom of the article. They are darned
funny.
I’ve got a question. Just what does Olson do
for a living?
On his website, last time I checked, it says
what he what his job was (aide) up to 2007, but
then…nothing. Is his whole job running for
congress?
DRK
Dear DRK,
Contrary to
popular belief, he is not Captain of The Love
Boat.
He is, in fact,
one of the Village People.
Susan
Susan, that was a cheap shot. I will
tell you what Olson does for a living.
You know how Phil Gramm's shoes are always
so shiny? They are personally hand
licked by Pete Olson every morning and every
night. I hardly think that's
unemployment.
Republican
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn — a top congressional proponent of
expanded domestic oil drilling in an effort to reduce
gasoline prices — is among the nation's largest
recipients of political donations from the oil and gas
industry.
In fact, among the
top seven federal candidates financed by the oil
industry this year, Cornyn is the only one who was
not seeking the presidency.
Almost $500,000 has
poured into his re-election account from the
industry since 2007, including more than $50,000
from people and political committees associated with
Exxon Mobil, according to statistics compiled by the
Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group
that tracks federal campaign finance.
So, next time
when you're paying through the nose at the pump, just
remind yourself that some of that money is going to Big
Bad John Cornyn.
August 26 - I
promised pictures today to let you folks from foreign
states know how we convention watch in Texas.
First, there's food. You cannot have a gathering
of more than 3 people in Texas without food being
involved. It's the law.
We had a nice turnout at both Fort Bend Democrats
Headquarters. Since I could only be at one, I know
you're shocked that a woman of my skills hasn't mastered
that time-travel thing yet, all the pictures I have are
from the Rosenberg Headquarters.
Up above is a picture of Violet with her famous
Jamaican meat pies. She was easily the most
popular woman there last night. Bubba ate so many
that he spent the rest of the night on the couch at the
headquarters belching, not that that's different from
any other night.
Morgan, our office manager, liked the cupcakes best.
Since we left him to clean up the mess, we pumped him
full of sugar before we all left. He's young; he
can take it.
Our guest of honor were Charles and Connie Meisgeier,
parents of
Melissa Noriega and in-laws to
Rick Noriega.
This is Connie with Geri, Vice President of Fort Bend
Democrats.
And I thought you guys would want to see our Wanda, the
artist who designed the shirt you all bought and
continues to inspire us
with
ideas and plans. She's also a pretty darn good
Southern cook and internet wizard.
I'll post more pictures over on the Fort Bend Democrats
website later today so y'all can see how to party right!
I'm waiting on pictures from the Missouri City
headquarters and will post them, too, as soon as they
arrive
We're having another big event on Thursday night with
free hot dogs and apple pie. Feel free to drop by
and make memories with other Democrats.
August 26 -
My life is ruined.
Ruined, I tell you.
Some big city fancy-pants mainstream-media reporter
just ruined my whole life.
Folksy liberal gadfly?
Folksy liberal gadfly?
Does Mr. Alan Bernstein have any idea how difficult
he's made my life around my family now? From now
on, all my Christmas presents will be addressed "Folksy
Liberal Gadfly." They'll put it on my birthday
cake instead of my name. My brother will even give
up calling me "Crabbait" for this one.
Aunt Earlene even called to say that now they've all
quit pondering what to put on my tombstone.
Someone even suggested that Bubba should give me a
silver compact engraved with FLG.
Folksy liberal gadfly.
All my life I've wanted to be sexy liberal
intellectual. But, nooo....
He's ruined my life. And, I have the distinct
impression that he kinda enjoyed it.
Susan, In the
true spirit of America and Yankee Doodle-
put a feather in your hat and call it
macaroni. Wear your new title proudly. And
thanks for keeping me smiling up here in
Aggie land.
Luis
As you
know, you've been called worse. Even
by people who like.
August 25 -
My friends at Folo tell us how low we've sunk when
Mississippi is laughing at us.
It's entitled, "Why Tom DeLay Loves Pretzels."
It's funny, Honey.
Tom's lawyer is contending that it's okay to laundry
money, as long as it's in checks instead of cash.
Listen up! Mississippi is laughing at Texas.
Dear Lord, Tom DeLay single-handedly changed our name to
The Mediocre State of Texas. Okay, that's not
exactly true, George Bush helped, but Tom did the heavy
lifting.
Just when
you think the Texas Republican Party is lower than whale
poop, they manage to drill deeper.
And Brian
emailed ---
I don't
know if this is an ad aired where you are, but it
sure has the ugly production values to go with the
ugly message. Shameless .
The American Dream, my big blue butt.
Dammit, John McCain "earned" his wealth by dumping his
first wife when she wasn't pretty enough anymore
and marring a child bride who also did not earn money -
she inherited it. That might be considered The
American Dream in Republican families, but not in mine.
Obama: One spouse, one house.
The Republican Party of Texas: Nitwits on Video.
I guess they
come by it naturally from the ground up.
Susan,
I'd forgotten about the compadres, but
watching it made me wonder if the next
Republican caught doing something he
shouldn't in public can say that he was just
trying to keep change from jumping out of
his pocket.
Brian
Susan - thank
you for saying outloud what others are
saying behind Lampson's back. If he
stands for nothing, he'll fall for anything.
It's hard to believe he's the best we can
do.
Joan in Clear
Lake
The Obama
video reeks of Tina Benkiser.
Sam in
Pearland
Hey there
Juanita,
If we can talk about Obama's half brother in
Kenya, can we talk about Cindy (snake eyed
mean girl) McCain and her half sister? You
know the one...Cindy claims she was an only
chile, except there's another kid in the
family treehouse...and Cindy wound up with
all the family money.
The Reptilian party really does miss the
obvious, obviously.
Kate
August 25 - Oh
dear, Momma ain't gonna be thrilled. I got my name
in the big city newspaper again and I didn't know it was
coming so I didn't warn her to come up with a cover
story about why her baby girl, who certainly wasn't
raised that way,
uses the word "butt" in public.
Momma, I'm sorry, but kiss my big blue patootie just
isn't as funny. Plus, people from foreign states
might not can spell patootie correctly so they'd never
find me on the internet machine.
If you're here to look up what I said about Nick
Lampson that day, click here.
It was not the nicest thing I've ever said about him,
but it wasn't the worst either.
And, by the way, just in case you're wondering
---bi-partisan means that it's something that both
Republicans and Democrats can agree on. It does
not mean voting Republican just for the heck of it.
There is, however, a term for that, too --- poopie del
pollo.
But even on Lampson's worst day, he's smarter than Pete
Olson. Which ain't saying much because I've seen
tadpoles smart enough to grow into frogs. Olson
couldn't do that.
