Happy 4th of July

Time to break out that copy of 1776, the musical, not the book.
Amazon.com: 1776 (DIRECTOR’S CUT) (DVD MOVIE):
Once you get over the fact that John Adams is the voice of Kit from Knight Rider it is always a fun little show.
Fireworks are banned in Bexar County so there is always the chance this […]

How I ruined a conservative’s day

A month ago Brave Citizen gave me a No McBush sticker and my 12 year old put it into one of the side windows of my car. I figured what the heck and got another and so I have one on each side of my car right now. I went through the McDonalds drive thru […]

The Literal Word of God

Evangelist accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible - CNN.com
In the comments to be aired Tuesday, Dobson said Obama should not be referencing antiquated dietary codes and passages from the Old Testament that are no longer relevant to the teachings of the New Testament.
So does the New Testament explicitly state “ignore the abomination thing about shellfish?

Say it isn’t so

Unbelievable, Ciro Rodriguez voted for the FISA Amendments.
Final Vote Results for Roll Call 437
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 437
For some reason, I expected more from a Representative that voted against the Iraq war.

We have a new writer

We would like to welcome BraveCitizen to our list of writers. Treat her nice, this is her first foray into the blogasphere. She has a great passion for all things progressive and we feel honored that she will be writing with us.

Of course it had to be in Texas…

TRAIL BLAZERS Blog | The Dallas Morning News
At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that says: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House.

Missing tax rebate?

Just in case you haven’t received your tax rebate yet.
Where’s My Tax Rebate, Uncle Sam? - Yahoo! News
I used TurboTax desktop software to do my 2007 taxes. I filed online in mid-April, and I opted to have my federal and state refunds deposited directly into my checking account. Like many Americans, I’ve also been waiting […]

Constable on 410

The weirdest thing just happened to me on 410 near Broadway where they have traffic cuts down to one lane. Traffic is stop and go of course and right after they shut down the 2nd lane there was a constable standing there with a radar gun. Now, there is no way anyone was going more […]

So what do we do now?

Depressing Interesting article on the Democratic candidates, their campaigns, and historical comparisons.
The haunting of the Democrats | Salon
This intra-Democratic conflict is profound and epistemological. It speaks to deeply divergent ideas about the nature of politics, of America and indeed of human life. It dwarfs the so-called divisions in the Republican Party, which always seem miraculously […]

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter everyone, enjoy your family and the wonderful food and of course the CHOCOLATE.