Posted on October 31st, 2006 by TechDigger
Oh my gosh! Is this what over 2,800 service men and women have died for?
U.S. obeys order to abandon checkpoints - Yahoo! News:
U.S. troops on Tuesday abandoned checkpoints around the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City on orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the latest in a series of moves by the Iraqi leader to […]
Filed under: Dick Cheney, Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Quagmire, Sadr City, Shiite, militias, nation building | No Comments »
Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Well, here we are two weeks and a day after I sent letters to Rick Agosto and Tony Cunningham and I still have no response. So here is a little more I have found about Rick Agosto.
MySA.com: Metro | State:
Board of education candidate Rick Agosto, a San Antonio Democrat and businessman, has filed to […]
Filed under: District 3, November 7th, Rick Agosto, SBEC, State Board of Education, Tony Cunningham, bexar county, democrat, education, election, politics, republican, texas, texas politics, vote | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 30th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
Seventy-eight percent of the voters said they were unfamiliar with Werner.
“Let’s look at the up side,” Werner said. “Nearly one-quarter of Texans have sufficient familiarity with the Libertarian candidate for governor to have formed an opinion about him. If that’s the case, we’re certainly moving in the right direction.”
I gotta say, I just loved […]
Filed under: Governor, James Werner, Libertarian, November 7th, Rick Perry, San Antonio, democrat, election, independent, politics, republican, run-off, texas, texas politics, vote | No Comments »
Posted on October 29th, 2006 by TechDigger
We in Texas are fortunate to have a select number of private citizens dedicated to the democratic process. These individuals are willing to contribute 100,000’s of dollars to candidates to ensure that they are able to represent themselves adequately before the public. Imagine the civic commitment of such individuals!
Don’t you think it’s about time the […]
Filed under: Arbitration, Better Business Bureau, Binding Arbitration, Bob Perry, Frivolous Lawsuit, Governor, John Krugh, Lawsuit Reform, Lawsuit abuse, Perry Homes, Rick Perry, TRCC, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas Homebuilders, Texas Residential Construction Commission, campaign, campaign contributions, election, grass-roots, politics, republican, texas, texas politics | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 28th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Perry’s health chief under fire:
Gov. Rick Perry’s health and human services chief, already under fire for problems with a major contract for welfare programs, is considering resigning from the board of a nonprofit organization that has received more than $2 million in state contracts.
Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Albert Hawkins, who joined the board […]
Filed under: Albert Hawkins, Camille D. Miller, Governor, Rick Perry, Texas Health Institute, republican, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on October 27th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Rumsfeld tells Iraq critics ‘just back off’ - CNN.com:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday that anyone demanding deadlines for progress in Iraq should “just back off,” because it is too difficult to predict when Iraqis will resume control of their country.
- Chicago Tribune - .:
“So you ought to just back off, […]
Filed under: Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq, fleecing of america, politics, republican, sheople | No Comments »
Posted on October 26th, 2006 by TechDigger
Gosh, after reading David Hendrick’s column on the Texas Enterprise fund, one would wonder how Texas has managed to attract any businesses at all to the state over the past 30 years.
MySA.com: Columnists:
The survey question could be rephrased. “Would you be in favor of hanging a gigantic sign on the state Capitol building reading:’Texas is […]
Filed under: Buseinss Incentives, Corporate Welfare, David Hendricks, Rick Perry, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, San Antonio Express News, Tax Abatements, Texas enterprise fund, Toyota, Union Pacific, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by TechDigger
I guess San Antonio, the second largest city in Texas, doesn’t rate Rick Perry’s attention.
MySA.com: Business:
The San Antonio Express-News interviewed all the candidates except Perry, who declined a request. The Express-News also asked each to give yes or no answers to a series of questions on key business issues. Perry’s campaign provided brief statements on […]
Filed under: Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Carole Strayhorn, Governor, Rick Perry, San Antonio Express News, Texas Residential Construction Commission, Texas enterprise fund, campaign, debate, election, republican, texas, texas personal income tax, texas politics, vote | No Comments »
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Raids Widen ‘Immigrant’ Letter Probe - Los Angeles Times:
The investigation by California Department of Justice agents stems from a racially charged letter that Nguyen admits his office sent to about 14,000 registered voters in central Orange County. The letter, which warned “immigrants” they could be jailed or deported if they tried to vote, has spurred […]
Filed under: California, Misdeeds, November 7th, Orange County, Tan Nguyen, campaign, dirty politics, dishonesty, election, immigrants, political stunt, politics, republican, scam, scare tactics, vote, voter fraud, voter intimidation | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 24th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
The ultimate drug deal:
The flaws in the Medicare Plan D program didn’t crop up without anyone seeing them coming. They are the expected result of the way Congress designed the program. So ask those who want to serve you how they’ll fix its flaws.The greatest of them arises from a feature inserted to protect drug […]
Filed under: Barbara Ann Radnofsky, Barbara Radnofsky, Congress, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Libertarian, Medicare, Misdeeds, Plan D, Prescription, Scott Jameson, democrat, dirty politics, dishonesty, election, fake, fleecing of america, pharmaceutical, political stunt, politics, republican, scam, spin, texas, texas politics | 1 Comment »