August 24 -
My friend Kary in Maryland, who lives just 26 miles down
the road from George Bush, was born and raised in
Conroe, just up the road from me.
So, he could hardly help himself ---
Lincoln with an Obama button. Hey, it's at Kary's
house. It has to be true.
An
appeals court has upheld money-laundering
indictments against two of former U.S. House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political associates,
finding that the Texas law is not unconstitutional
vague or overbroad.
"The challenged
statutes give constitutionally adequate notice of
the conduct prohibited and sufficiently determine
guidelines for law enforcement," said Third Court of
Appeals Justice Alan Waldrop in a 46-page opinion
issued late Friday.
Two things that make this even more fun---
1.) That was Tom's DeLay's defense. He says the
law wasn't the law when he broke it. Wrong.
2.) The three judge panel who decided the appeal?
All Republicans.
Hehehehehehe.
August 24 -
I have been reminded, not very politely I might add, by
several folks, Ann did win the Veep pool. She is,
however, in Denver, probably shopping for something real
cool to bring back to me. She promises to call me
several times during the convention so I'll let her know
she won!
So, Dr. Ann, you're the winner!
After hearing Joe's speech, I'm happy as a toad frog
under a dripping faucet. We're gonna get an
America as good as Americans!
August 23 - Nobody
won the Veepstakes here at KMBBB.
I'm happy with Biden. My friend Norma says that
getting Biden is kinda like getting socks for Christmas
- you know you need them and that you'll use them, but
it really wasn't what you were hoping for.
August 22 -
We get funny email from Mickey, who is getting an early
start on the season ---
Hi Susan,
Thanks
for your website. I'd flunk a Wasserman
before I'd miss a day. Anyway, Merry
Christmas and here's my list:
I wish
the candidates would spend time and
money addressing the issues
I wish
the Rove School of Mud would be
closed so we could dig out from
under the smut
I wish
discussion of who is rich, who is a
celebrity, who is old and who is not
christian enough were banned from
the discussion
I
wish the disgruntled would ask
themselves if they seriously want
four
more years of bushwah*
I wish
the hate mongers would find Jesus
I wish
news programs would be cut back to
only 12 hours a day
I wish
the quadrennial juggernaut for the
presidency would be limited to a six
month all-out hair pulling and eye
gouging fight, then have a vote and
be done
I wish
the fairness doctrine would be
reinstated
I wish
the America I grew up with could be
resuscitated**
I wish
you a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year
*bushwa |ˈboŏ
sh wä| (also bushwah)
noun
informa/rubbish; nonsense.
ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French
bourgeois, now used as a euphemism for
bullshit
**
to make something such as an idea
or enterprise active or vigorous
again
August 22 - My
friend Christina Walsh in Spring Branch is headed out to
Denver today but leaves me with this quick note about
trip --
I won't
have a laptop, so I wont be around to see who won
the betting pool, No worry if I didn't get in time
to get into the postings online, but I'll take my
chances & send in my 5-- See you on the tube !! Have
a great watch party ! I prefer Clark but I predict
Warner...in the billiards room...with the lug-wrench
I love that woman. She promises to wave at me if
she
gets on teevee. So if you see Christina waving,
it's for me.
Well, and for Momma. Momma just adores Christina,
too.
August 22 -
If, like me, you're wondering what the fool tarnation
happened to Joe Lieberman on his way to total nuttiness,
you'll enjoy this article, which includes these
tidbits ---
But we
digress. Lieberman used to be a perfectly good
senator, but somewhere along the line he began
thinking of himself as being above the partisan
fray, and it had a terrible effect. When he ran for
vice president, he was so busy being pompous that he
didn’t notice that Dick Cheney had won the debate.
(Of all the negative achievements in Lieberman’s
career, it’s hard to top making Cheney the most
likable man in the room.) During the Florida
vote-counting crisis, he was so deeply unhelpful you
could argue that it cost Gore his chance at the
White House. I plan to go into this point in more
depth in my upcoming book, “How Joe Lieberman Ruined
Everything.”
AND --
But
let’s get back to the Democrats. Who will Barack
pick? I don’t care. Just as long as it’s somebody in
the same party.
It's a fun Friday read.
August 21 -
It is one of my beliefs that a person should be sane
enough to (1) make and keep airline reservations, even
if there are connecting flights, and (2) know all their
children's names, preferably in birth order. Any
sanity beyond that is just wasted effort.
I need to add something else to that list.
You need to know
how many houses you have and a general idea of where
they are located. Not necessarily the zip code,
mind you, but maybe the state or even something like,
"somewhere up northeast over there."
Senator John
McCain said in an interview Wednesday that he
was uncertain how many houses he and his wife,
Cindy, own.
"I think — I'll have my staff get to you,"
McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. "It's
condominiums where — I'll have them get to you."
Now, I have trouble keeping up with my scissors so I
have no idea how many I have. And I'd probably
have to go count before I could tell you how many
pairs of shoes are in my closet.
But, houses? Unless they're counting the
little plastic ones in the Monopoly game in the
upstairs closet, I'm pretty sure I can tell you how
many I have.
Heck, Honey, I'm so sane that I can even tell how
many cars I own.
I will know I have ventured into areas where even God
doesn't go when I have to have my staff keep count
of my houses.
Another question - if you don't know how many houses
you have, how will you know if one goes missing?
Or where you put the damn scissors?
August 21 - Thanks
to Beth for this
great find at the Jed Report.
John McCain says
he would have chosen both Cheney and Rumsfeld.
That's
all I need to know.
And Mark says it'll be Hillary on Saturday.
Dale says Caroline Kennedy on Saturday.
Carl says Bayh today.
Cathy says Bayh tomorrow.
Kirk says Hillary tomorrow.
Betsy says Hillary on Saturday.
Ann says Biden on Saturday.
Ricardo says Kane tomorrow.
Sorry if I left you off. I messed up my email.
August 20 - I
dunno, maybe they didn't fumigate the office well enough
after Katherine Harris left. Her replacement
Congressvarmint made the news ---
The
explosive allegations indicate that Buchanan and his
dealership employees may have taken part in
conspiracy, fraud, and retaliatory personnel
actions. The plaintiffs, mainly former employees,
describe incidents in which Buchanan and his staff
appear to have violated campaign finance laws, hired
undocumented workers, bilked customers, threatened
employees, sent fraudulent information to banks, and
misappropriated funds.
Of course, this activity may qualify him to be McCain's
running mate.
August 20 -
Okay, so Bubba and Bubba II think it's gonna be Saturday
and it's gonna be Hillary.
Viv says Thursday, Biden.
Kary says Friday morning, Kane.
Kathy says Thursday, Hillary.
Melanie says tonight, Chet Edwards.
Jon says tomorrow, Gore.
HeyZeus says tomorrow, Biden.
