Posted on January 8th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Very, Very Disappointed | theledger.com
Very, Very Disappointed
The Republicans wanted to be clear. They were disappointed.
“We are disappointed,” said U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow.
“We’re clearly disappointed,” said Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri.
“I’m disappointed, as are some others,” echoed Rep. Key Granger of Texas.
“I am very disappointed,” sighed David Dreier of California.
Why were these forlorn Republicans [...]
Filed under: Congress, Dennis Hastert, House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, democrat, dishonesty, politics, spin | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 30th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
New poll detects a change in the political climate in the Capitol
Then came The Poll.
Texas Democrats have pulled even with Republicans, and the state is now about half red, half blue. At least, that’s according to 1,053 Texans surveyed by an independent Democratic pollster.
The poll’s news announcement focused on one specific response: By 46 percent [...]
Filed under: Polls, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Tom Craddick, democrat, republican, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on December 4th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
TIME.com: The Scariest Guy in Town — Dec. 4, 2006 — Page 1:
As the new chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, Waxman will have free rein to investigate, as he puts it, “everything that the government is involved with.” And the funny thing is, Waxman can thank the Republicans for the unique set of [...]
Filed under: Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Government Reform Committee, Henry Waxman, democrat, dirty politics, dishonesty, politics, republican, rhetoric | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
The attack ads are out. I figured now would be a good time to put up the positions that each candidate has taken on important issues. Sadly, I can only give you Ciro Rodriguez’s positions because it seems Henry Bonilla has decided not to answer.
Ciro Rodriguez
This is the statement you will find about Henry Bonilla
REPRESENTATIVE [...]
Filed under: Ciro Rodriguez, Congressional District 23, District 23, Henry Bonilla, Runoff Election - December 12, Texas District 23, Tom Delay, attack ads, democrat, dirty politics, double-speak, election, gerrymandering, mudslinging, politics, republican, run-off, runoff, texas, texas politics, vote | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 16th, 2006 by SS
From the Amnesty International Website:http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/index.do
Amnesty International has again raised the urgency of its work on Darfur in an effort to stop the atrocities taking place there, but we need your help to make peace and security a reality. Help us make a difference. Your voice is [...]
Filed under: Africa, Congress, Darfur, Genocide, Henry Bonilla, Holocaust, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, SaveDarfur, Sudan, Uncategorized, democrat, republican | No Comments »
Posted on November 12th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
DeLay legacy may have helped GOP empire fall | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
How the hammer fell on his own party
The iron hand of Tom DeLay built a GOP empire — and may have contributed its undoing
WASHINGTON - The legacy of the once powerful Republican Tom DeLay of Sugar Land cast a long shadow over last [...]
Filed under: GOP, McCarthy, Misdeeds, Tom Delay, democrat, dirty politics, ethics, politics, redistricting, republican, texas, vote | No Comments »
Posted on November 10th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Key Republican joins Dems opposing Bolton nomination - CNN.com:
Along with Bolton’s nomination, Bush said he would like to move forward on legislation to retroactively authorize the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program.
Bush said he would like to see action on both issues before year’s end. The Democratic-controlled Congress begins its term in January.
But Republican Sen. [...]
Filed under: Congress, John Bolton, Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, United Nations, democrat, ethics, republican | No Comments »
Posted on November 10th, 2006 by TechDigger
So what does our little precinct tour mean? In terms of drawing conclusions, nothing. It wasn’t scientific, it wasn’t random, it wasn’t even planned. We’re pretty certain about the number of machines available but we could have easily missed some of the poll workers. Our observations prove nothing.
It does mean that somewhere someone should have [...]
Filed under: 2006 general election, Elections Administrator, November 7th, San Antonio, bexar county, democrat, dirty politics, election, electronic voting, politics, precinct, texas politics, vote, voting methods, voting precinct | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 8th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Bexar County Results
Media Report Bexar County,Tx
Joint,General, Special & Bond
November 7,2006
Run Date:11/08/06 12:54 AM
Early Election
PRECINCTS COUNTED [...]
Filed under: 2006 general election, Annalisa Peace, Bonilla, Byron Miller, Carol Patterson, EAA, Edwards Aquifer Authority, Ken Mehlman, November 7th, Rick Agosto, San Antonio, State Board of Education, bexar county, democrat, election, politics, republican, texas, texas politics, vote, voting precinct | 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 »