Marie says Thursday, Biden.
TJ says tonight, Bayh.
---- and thats' a good sampling of the emails I got.
If everybody keeps their promise, we'll make a couple
hundred bucks for the good folks at Fort Bend Democrats,
and get a Vice President at the same time.
"George Bush's record as a student,
military man, businessman and leader of the
free world is one of constant failure. And
the part that troubles me most is he seems
content with himself. He will leave office
with the country $10 trillion in debt,
fighting two wars, our international
reputation in shambles, our government
cloaked in secrecy and suspicion that his
entire presidency has been a litany of
broken laws and promises, our citizens'
faith in our own country ripped to shreds.
Yet Bush goes bumbling along, grinning and
spewing moronic one-liners, as though nobody
understands what a colossal failure he has
been.
I fear to the depth of my being that John
McCain is just like him," -
Jack Cafferty, CNN.
And much has been
made of a counter clue: Sen. Joe Biden has been
uncharacteristically quiet recently.
The senator from
Delaware, just off a two-day trip to the republic of
Georgia, has been quickly rising to the top tier of
VP contenders.
On Tuesday, Biden
drove a white pickup truck past a group of reporters
and said only: "I'm not the guy. See you."
August 19 - I'm
betting it's Joe Biden and I'm betting it's
tomorrow.
Anybody else want in on this bet?
I'd be happy with that choice. Of course, I can't
think of a Democrat I wouldn't be happy with.
Okay, here's the rules for getting into this action.
You win, you get bragging rights right here in front of
God and Aunt Clara Mae. You lose, you put $5.00 in
an envelope and mail it to Fort Bend Democrats, BOX 785,
Richmond, Texas 77406. All bets must be on the
table by midnight tonight. (Extra bragging rights
for picking the right time of day.)
August 19 -
Okay, we've got some fun stuff this morning.
Carol Ann sent us a
little test to tell which Presidential candidate you
should support. I fell somewhere between Obama and
Nader so I guess I won't be voting for McCain.
And Deb, who always sends cool stuff, thinks the Belles
of Heaven Republican Women's Club
might finally get dates to the VFW dance.
However, they'll have to relocate - which ain't a bad
thing either.
Life can
get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian
Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has
offered up a solution: recruit ugly women.
And, according to Deb, Newt Gingrich's third wife has
apparently goosed him silly. He's now claiming
that
air enriches big oil. Really. Newt
speaking ---
Well, I
got a very funny e-mail from a retired military
officer in Tampa who pointed out that most tire
inflation is done at service stations and you pay
for it. And it’s actually a higher profit margin
than selling gasoline.
So Sen. Obama was
urging you to go out and enrich Big Oil by inflating
your tires instead of buying gas.
So big oil now owns air? I knew that Newt was
breathing something weird and now we know what it is.
Finally, Stephanie in Arlington writes,
Susan,
I thought maybe I'd
see this already on your page, but I don't, & I
don't want y'all down there to think you have
all the Texas crazies. Let's all move to Harrold,
Texas,
where they now allow guns in schools! wooo hooo!!!!
Yeah, but they have
to use
ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of
ricochet in school halls, which sorta takes all of the
fun out of that "hit an innocent bystander head-on
instead of by ricochet."
August 18 -
If my county government was trying to scare me half
outta my wits, they were successful.
Click the little one to get the big one.
Okay, I dunno about you, but this is a real goose
pimpler for me.
First off, that's a river bank, not a ocean.
There ain't no sand in that picture. If it's the
ocean, it has to have sand. That's the rules.
This is a river with a tsunami, bygawd.
And that tsunami isn't going upstream. It isn't
even going downstream. That sucker is going across
the river.
Holy guacamole!
No wonder that guy is wearing a suit down to the river
bank. I'd dress-up to see something like that myself.
So, is my government trying to tell me that it's likely
that there's a tsunami coming across the Brazos River,
so I better go buy myself a suit to give it a proper
welcome?
That ain't gonna happen, Honey. Not this girl.
If there's a sudden outbreak of river tsumanis, I'm
heading to San Antonio where they have their river
properly surrounded by big walls and a shopping mall to
protect against such events.
So, when I went to their website,
this is what I get. There's nothing about
tsunamis. There is, however, frightening stuff
about flu. They've got seasonal flu, bird flu, and
pandemic flu. They don't have diddle squat about
tsunami crosswise river flu.
I ain't joking about all this. My local
government sent me this in the United States mail.
It was, however, mailed from Santa Ana, California,
where they probably have all manner of odd occurrences
on their rivers.
And there's even a magnet on the back so I can remind
myself daily at my refrigerator door that there's some
scary stuff out there, and most of it is in local
government.
August 17 -
Y'all this is me and Suzy Allison this
afternoon
in Brazoria County at the Donkey Fest. Suzy and I
have been fighting Tom DeLay from opposite ends of the
district since 1984. No, I am perfectly serious.
1984. Hard to believe we were even born then, huh?
Heck, there wasn't even teh internets back then - we
had to call each other with smoke signals.
Twenty five years later and you tell
me
who looks better for the wear? Us or Tom?
Suzy and I do, dammit. Not even a contest, huh?
No, look.
We are two fine
looking Democratic women and Tom DeLay looks like he
spent the night in the dishwasher. Honey, he's an
eyesore. He couldn't even get the tide to go out
with him.
Suzy and I like to think we had something to do with
that.
By the way, Kathy (who you see here sometimes, and is
in this picture) and Sam from Pearland were both there,
too.
This was only half the room - the place was hoppin'.
Brazoria County Democrats are making a whoppin'
comeback.
And, yes, I had my picture taken with the donkey but
I'm not going to put it here so you guys can ask which
one is which. I ain't stupid. Okay, so maybe
I am a little bit, but I'm certainly not that stupid.
The Texas Ethics
Commission is considering a recommendation that
would make politicians pay fines themselves when
they break rules on campaign finance, rather than
having political donors pick up the tab.
"If you're paying a
fine with someone else's money, there is no personal
accountability," Ross Fischer, an ethics
commissioner in charge of drafting recommendations
to the Legislature, said in a story in Saturday's
Austin American-Statesman. "When I talk to the
public, that offends them more than anything."
Ho boy, that ought to really get Republican County Judge
Bob Hebert and Republican Commissioner Andy Meyer's
attention the next time they want to play cutsie with
their campaign accounts. The only words those boys
hate worse than "It's your turn to get the check," is
"personal accountability."
And while we're at it, here's another good idea.
The idea was included Friday
in a draft copy of recommendations, which also
included a suggestion that lawmakers decide how to
address bloggers paid by or affiliated with
campaigns.
If getting pretty tired of paid political campaign
bloggers trying to act all independent. Sorta
ruins the whole purpose of a citizen's internet, doesn't
it?
More pictures to come after I get home from the
DonkeyFest in Brazoria County this afternoon, but I
thought you'd like to see how Democratic volunteers
dress at a party. They dress fancy, Honey!
See, I told you those shirts
would make you look hot!
August 16 -
Okay, dudes and dudettes, it's the big opening weekend
of the Fort Bend Democrats Eastside Headquarters.
Expect pictures tonight or tomorrow morning, depending
on how much partying I do. Hope to see you there!
Thanks to all of you folks from foreign states who have
ordered the tee-shirts and those who just sent money.
The home of Tom DeLay is gonna elect Democrats, thanks
to your help!
A
battle line has been drawn in a county office in
Needville, and only glass separates the warring
factions.
The facility houses Fort Bend County Precinct 1,
Place 1 Justice of the Peace Gary “Ike”
Fredrickson’s office on one side and Constable A.J.
Dorr’s on the other.
Fredrickson said his office employs five women
and is so busy and crowded, they are “sitting on top
of each other,” while Dorr’s office employs one
clerk — Dorr’s wife, Sandra.
“My girls work hard and Sandra kind of goes and
comes when she wants,” Fredrickson said, “so these
girls got tired of it.”
If AJ and Ike wanna fight, I'm just getting
out of the way. Don't ever get between a JP and a
Constable in Needville, Texas. I've heard that
people have died doing that.
August 15 -
Thank you, Ben Sargent, for a Friday morning grin.
August 14 -
Ya know, we told him that if he went to bed with them,
they wouldn't respect him in the morning.
But Nick Lampson thinks he's cute enough to turn their
heads.
He's not.
The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce agrees with Rep. Nick Lampson on energy
policy and gave the Democratic congressman an award
in April for being "an effective ally to the
business community."
Republican challenger
Pete Olson is diametrically opposed to the business
federation on what to do about the 12 million
illegal immigrants in the United States.
But today the
Washington-based coalition of millions of businesses
will endorse Olson for election on Nov. 4 to the
22nd District U.S. House seat.
The chamber, which
lobbies for trade agreements and against many labor
union initiatives and proposed business regulations,
said the endorsement makes sense despite the
candidates' stances on some of the biggest issues of
the year.
So, Lampson voted their way, and laid down with the
dogs. All he got up with was ... fleas. Now
Lampson has a plaque, but no money and no votes.
One day - one day, dammit - Blue Dog Democrats will
learn that Republicans will use you, abuse you, and then
lose you.
One other piddlin' little thing that drives me nuts.
How come the Chamber can speak for themselves, Olson can
speak for himself, but Lampson has to have a "campaign
consultant" speak for him? If that ain't "inside
the Beltway", I don't know what is. For goodness
sake, tote your own luggage, cast your own vote and
speak your own voice.
Grrrrr ..... that whole danged thing just made me real
cranky.
August 14 - We've
got a few odds and ends this morning.
Fran just sent us
a short Ellen clip that will put you on the floor.
I do not know Gladys from Austin, but she sounds exactly
like my Aunt Verdelia from Dallas.
And Alana from Austin (via West Texas) sent us this
really cool world renowned artist in Austin named
Guy Juke who did a
really cool Obama print. I bought one this
morning and thought you might want one, too.
I am told that they'll soon have tee-shirts and tank
tops.
August 13
- Oh Goodness Sake, Mr.
Nicklus responded to my legal team.
This is his actual email. I'm not kidding.
You can come to my house and read it yourself on my
computer machine. I am not making this up.
Okay, now look, it took him two years to find the
old entry that got him all a'twitter so it's apparent
that he ain't the brightest light on the Christmas tree.
Be kind to him because I think he fell without his
helmet one time too many.
Here we go - the first one came at 3:44 p.m. today.
HAHAHA....Well just
remember one thing here. In the end when McCain
does kick Obama mommas ass we can sit back and
laugh at your ignorance. I can not wait until
that day!!! I have sent out your "BLOG" info to
all of the RNC members I know and my family
knows. Jeff was laughing at the way you think
that the bike Delay was sitting onwas his. It is
NOT Delays. Its is the National Rifle
assosications motorcycle. Get your facts
straight. Oh and we also built George Bush Jr. a
motorcycle at OUR expense...Yes we donated the
bike to the RNC and Bush himself.
So in the long run I
will get the last laugh out of your kiss my ass
or worlds most ignorant democrat woman salon
campaign. In thjis freedom of speech thing we
both get our laughs and opinions I guess. But I
like the truth to be known about Jeff Nicklus
and not lies be spread by some little parasite
such as yourself.
But then again no
hard feelings MAM. Sorry for the SIR commentary,
the writing was in male form but then again who
knows.
Conrad
Part of the Obama is
just an Anti-Christ in disguise campaign.
Then three minutes later -----
Also, just a
question of curiosity. How did you do your blog
style site? That is a neat little deal within
reason. I mean Im not siding with a democrat
here in anyway but person to person what program
are you using to run it?
Conrad
I can really attract them, can't I?
Imagine my horror at being reported to all the members
he knows at the RNC? I wonder if those are the
ones on parole, indicted, under investigation, or the
ones still in jail?
Uh, I think I'm not going to respond because he used up
all his IQ points on "commentary," which he thinks is a
high falutin' way of saying "comment."
Well, wooo wooo to you too! hilarious!
when iclicked on desperado etc nothing
came up. must be pretty bad huh?
sybil
As per
your August 12th "non-blog" entry -
I checked out the Desperate Motorcycle
tubesite and they's got pictures of
women draped on their products whose
hair is bigger than their butts. This
is something that has universal support
amonngst all good Texans.
Is it possible for you to replace the
pictures previously posted with some
cheesecake alternatives?
USexpat
Susan,
You
are even braver than I suspected.
Taking on bikers, even if they are the
wimpy Republican ones.
Carolyn
Dear
Susan,
Do you suppose that Conrad "Don't
Call Me Connie" Nicklus knows the
definition of "proofread"?
He's not all that subtle. Please
tell me what you use to run your web
site so that I can try to hack it.
Don A
Well
Susan, You do attract some gems. Does
he really think George W. Bush is a
Junior??? I feel so much more secure in
a Democratic Sweep now!
Cheryl
Dear Susan:
Now that we’re back on the same side
(my one regret about my support of
Hillary Clinton is that it put us on
different sides, sort of, for a
while), I have something to say: I
taught school for a long time, and I
can recognize a moron when I see
one, even in print. Conrad Niklus is
a moron (as if you didn’t know).
Even this dumb damn computer
underlines his spelling of his name
in red. Not only that: he didn’t
invent that spelling; he got it from
his mama and/or daddy, so they must
be morons (or sister and brother),
too. Logic is logic.
Wonder how many generations it
takes before you get to the redneck
biker stage?
Anyway, Juanita couldn’t have done
him in any better. You haven’t lost
a thing while I’ve been away
hollerin’ for Hillary.
Cornyn said in a speech
to the Greater Houston Pachyderm Club that past
elections were important, but not as important as this
one, because past elections are, well, in the past.
Here's the quote:
In every election I know
you have people who say this is the most important
election in our lifetime. And I am not going to
disappoint you. This is the most important election
in our lifetime, because it is about the future. And
sure we've had important elections in the past, but
they are just that, in the past, and this is about
the future.
August 13 - Deb
gives us a heads-up that
Rush Limbaugh is a real pig. She writes,
"Sometimes I can't help but wonder what, if he
reincarnates, he would come back as."
(Momma, don't click that link. It'll just upset
you. Limbaugh thinks everything bad that happens is
because women don't "use their mouths for something
other than talk," and he don't mean eating ice cream
either.)
You know the flap about tire inflation and
how Senator McSame has been poking fun at
Senator Obama? Well this evening after work
I got on my bike and headed over to the
library -- it's about 10 miles away.
After I'd gone about 100 yards, I noticed
the tires were making a louder noise and I
looked down and could see that they were a
little bit low. But I figured -- oh what
the heck, if I go back to pump them up it'll
waste 3 or 4 minutes. So I kept on going.
WHAT a mistake. After about 5 miles it
began to feel like I was pedaling through
wet sand. It took me about 15 minutes
longer to complete the round trip and I
could feel the difference in my legs.
So keep your tires inflated -- it really
does make a difference.
Don A.
August 12 -
You knew it was bound to happen. Somebody
threatened to sue me. No kidding.
A lot of people have lawyers. I, however, have a
whole legal team and most of them are sober at least
half of the day.
The following is a real and honest full report of an
email sent to me for something I wrote over two years
ago on a website I wrote back then, and the response
prepared by my legal team, some of who were almost awake
that day.
I would advise you
to delete the pictures of Jeff Nicklus and the
name Desperado Motorcycles before legal action
is taken on you and the website.
Again, this is the
first and last warning before legal action is
taken.
Conrad Nicklus
And the
response ----
Our Dear
Mr. Nicklus, Ma'am,
Here is the deal as per your rather taciturn letter,
which amusingly uses the phrase "as per your," as well
as the less than amusingly presumptive salutation
"Sir"...
All copyrighted materials appearing on Brazosriver.com
are used in compliance with the Fair Use provisions of
United States copyright law covering non-commercial use
of copyrighted material for public comment or criticism
of a public official or limited-purpose public figure.
Image use is also protected under the Fair Use exemption
for editorial, satirical, and parody work as determined
by the United States
Supreme Court in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Please note that you will be liable for damages
(including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially
misrepresent that an activity is infringing your
copyrights. Indeed, in a recent case,
Online Policy Group v.
Diebold Inc., a company that sent an infringement
notification seeking removal of online materials that
were protected by the Fair Use was ordered to pay over
$100,000 in costs and attorneys' fees.
I would advise you that this ain't our first rodeo.
Should you nonetheless wish to continue your legal
harassment, you may serve process on your frivolous
lawsuit at the following address:
The World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon
509 South Fifth Street
Richmond, TX 77469
This is the first and last reply before legal hilarity
ensues.
In short,
Mr. Nicklus, woo wooo.
Department of Legalism and Miscellaneous Annoyances,
World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon
A Kiss My Big Blue Butt Non-Profit Venture and
Colloquium on Civic and Cosmetological Policy
Google also comes up with a few hits where
he rants about Indian motorcycles being
ugly.
Don
August 12 - Okay,
some things are just too fun to miss, so I can't let
this one go by unnoticed.
It was sent to me by Carol with the title: "The
Video Barack Obama Does NOT Want You to See."
Yes, Ellen is most
assuredly the better dancer.
August 12 -
Well, sometimes reporters are just stoopid, especially
if they're from Fort Worth.
The
Fort Worth Star Telegram ran a story today about the
CD22 race here in my home county, where
Democrat-When-Convenient Nick Lampson is trying to
hold on to a seat against Phil Gramm's adorable double
digit IQ protégé, Pete Olson.
The reporter was able to spell both candidate's names
correctly, and even remembered to start each sentence
with a capital letter. That was about it.
Delay,
who has since moved to Virginia to champion
conservative causes, has distanced himself from his
old district, but two former aides are helping
Olson’s campaign. Lampson says the staffers’
involvement suggests that DeLay "has his hand in"
the race, but Olson dismisses that assertion, saying
he has had no contact with DeLay.
Uh, DeLay never really moved to Virginia, Bub, and he's
home now. Distance? Hell, I see him at
the Honey Baked Ham store and local eateries where he
tries to get someone else to pick up the tab.
Second, "no contact with DeLay," depends on what the
meaning of "is" is. Olson has Tom DeLay's campaign
manager, Tom DeLay's party planner, Tom DeLay's email
list, Tom DeLay's supporters, and Tom DeLay's blessings.
Honey, if he had any closer contacts with DeLay, he'd
have to wear a condom.
Look, if you combine Tom DeLay's social craziness with
Phil Gramm's economic insanity, you've got Pete Olson.
There just ain't no paved road around that.
August 11
- Speaking of begging (see below), who wants one of
these?
Cool, huh?
I've got some. Ten bucks to
Fort Bend Democrats and I'll mail it to you
personally.
August 11 -
For those of you keeping score at home,
Tom DeLay
now has a new scam - hacking into your home
computer.
Yeah, he sent me a email this morning begging me
to download this sucker so he can make money off me.
So that's his latest money-making deal. Honey,
he's come so far down so fast from his heady days of
money-making with Jack Abramoff that he has sliding
blusters on his butt.
Too bad that
book thing didn't work out because this dealie
doesn't appear to be a bright star of dollar churning
machines either. They now have 8 -
count them, eight! - chapters across the vast
acreage that is conservative America. Hey, if even
Kansas ain't interested, you ain't going nowhere double
quick.
And anybody who would turn over their computers to Tom
DeLay has what my Aunt Bessie calls "Issues."
(When somebody has major mental problems, Aunt Bessie,
who would never speak ill of another person, pulls you
up close and whispers, "They have ... well, issues."
I was a grown woman before I found out that issues are
not a social disease.) Honey, Tom DeLay has
issues.
You know, I've done some
shameless begging here, but I've never asked you for
your computer.
If you
forward the Tom Delay email to 8 of your
friends, Jack Abramoff will pop up on your
screen and toss money around like there's no
tomorrow.
I know it's true, on account'a I read about
it on the Internets.
USexpat
August 11 -
Okay, just remember that the people who want you to vote
for McCain are the same people who voted for this guy
---
'Nuf said.
August 11 -
Cool, but I still want one of them jet-pack things.
Scientists
say they are a step closer to developing materials
that could render people and objects invisible.
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time
they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects
using artificially engineered materials that
redirect light around the objects.
Just think, if you were invisible, had a jet pack, and
and had Truman The Democrat
Dog, nobody would mess
with you.
I've got one out of three and people still mess with
me.
On Thursday
afternoon, Republicans around Georgia received an
invitation from Reed, who will serve as a host of a
“special event” for McCain at the downtown Marriot
Marquis on Aug. 18.
“John McCain believes
in a strong national defense, a smaller, more
accountable government, steady economic growth and
opportunity, the dignity of life and traditional
values,” wrote Reed, whose 2006 campaign for
lieutenant governor sank under the weight of
evidence detailing his relationship with Washington
lobbyist Jack Abramoff — much of it uncovered by
McCain’s Indian Affairs Committee.
And they say Democrats hang with bimbos. Honey,
Ralph Reed is the biggest bimbo on the planet.
August 10 - I've
been catching up on my email today and have these fun
ways to start the week items for you.
TS wants us to see how
a real southern wedding planner gets advertising.
He says to be sure to click to see the slide show - it's
the best.
And BlueStateBill says, "Neither you or Jon Stewart had
anything to say about
this important news item. What's up with
that?"
Gimme
an “O.’ Gimme a “K.” What’s that spell? “OK,” which
is what a group of 26 cheerleaders are after getting
stuck in an elevator they squeezed into Tuesday
night. The incident took place at the University of
Texas where the teenage girls were attending a
cheerleading camp. After the girls jammed themselves
into the elevator, the doors wouldn’t open,
whereupon several girls whipped out their cell
phones and made frantic calls for help. An elevator
repairman who was brought in freed the cheerleaders
after 25 minutes. One girl went to the hospital
after fainting, while two others received medical
attention on site.
I dunno. Slackers, I guess. No, seriously, Bill,
we do not see anything funny about cheerleaders in
Texas. Cheerleading and Rodeo Queening are far too
serious matters for me to poke fun about. We do
not even allow wagering on Rodeo Queen contests in
Texas. It's the law, Babe.
August 10 -
Bubba paid the ransom and I'm fine. It took
him two days to bargain them down to $4.98 and by then
they were willing to pay him to take me back.
If you wanna know what I've been doing,
Hal will tell you. We have headquarters #1 up
and running.
The second headquarters opens next weekend and it's
gonna be a party, y'all.
Okay, I admit I was deeply, deeply disappointed in John
Edwards. He was my favorite Presidential
candidate, and I was hoping he'd be attorney General in
the Obama Presidency. I think John Edwards would
have been a dandy Attorney General.
I am again wondering why Democratic men get caught in
consensual hanky-panky with bimbos, but Republican men
are into that real kinky stuff.
In the next administration, I think Attorney General is
the most important position we'll have. Cleaning
up the mess made by the Bush Justice Department will
have a super-hero. Edwards could have done that.
But nooooo, it's bimbo time!
Any suggestions for an Attorney General now?
If any of your Republican friends want to make hay out
of what John Edwards did,
you might remind them that they don't want to go
down that path.
Democrats screw their campaign workers;
Republicans screw the country.
Sam
Attorney
General? Patrick Fitzgerald.
Kathy
"It [is]
more a duty [of the Attorney General] to
save an innocent than to convict a guilty
man." --Thomas Jefferson: Biographical
Sketch of Peyton Randolph. ME 18:139
Regards,
Dennis
Patrick
Fitzgerald - another vote for him.
Grace
There's
only one name that comes to mind
offhand...Patrick Fitzgerald. He just got
married a little while back, so maybe he's
safe from bimbos for few years. I know he's
a republican, but if you ask me, they could
use a few more like him.
I just turned on CNN and see that
Russia has invaded Georgia. For my money,
they could take
Alabama and Mississippi while they're at it.
August 7 - Locals
can hold on to their hats because another act of
political incest is fixing to break at the DA's office
between ADA Mike Elliott and a well-know local
Republican political operative. This one makes the
Holden Roofing case look like child's play.
And it's all going to happen just in time to embarrass
local Republicans in November. Sometimes justice
is slow, but she always comes around.
Mike Elliott is totally out of control and his boss,
the elected DA John Healey, is way too busy with
Ms.
Elizabeth being a movie star to even care.
Who's pocket are you in, John?
August 7 -
Okay, this is war.
Gotta be the child of my plumber. Jesus Pepper at
Chili's in Rosenberg.
Dear Ms. Susan: Once again, thanks for what
you do. As a fellow CD 22 resident just over
the county line, I am grateful for your
perspective: I'm often laughing with you
rather than crying. My church just got
ourselves a new preacher. As a welcome gift
we got him a "Jesus Saves!" piggy bank. (it
was sort of a test of his sense of humor.
He passed with flying colors and told us he
is considering using it for the offering
next sunday.) Thanks for pointing out the
absurdity of using Jesus as an advertising
or campaign slogan. As a lawyer I'm pretty
sure that "Christian Trial Lawyer" is a bad
idea.
All the
best, KM
August 7 -
In the never-ending story of Freaky Republican Men,
we have this week's entry.
(No, seriously, have you thought about it? Are
they just taking turns getting caught? I mean, is
this an organized effort to keep Freaky Republican Men
in the news so other Freaky Republican Men can get all
frisky just reading what Freaky Republican Men do?
You never thought about that, did ya? Aren't you
glad you know a major intellect like me to figure these
things out?)
JEFFERSON
CITY -- Missouri state Rep. Scott Muschany,
R-Frontenac, was indicted today in connection with a
reported sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl on May
17, the day after this year’s Legislative session
ended.
And
then ---
In 2006,
Muschany was a co-sponsor of legislation that
toughened sex offender laws.
I am telling you the truth - the more they want to pass
sex laws, the nastier they are.
---- God
Plumbing Company.
Okay, so I know how grateful I am when the clog is
unstopped and all, but I dunno if praying over them is
gonna be all that much help.
Honestly, I've been pondering since seeing all this
stuff within one square mile of my home. How 'bout
I open "Bob's Church and Baptistery: Where You Get
Your Money's Worth."
I think the lines are blurred enough that it'll work.
By the way, I airbrushed out their phone number because
I don't want you calling them and asking if God can come
over and clean your pipes. I know you'd do
something like that.
"For as
the crackling of thorns under a pot, so
is the laughter of the fool: this also
is vanity." Ecclesiastes (ch. VII, v. 6)
USexpat
I have an idea! Why not open a
drive through Church. You could
just drive up to the outdoor
speaker, place your order, then
proceed to the pick-up window , pay
the money and receive salvation.
Quick, easy and you never have to
get out of your car. Or you could
buy a van and make deliveries.
Maybe call it salvation on Wheels.
Libertarians continue
to enjoy overtures from Republicans who, at least in
some circles, worry that third-party candidates
could be a factor in close legislative races
this
fall.
Just days after
former state Rep. Suzanna Hupp, R-Lampasas, urged
Libertarian candidates to quit key Texas House
races, three members of House Speaker Tom Craddick's
staff met Monday afternoon with Libertarian leaders.
In the past,
Libertarian candidates might get only 5 percent of
the vote, but that's enough to determine the winner
in a close legislative contest. With the House
closely split between Republicans and Democrats, a
handful of legislative races could affect the
partisan outcome and Craddick's chances to remain
the speaker.
I dunno what chemical reaction happens when Republicans
and Looneytarians meet, but there's got to be some sort
of unpleasant odor surrounding it.
The oddest part of the article was from a looneytarian
who dropped out, saying that the Republican Party was
the lesser of two evils. Yes, it was a deaf, dumb,
and blind looneytarian who had no contact to the outside
world for the past 8 years.
August 6 -
Our friend Sam from Pearland got another letter to the
editor published in the Houston Chronicle today (second
letter).
The fanatical ultra-right religious wackos drive Sam to
charming fits of wordsmithing. It's a delight to
watch.
August 5 -
Okay, Kary sent me the quote of the day!
"I don't know if you know this. John McCain
is looking for someone for vice president who
has more economic expertise than he does. So
congratulations to all of you, you’re on the
short list," - John Kerry.
If nominated I will not accept, if elected ....
August 5 -
Swing State has some very interesting numbers this
morning that Daryl sent us.
County
Total gain
White gain
Af.-Am. gain
Asian gain
Hisp. gain
Brazoria
46,131
10,363
10,027
7,274
17,628
Fort Bend
138,735
31,662
32,575
32,832
37,973
Galveston
33,393
15,056
1,049
2,795
12,485
Harris
485,629
-4,677
95,933
35,369
364,560
Those of you fixated with numbers (and yes, I'm talking
to you Hal and David) will really enjoy reading all the
details of the demographic shift occurring right here in
our county and across Texas.
The rest of you will take comfort in knowing that the
Tom DeLay inspired redistricting of Texas lasted just
long enough to prove that Republican simply cannot
govern. DeLay may have single-handedly given us
two decades of Democrats to come.
August 5 - Steve
sends some good rainy day
Republican reading. (Momma, don't click this
link. There's hanky-panky talk there.)
Honey, I need that book. I really, really need to
donate a copy to our local library.
August 5 -
Well, the storm went east of here. We got a few
sprinkles, which is good because we haven't had rain
since 1987.
Evelyn sent me some
webcams from
Galveston this morning.
Local news has been on all morning reporting a couple
of small branches down on a neighborhood street and
gusts of wind blowing some leaves and paper around. One
actually showed a three inch puddle this morning,
seriously reporting that puddles can be hazardous.
Heck, they bought new raincoats and they'll be darned if
they're coming inside.
I have a tradition that Momma started. When
there's a threat of a hurricane, the first thing you do
is go buy a gallon of
Blue Bell
ice cream. Then if the electricity goes out,
you are forced - forced, I say - to eat the whole danged
gallon before it melts. So, I'm a little
disappointed. There's a gallon of Chocolate Almond
Marshmallow in my freezer.
Susan, your logic, as usual, is flawless.
When
there's a threat of a hurricane, the
first thing you do is go buy a gallon of
Blue Bell ice cream. Then if the
electricity goes out, you are forced -
forced, I say - to eat the whole danged
gallon before it melts.
In late
December of 1999, while everyone else was
preparing for the Millennium by hoarding
generators, candles and dehydrated water,
Gentle Ben and I stocked up on the two
things one should never be
without, especially if the world is about to
end: red wine and Snickers.
BTW, the Snickers do double duty: they can
be eaten at room temperature (no cooking!)
or frozen.
Perhaps FEMA could improve its image by
adopting some of our Emergency Measures.
Big Hug from Big D!
Granny
August 4 - So they
have no idea when the storm is supposed to get here
except "sometime tomorrow" and they have no idea if it's
even coming here, and if it does come how bad it'll be. My Uncle Melvin's gouty toe was a better predictor of
the weather. If you don't hear from me tomorrow, you can bet it's
because I don't have electricity and it's hotter than a
Cadillac hood ornament on a Del Rio parking lot, plus
it's wet, and odds are that I'm cranky so you probably
don't want to hear from me anyway. They've closed the courthouse and the city halls, so I
suspect there won't be much foolishness to report on
anyway.
August 4 - Okay, so
I'm not saying that Barack Obama was at the Fort Bend
Democrats Headquarters workday yesterday ---
--- but I'm not saying he wasn't, either.
What I am willing to say is that you just gotta love
these people. Make a
damn donation or
buy a
tee-shirt or something. They're working for
you, Babe!
Meet Don, Wanda, Bev, Geri, and Jack - the only people
willing to stop working and pose for my not-a-blog.
August 4 -
Okay, so I've got to find the damn umbrella.
Ole Bubba and me and Truman are not afraid of
hurricanes. We are, however, terrified that
developers have been given free reign of the flooding
situation in our county by pumping kickback money - er,
excuse me, "campaign contributions" - to our county
commissioners. So, I've also got to find rubber boots and some
ladders.
AUSTIN
— A federal appeals court turned down Attorney
General Greg Abbott's attempt to reinstate a ban on
the sale and marketing of sex toys Friday, upholding
its previous ruling that the prohibition violated
Texans' right to privacy.
The 5th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals in February had struck down the
Texas law, which made it illegal to sell or promote
obscene devices.
The attorney general
sought a rehearing on the matter, decided by a panel
of judges. The state argued that the full court
should have a chance to rule, but the court turned
down the request and said any appeal would have to
be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Texas Attorney
General Greg Abbott says he hasn't decided if he's going
to appeal again. Right. Oh sure, Abbott is going to give up the opportunity to
talk real dirty in a legal document that he can force
other lawyers to read while he watches. On the other hand, that's about as close as you can
come to normal hoochy-koochy from Republican men these
days. The way Abbott figures it, the only think keeping him
from getting lucky is the existence of sex toys.
Banning them will leave women with no choice but .... oh
dear God, a Republican man. Me? I think it should be illegal for Republican
men to pass laws dealing with what women do while
they're alone. Oh hell, what am I saying?, it
should be illegal for Republican men to even think about
that. It's just creepy. You know that phrase above that says "obscene devices?"
Honey, that's what Greg Abbott is. By the way, Bubba says he's very relieved with this
ruling because according to law books, he could legally
be classified as a sex toy. Oh, Bubba. (Momma, I didn't say that. Bubba said that.
I can't help what Bubba says. You know how men
are.)
August 2 - Nice weekend read for those who enjoy a good
wordsmith. Steve talks about empty nests,
hummingbirds fighting, life's end, and John McCain ...
and it all makes sense. Drop in on White's Creek
every now and then so Steve's way with words.
But campaign finance
records show that expanded political giving is an
approach shared by UBS and other key figures in the
Senate's probe of offshore tax shelters that are
costing the government $100 billion a year.
Experts say that
political contributions may offer an effective
strategy for dealing with legal, regulatory and
financial problems. Before the Senate inquiry began,
UBS faced trouble with investors over financial
losses that left its shares at a 10-year low.
"Corporations use
PACs for different purposes at different times,"
said Brett G. Kappel, a campaign finance lawyer.
"When they need congressional assistance, they use
the PAC to build relationships to work towards
achieving a legislative goal. Other times, when they
have involuntarily become the object of
congressional interest, they use the PAC to build
relationships in an effort to avoid negative
legislation."
The
Texas Ethics Commission has fined Fort Bend County
District Attorney John Healey $1,500 for violating
campaign finance laws.
The fine and
an accompanying order were issued July 15 in
response to a lengthy sworn complaint that mostly
covers the election cycle in 2006, in which Healey
beat attorney Larry McDougal in the March Republican
Party primary.
The order doesn't disclose who filed the complaint.
Healey said Thursday afternoon the ethics violations
were mostly the result of math errors and
characterizing certain purchases as being for
"auction items" when the commission sought a more
detailed description.
He said the math errors were "easily identifiable"
because he included all the data needed to check the
math, "so it's not like I was trying to hide
anything."
Uh, I dunno if John is reading the same legal document
that I am, but it appears that one of us needs our eyes
checked, and it ain't me.
This order and agreed resolution
describes violations that the commission has
determined are neither technical nor de minimis.
AND ----
After considering the
seriousness of the violations described under
Sections III and IV, including the nature,
circumstances, and consequences of the violations,
and after considering the sanction necessary to
deter future violations, the commission imposes a
$1,500 civil penalty.
Simply math errors? I kinda surprised that he
didn't use the "my cousin did it" defense.
I didn't file this complaint, but thanks to whoever
did. It explains why politicians in this county do
not fear running afoul of the election law. The
District Attorney is the Fouler-In-Chief. How embarrassing to have a county commissioner, the
county judge and the district attorney all run
willy-nilly over the Texas Election Code. I mean,
even more embarrassing than this. Okay, maybe
not.
Susan - so the Texas Ethics Commission told
John Healey to keep his change in his
pocket, too!!
By the way,
John Healey is in so many pockets that
they're going to start using his picture as
the example photo in wallets.
On
Sunday, he said on national television that to solve
Social Security "everything's on the table," which
of course means raising payroll taxes. On July 7 in
Denver he said: "Senator Obama will raise your
taxes. I won't."
This
isn't a flip-flop. It's a sex-change operation.
It's the damn Wall Street Journal. Next thing we
know, Fox News will start calling him "goofy."
Today's question:
"Simply", yes! But, what the hell is
really going on?
Jim Arthur
Dear
Susan,
Doug Thompson of Capital Hill Blue
has some pretty
inflammatory things to say about Senator
McCain. Capital Hill Blue has been
around for a long time. It's always a
bit inflammatory and often includes
things that can't be verified because
it's just the things remembered by
someone who has been around the Hill for
25 years or so.
Don A.
Welcome to the website formerly known as The World's Most
Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc.
My name is
Susan DuQuesnay Bankston.
I live in Richmond, Texas, in heart of Tom
DeLay's old district. It's crazy here.
No, seriously, it's triple z crazzzy.
I used to be an independent voter, but that all changed when
I got to know a few local Republicans. They are meaner
than 10 acres of snakes and have the ethical compass of a
bank robber.
So, I
decided that they could just Kiss My Big Blue Butt.
A lot of
what I post here has to do with local politics, but you
probably have the same folks in your local government.
This ain't
a blog. Blogs are way too trendy for me. I've
been doing this since 1992, so I'm used to it even if you
ain't.
Email me
and I'll find a place to put it if I like it.
My friend Bev tried to steal it before the convention
started. I had to slap her and yank her hair to
keep her hands off MY purse. 
Republican
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn — a top congressional proponent of
expanded domestic oil drilling in an effort to reduce
gasoline prices — is among the nation's largest
recipients of political donations from the oil and gas
industry.
First, there's food. You cannot have a gathering
of more than 3 people in Texas without food being
involved. It's the law.
Jamaican meat pies. She was easily the most
popular woman there last night. Bubba ate so many
that he spent the rest of the night on the couch at the
headquarters belching, not that that's different from
any other night.
Our guest of honor were Charles and Connie Meisgeier,
parents of 
with
ideas and plans. She's also a pretty darn good
Southern cook and internet wizard.
An
appeals court has upheld money-laundering
indictments against two of former U.S. House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political associates,
finding that the Texas law is not unconstitutional
vague or overbroad.
she
gets on teevee. So if you see Christina waving,
it's for me.
tomorrow.
afternoon
in Brazoria County at the Donkey Fest. Suzy and I
have been fighting Tom DeLay from opposite ends of the
district since 1984. No, I am perfectly serious.
1984. Hard to believe we were even born then, huh?
me
who looks better for the wear? Us or Tom?
Suzy and I do, dammit. Not even a contest, huh?
And Alana from Austin (via West Texas) sent us this
really cool world renowned artist in Austin named
Well, Hon,
Too bad that
And anybody who would turn over their computers to Tom
DeLay has what my Aunt Bessie calls "Issues."
(When somebody has major mental problems, Aunt Bessie,
who would never speak ill of another person, pulls you
up close and whispers, "They have ... well, issues."
I was a grown woman before I found out that issues are
not a social disease.) Honey, Tom DeLay has
issues.
Scientists
say they are a step closer to developing materials
that could render people and objects invisible.
this
fall.
I have a tradition that Momma started. When
there's a threat of a hurricane, the first thing you do
is go buy a gallon of
AUSTIN
— A federal appeals court turned down Attorney
General Greg Abbott's attempt to reinstate a ban on
the sale and marketing of sex toys Friday, upholding
its previous ruling that the prohibition violated
Texans' right to privacy.
The
Texas Ethics Commission has fined Fort Bend County
District Attorney John Healey $1,500 for violating
campaign finance laws.